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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
I've got tense muscles in my shoulders and neck and it's really painful.
Earlier I tried working the knots out by rolling a spiky massage ball between the muscles and a wall. It helped but not enough, so I just tried using a foam massage roller.
Imagining what the contortions must look like had me in fits, despite how sore it was. It must have looked absolutely ridiculous.
Does anyone else use a foam roller? Do you think about how funny you must look using it? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I go to an osteopath - bloody hurts but well worth it. Foam roller must be lots cheaper though so I might get B rollering my shoulders later.
Do you add paint ?
Sarah  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Oops just realised you meant the thick foam one not a paint roller !
See I had a vision of you with a paint roller !
I have a thick foam one I use on my legs for tight hamstrings. Wake up Sarah !
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"I use one after my long runs 
Trying to do my hamstrings and inner thighs isn't the easiest manoeuvre "
Hah, yes, inner thighs is entertaining 
I use mine for my calves mostly and even that can be awkward.
How to look ridiculous and torture yourself at the same time! |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"I use a foam radiator roller for putting sunscreen on my back .. My arms wont get round that far anymore."
This is a wide foam tube used for physiotherapy. A lot of people use them for treating tight muscles, especially after sports. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Most painful part along with stretching, I'd happily run for miles or go gym for hours but roller and stretching I swear buckets, must be doing it wrong |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"Most painful part along with stretching, I'd happily run for miles or go gym for hours but roller and stretching I swear buckets, must be doing it wrong "
No, it hurts. You're doing it right. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Oops just realised you meant the thick foam one not a paint roller !
See I had a vision of you with a paint roller !
I have a thick foam one I use on my legs for tight hamstrings. Wake up Sarah !
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Pmsl. Me too
I thought she was going to say she's looked in the mirror and realised she'd painted her back |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"Oops just realised you meant the thick foam one not a paint roller !
See I had a vision of you with a paint roller !
I have a thick foam one I use on my legs for tight hamstrings. Wake up Sarah !
Pmsl. Me too
I thought she was going to say she's looked in the mirror and realised she'd painted her back "
D'ya think it would work with Deep Heat or Ibuprofen gel? |
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"I use a foam radiator roller for putting sunscreen on my back .. My arms wont get round that far anymore.
This is a wide foam tube used for physiotherapy. A lot of people use them for treating tight muscles, especially after sports."
Ohh I see sorry |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I use a foam radiator roller for putting sunscreen on my back .. My arms wont get round that far anymore.
This is a wide foam tube used for physiotherapy. A lot of people use them for treating tight muscles, especially after sports."
Mine's a bit more extreme
It's got knobbly bits all over and is quite hard |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"I use a foam radiator roller for putting sunscreen on my back .. My arms wont get round that far anymore.
This is a wide foam tube used for physiotherapy. A lot of people use them for treating tight muscles, especially after sports.
Mine's a bit more extreme
It's got knobbly bits all over and is quite hard "
I have a smooth one and a firm knobbly one. I had the smooth one first. It hurts less but isn't nearly so effective. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I've got tense muscles in my shoulders and neck and it's really painful.
Earlier I tried working the knots out by rolling a spiky massage ball between the muscles and a wall. It helped but not enough, so I just tried using a foam massage roller.
Imagining what the contortions must look like had me in fits, despite how sore it was. It must have looked absolutely ridiculous.
Does anyone else use a foam roller? Do you think about how funny you must look using it?"
i don't get it how do you massage with a foam tube? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I give a strength and conditioning class for an hour which involves a 20 minute foam rolling session. About 20 rugby players screaming like babies and walking around with jelly legs afterwards. Very funny to watch, but they keeping coming back for more!!  |
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"I've got tense muscles in my shoulders and neck and it's really painful.
Earlier I tried working the knots out by rolling a spiky massage ball between the muscles and a wall. It helped but not enough, so I just tried using a foam massage roller.
Imagining what the contortions must look like had me in fits, despite how sore it was. It must have looked absolutely ridiculous.
Does anyone else use a foam roller? Do you think about how funny you must look using it?"
No but I often think how funny I must look even without the help of a foam roller |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"I've got tense muscles in my shoulders and neck and it's really painful.
Earlier I tried working the knots out by rolling a spiky massage ball between the muscles and a wall. It helped but not enough, so I just tried using a foam massage roller.
Imagining what the contortions must look like had me in fits, despite how sore it was. It must have looked absolutely ridiculous.
Does anyone else use a foam roller? Do you think about how funny you must look using it?
i don't get it how do you massage with a foam tube? "
You roll the offending tight muscles over it. It can require some very inelegant and peculiar manoeuvres! Hence my fits of laughter and what I must look like, interspersed with swearing because it's so sodding painful. |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"Found some on Amazon. Im wondering if one might help when im having physio following a recent operation."
