Manual Tools for the Back
These tools are used primarily on the back and require the user or a friend to employ pressure:

1) Cane and C Shaped Self Massagers – these tools are shaped so that the back pain sufferer can reach the back without straining. The ergonomic designs give the user a way to apply pressure to the shoulders, upper and lower back without reaching the arm around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Roller Massagers – popping up in department stores everywhere these plastic devices feature a rolling ball within a cradle. Can be used for self massage, or by a friend as a backrub.

  
3) Knob Massagers – come in very unusual shapes, see image below for example, and can be used for localized tight muscles or over the back and shoulders.

 
4) Foot Tools – available as foot rollers, soft and hard balls, and massaging sandals.

 

 

5) Mechanical Massagers -
An electronic massage tool ranges from a handheld device to more complex systems involving chairs and pads. Here are some of the most common mechanical massagers on the market:

• Hand held electronic massagers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Leg massager

• Neck massager

• Massage cushion

• Electrode massage

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