Customer Reviews

The Original Backnobber II by the Pressure Positive Company

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I bought this product several years ago when I walked into a Relax the Back store in Boston, MA. I've been using it since and I have sold probably half a dozen by recommending it to friends. Here are some fine points about the Backnobber 2.
It's very easy to use and the "s" shape of the design allows you to put pressure on the right spot to work on. The booklet that comes with it shows you several variations on use. I've found that by using it while lying down you can use the bed/floor as a fulcrum and your bodies own weight to apply correct amount of pressure. I've use this while sitting or standing. The product also comes apart easily into two pieces that fit nicely into a backpack. I take it between the office and home. One trick I've discovered is to shake it while you are applying pressure or rotate it so that the point of pressure moves, this is great when working with spots near your shoulder blades for the back the shaking and fulcrum work really well. The product is made of some sort of high impact plastic it is very hard and rugged and has lasted traveling in luggage and such for several years now. I highly recommend this product for everyone and would make a perfect gift as well. Try it and you'll agree that it is the best $30 you've spent in a long time!

I don't know what I would do without my Backnobber, it allows me to work the painful trigger points I get in back and neck. After just a few minutes, I feel like a new person. I take my backnobber with me when I have long trips in the car. It simply love it!

I've been wanting something that could accomplish this for some time. The two different sized "S" curves allow you to reach and apply pressure/massage all those sore spots in your back.

I was diagnosed with a chronic pain condition called Myofascial Pain Syndrome this past year. Because of a surgery I had a year ago I am unable to take any type of pain medications outside of Tylenol or narcotics. Physicial therapy was not working for my pain condition at all...in fact the therapist stopped seeing me because I was making no improvement. Trigger point therapy at the massage parlor was providing some occassional relief but at $[...] a pop not only was it expensive and not covered by insurance but if I did not do it every day then it wasn't as effective as I would like. Anyone who has this condition knows how painful it can be and how difficult it is to treat. Feeling desperate and hopeless I started searching what others with MPS were doing and this is when I stumbled upon the Backnobber II.

This thing is fantastic! Everyone I have ever let use it has enjoyed it...one woman described it as "the best thing to ever happen to me in my life." Since using it I go to the massage parlor a lot less for the trigger therapy treatments. My migraines have all but disappeared and my medication usage has gone down.

This item is very lightweight and requires almost no strength to provide the pressure/leverage needed for relief which is important because a lot of times I haven't the strength. All you do is place one of the small knobs on your sore muscle or where you have a trigger point or knot and pull down or forward. The tightness you feel just releases and then the pain goes away with it. It is very easy to use and best of all to use without any assistance in nearly any position, ie. lying down, sitting up, standing. For my shoulder and neck area this is amazing but I can also do so many other areas of the body. There isn't a spot on my back that the Backnobber II does not reach.
The product comes with a small book full of ideas of how to use the item and on various areas of the body. I was getting spasms in the bottom of my foot in the arch and I just disconnected the two pieces and took the small S and applied the pressure to my foot. Such pleasure! I can use the small end in the tissues of my neck unlike some similar products without fear of damage to the neck and this is a big part of what has taken my migraines away. Also, the book showed me that sometimes you can get knots in your armpits which can cause pain in other areas of the body...guess what, I tried it and surely I did have knots in my armpits and it helped with pain in my arms and back.

I would recommend this to anyone who has small aches and pains to someone with an extremely painful & chronic condition like mine. If it were not for this item I am not sure what I would do. My primary care physician, physical therapist nor my spine specialist knew of this item. I made them all try it too and now everyone I know is looking to buy one or recommend them to someone else. I am going to get one for my 70 year old mother-in-law as well as a woman I know suffering from breast cancer because even though they are both weak they will be able to operate this item. You won't truly know till you buy it but at less than the cost of a massage what have you to lose, especially since Amazon will let you return the item if you are not satisfied.

I have a Backnobber II and I love it! We have a few other massage tools around the house, but most of them require someone else to massage you with it. This one is the best because you use it on your own back or neck. You know where you're tense and you dictate the pressure. The S design is fantastic because you don't have to use much arm strength to get a lot of pressure onto your back, so you can give yourself a lot of massage with not a lot of effort.
I highly reccommend this product, I bought one several years ago and I still use it all the time.

I have had both the Theracane and the Original Back Knobber II for several months. Both are well made and similar in price. I bought them to try to reduce my chiropractic visits and to be more in charge of my back and neck issues.

The instructions pamphlet with the Back Knobber is a a little more complete. The device itself is easier for me to use. I can get better leverage. I like the way it comes apart for travel--I keep it at work where co-workers borrow it. The Theracane is also decent--the side knobs make for a more stable and gentle application to neck pressure points.

I figure I have already saved enough on chiropractic visits to pay for them both. Applying self pressure only works effectively with a tool such as either of these. I use the one at work when listening during an e-meeting, and the one at home during the evening news. Use of the devices is most effective during a regular relaxation time. I have also become very aware of my posture and am improving that so bad habits stop contributing to knots.

Buy this product and learn how to use it - daily.
Recommend that you also buy the book "The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief" by Clair Davies. ISBN-10: 1572243759

This is a good tool for those who like me, get knots in their back, especially their upper back, from stress. And since its collapsible its easy to bring with you to work or anywhere else. The hardest part to using this tool is just finding those exact spots to where the knots are and keeping it from slipping on your shirt. I take it to work with me and now all my coworkers ask to use it.

At first I wasn't sure if it would work. Boy was I wrong. It is absolutely great. The "how to" booklet really gets you started on the right track. A great tension and stress reliever for those aching muscles. Great product!!!

This device works fine for reaching those hard to access parts of your back. Using it is simple, and if you are looking to mildy massage some stiff back muscles it does a great job. But if you apply just a little too much pressure while you are trying loosen up with some deeper massaging or pressure, then this device is apparently not engineered to handle such use. It snaps, breaking in half. It comes in two segments to begin with, and has an ok connection joint. The problem appears to be that all of the pressure gets transferred into the plastic curve, which only has a marginal limit of elasticity. The hard plastic cannot flex under too much pressure, and so it snaps.
At first I thought perhaps I had a defective unit. So, I decided to put out another $30, and buy another. It works great if it doesn't break. But, soon after, it too snapped. Now I'm out $60. Maybe I should have bought two to begin with and duct taped them together as one heavy duty unit. That might help.