TRIGGER POINT THERAPY-very basically its an alternative to acupuncture-
more like accupressure if you like-
whilst laying on the floor you place a small ball(golf/tennis ball)in between the floor and your buttocks and apply as much down ward pressure as you can-
hold for 10 secs then move the ball till you find another tender area and repeat -
there can be many "pressure"points on each cheek which you can find with a little practice-
i usually do 3x each side and then stretch-
your lower back should feel better immediately-
if my back is bad i do it a couple of times a day-
obviously the pain/stiffness will come back,but with repeated application there will be less and less trigger points-
if you persist it will dramatically help the recuperation(of your back) from heavy lifting.
well works for me anyhow
