05/19/2019
If you're ever in a pickle with low back pain, you can use a ball to work on your glutes and back. If a lacrosse ball is too hard, try a tennis ball. 😊You can also do this on a bed or couch to help reduce any discomfort.
Buttocks!
- to reduce pain when you begin, start on the belly of muscles in your buttocks. Those are the places that are the softest.
- once you've warmed up your muscles you can more easily work along the sacrum and hip bone (the bone directly connected to the sacrum-the iliac).
- these areas are usually sensitive so go easy.
- the easiest way "to go easy" on these areas yourself, is to focus on 1st feeling along these areas to find the hard part (the bone) and the soft part. Follow that general line staying mostly on the soft parts amd that'll help reduce discomfort working those areas!😊🙌
- once you've done this for the amount time you can handle or have, you can move on to your low back if you like.
Back!
- you can do this laying down or on a wall.
- focus on getting real close to the spine starting just above the sacrum (but be sure not to press on the "spikes" of your spine [spinous process]).
- work slowly, breathe and let yourself sink into the ball of salvation.
- you can use a ball on each side to make it easier.
If you have chronic or temporary low back pain, doing things like this should help. The biggest thing to remember is that the more consistent you are before you get to that level of pain, the less likely you are to have that level of pain.
As much as I love you keeping me in business, I love it even more when you live as pain free as possible. If you are, however, in need of a massage, press the "book now" button on my business page and let the freedom begin! See you soon. ❤
*if you do happen to consume caffeine If you're ever in a pickle with low back pain, you can use a ball to work on your glutes and back. If a lacrosse ball is too hard, try a tennis ball. 😊You can also do this on a bed or couch to help reduce any discomfort.
Buttocks!
- to reduce pain when you begin, start on the belly of muscles in your buttocks. Those are the places that are the softest.
- once you've warmed up your muscles you can more easily work along the sacrum and hip bone (the bone directly connected to the sacrum-the iliac).
- these areas are usually sensitive so go easy.
- the easiest way "to go easy" on these areas yourself, is to focus on 1st feeling along these areas to find the hard part (the bone) and the soft part. Follow that general line staying mostly on the soft parts amd that'll help reduce discomfort working those areas!😊🙌
- once you've done this for the amount time you can handle or have, you can move on to your low back if you like.
Back!
- you can do this laying down or on a wall.
- focus on getting real close to the spine starting just above the sacrum (but be sure not to press on the "spikes" of your spine [spinous process]).
- work slowly, breathe and let yourself sink into the ball of salvation.
- you can use a ball on each side to make it easier.
If you have chronic or temporary low back pain, doing things like this should help. The biggest thing to remember is that the more consistent you are before you get to that level of pain, the less likely you are to have that level of pain.
As much as I love you keeping me in business, I love it even more when you live as pain free as possible. If you are, however, in need of a massage, press the "book now" button on my business page and let the freedom begin! See you soon. ❤
*if you do happen to consume caffeine before a massage and then notice being more sensitive during a massage try to avoid caffeine a few hours before a massage.😊 just something a fellow lmt noted in their experience about caffeine in their practice.
