Ball Buster - Soft music in the background. Essential oils in the air. Ivan, your masseur, gently kneads your back. Your mind begins to drift. Hey, what’s with the butterfly fingers? Harder … harder … c’mon, girly man, harder.
When it comes to tension relief, you require a serious set of balls.
Or at least some Acuballs. ...
Help Yourself - On our personal list of most often quoted Jerry Maguire lines, "Help me, help you" is right up there with "Show me the money." Active Image When we began using the Acuball ($30) and its pint-sized partner, the Mini ($20), we immediately thought: If these balls could talk, this would be the dialogue they'd deliver. Invented by Canadian chiropractor Dr. Cohen, the round, knobby tools are designed to let the user help in their own healing process. ...
"WE LOVE IT!’ Practise a little self-healing with the Acuball. Conceived by a chiropractor and acupuncturist, this nubbly fist-sized rubber ball uses pressue and heat (oh yes, ladies, it’s heatable) to ease tension in your back, shoulders, neck or just about anywhere you rub it. And if it soothes the aches and pains of burly NHL players and the National Ballet of Canada dancers, we bet itll work wonders on yours."
"If you’re in need of a massage, but there’s no time for an appointment, try the heatable Acuball, designed by Dr. Michael A. Cohen, a Toronto chiropractor. With the ball between you and the wall, or you and floor, it's tiny nodules massage and loosen your tight sore muscles. You’re in charge of where and how much pressure you need to apply. (Take it from dancers at the National Ballet of Canada and the Toronto Maple Leafs; it’s replaced the tennis and golf balls they normally rely upon for quick muscle relief). The Acuball Kit."
"If toiling away at your desk feels like backbreaking work, try the Acuball ($60; Acuball.com). Nuke the softball-sized orb for 50 seconds, then place it between your lower back and chair. Bumps on the ball’s surface activte pain-relieving acupressure points while heat soothes your tense muscles. Our tester claimed it even improved her posture: a major back-pain stopper."