A qualified physio would probably be best to advise on any physio aids you may find beneficial. I'd ask a professional. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Found some on Amazon. Im wondering if one might help when im having physio following a recent operation.
A qualified physio would probably be best to advise on any physio aids you may find beneficial. I'd ask a professional."
Yes i intend to when i start my physio next week. I just wanted to look at and read about them before. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I got them on amazon or the physioroom . Com
Thank you  "
PM me if you need advice. I provide clients corrective exercise plans following injuries or after sport specific surgery. |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"I need mine today but inaccessible due to decorating. Will have to use the one at the gym... oh the shame. Yelping and wincing in front of people "
Haha, like using the balance board or cushion. Wobbling and falling all over the place in full view |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"I got them on amazon or the physioroom . Com
Thank you
PM me if you need advice. I provide clients corrective exercise plans following injuries or after sport specific surgery."
I need a personal trainer to bully some motivation into me. Shame you're so far away. I could offer to pay in blow jobs |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I got them on amazon or the physioroom . Com
Thank you
PM me if you need advice. I provide clients corrective exercise plans following injuries or after sport specific surgery.
I need a personal trainer to bully some motivation into me. Shame you're so far away. I could offer to pay in blow jobs "
It could be worth a trip over then. I charge 3 blowjobs and hour  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I need mine today but inaccessible due to decorating. Will have to use the one at the gym... oh the shame. Yelping and wincing in front of people
Haha, like using the balance board or cushion. Wobbling and falling all over the place in full view "
It's not going to be pretty. It's my quads and glutes in most need but if I don't do that before yoga then I'm fairly sure I'll cry.
Always avoided the roller in the gym... Some things should always be kept ptivate |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"You need your own personal masseuse  "
I do but they need strong thumbs! I expect my sports therapist to be doing my shoulders with her elbows this afternoon *wince*
A physio once told me I had the most tense shoulders she'd ever encountered. She said they feel like someone poured concrete in there.  |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"I got them on amazon or the physioroom . Com
Thank you
PM me if you need advice. I provide clients corrective exercise plans following injuries or after sport specific surgery.
I need a personal trainer to bully some motivation into me. Shame you're so far away. I could offer to pay in blow jobs
It could be worth a trip over then. I charge 3 blowjobs and hour "
Bargain. You're hired  |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"I need mine today but inaccessible due to decorating. Will have to use the one at the gym... oh the shame. Yelping and wincing in front of people
Haha, like using the balance board or cushion. Wobbling and falling all over the place in full view
It's not going to be pretty. It's my quads and glutes in most need but if I don't do that before yoga then I'm fairly sure I'll cry.
Always avoided the roller in the gym... Some things should always be kept ptivate"
Yep, I wouldn't want to do my rolling with anyone watching. The facial contortions alone are bad enough! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I need mine today but inaccessible due to decorating. Will have to use the one at the gym... oh the shame. Yelping and wincing in front of people
Haha, like using the balance board or cushion. Wobbling and falling all over the place in full view
It's not going to be pretty. It's my quads and glutes in most need but if I don't do that before yoga then I'm fairly sure I'll cry.
Always avoided the roller in the gym... Some things should always be kept ptivate
Yep, I wouldn't want to do my rolling with anyone watching. The facial contortions alone are bad enough!"
Michael thinks it's the funniest thing to watch but I can't stretch my legs out properly without it and I went to a body conditioning class yesterday that was enough to bring a grown woman to tears (melodramatic much?!?). |
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By *ee Viante OP Woman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"I need mine today but inaccessible due to decorating. Will have to use the one at the gym... oh the shame. Yelping and wincing in front of people
Haha, like using the balance board or cushion. Wobbling and falling all over the place in full view
It's not going to be pretty. It's my quads and glutes in most need but if I don't do that before yoga then I'm fairly sure I'll cry.
Always avoided the roller in the gym... Some things should always be kept ptivate
Yep, I wouldn't want to do my rolling with anyone watching. The facial contortions alone are bad enough!
Michael thinks it's the funniest thing to watch but I can't stretch my legs out properly without it and I went to a body conditioning class yesterday that was enough to bring a grown woman to tears (melodramatic much?!?)."
My massage will bring me to the verge of tears later. I'll be able to move my shoulders afterwards though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Update:
Gym roller in use so no rolling for me.
Yelped a lot in yoga.
Idea that yoga would help lengthen my muscles again was ridiculous.
Exercising on DOMS is stupid.
I am stupid.
Stairs are the work of the devil. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Foam rollers can make a grown man cry!"
We all know men have a low pain threshold. They make women cry too. Damn them for being so effective!
(Tongue in cheek, I'm a big wuss!) |
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