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Trigger points develop from either stress, repetitive or overuse of a muscle, trauma or accident, structural imbalance, improper stretching or no stretching before physical activity. When a muscle is overused or injured a contraction develops and knots occur. These knots develop when individual muscle fibers are over-stimulated and unable to release their contracted state. This contraction reduces blood flow resulting in a diminished supply of oxygen and a build up of metabolic waste. The contracted muscle (trigger point) reacts by sending out signals of pain.
While you could take a chunky magic marker and press it into the trigger points in your shoulders, the BodyBack Buddy acts as multiplier allowing you to exert very little effort to get a deep and steady pressure. Fifteen seconds or so with the Buddy focused on a trigger point and the muscles are noticeably looser and less achy. The BodyBack Buddy is a $35 muscle massaing tool. BodyBack Buddy Classic
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