Posted by gypsysageq on
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I use a manual massage-thingee.  It's a long rod, in an S-shape.  On it are various knobs and posts, designed to reach various areas of the body.  Examples:  a couple of knobs are spaced to accommodate the neck/spine, another couple are spaced to be used across the sacrum.  The posts help to focus deep pressure.  It's amazing how much self-massage can be accomplished!

http://www.amazon.com/Body-Back-10100000003-Buddy/dp/B0006VJ6TO/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1326216755&sr=1-1

Here is a link to a book that helps with referred pain--problems that originate in one place but manifest in another, such as a tender muscle attachment that causes cramping at the other end of the muscle.  

http://www.amazon.com/Trigger-Point-Therapy-Workbook-Self-Treatment/dp/1572243759/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326216848&sr=1-1

The physiologist who wrote the book has an excellent understanding of how muscles and tendons are positioned in the body.  He also invented a massage tool similar to the Body Buddy; I don't like it or the short BB as well as the long BB.  On Amazon, do a search for Body Buddy, and you'll see several types.

Here's to Health,
Sage~~

--- In [hidden email], "C.a.b. Johnson" <superdrove@...> wrote:
> What does anyone think?  Do the benefits outweigh the risks of using the compression massage tools when I have sore muscles?
> C. Johnson