I need to buy a new foam roller of the grid variety :-S I've noticed that More Mile have produced their own version and wondered if anyone knows how they compare to the Orange grid (roller of Doom!) Many thanks!
Annie says: In recent times the foam roller has been hailed as the holy grail of runner injury cure and prevention, it has certainly saved many from sizable bills from their sports masseuse or physio. But sometimes the standard foam rollers just can
stretches on the internet but also on the american forums they seem to say that using a foam roller is really helpful, basically using it to do a deep tissue massage on the IT band. Anybody here have any experience with one? I miss running I've tried one
HiI have just started using a foam roller on advice from the physio after finding many of my muscles are too tight. As expected it is slightly painful to use at the time, but I am finding that it is also painful on some parts after, even where
Hi About 6 months ago I bought a blue foam roller http://www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk/fitness-mad-foam-roller-blue-6.php It hurt like hell on my itb, calves, quads etc but then got gradually less painful till it didn't hurt at all. I thought
at the base of my back. I decided to get out my foam roller and found a really painful spot to the right of my SI joint but didn't know whether to carry on applying pressure to it. The 1st time I didn't but today I perservered and it seems to have eased it
Hello, I recently purchased a foam roller thinking it would enable me to better manage my IT band syndrome but if anything it has only aggravated the injury and is causing me more discomfort earlier in runs. Has anyone else experienced this
I just bought a foam roller as advised by my PT, I have had an injured quad now for the best part of 12 weeks and after one single session the pain is almost fully away and no more tightness at all. Never would I have thought such a simple thing
periods (he managed to train for an complete an off-road sprint triathlon!) but is finding it very frustrating. He has bought a foam roller (on the suggestion of a physio) but isn't sure how often he should use it and how many "rolls" he should do each
. I have started taking ibuprofen as I know that helps with inflammation and requires a build up in your system, I am 5 days into that. I have tried using the foam roller several times, but it just hurts way too much, I promise I'm not being feeble
