It needs to be comfortable, which means having a soft padded exterior.It’s the roller’s job to push back against my tight back and not bend out of shape (or worse, remain out of shape) when I lie on it. There’s only so much give I want my roller to have. An ideal roller needs to have a strong, hard core.If this description fits you, it may be time for a back roller ( Gokhale Method approved!)Īfter years of experimenting with different types of rollers, I decided to design a roller after my own back. As with a rusty bicycle chain, stiff areas tend to remain stiff, and mobile areas compensate and become hypermobile. The spinal muscles, either from being overstretched or overstrained, become “knotty” and sore.Īdditionally, to the extent that the upper back becomes stiff or even rigid from habitual hunching, it is challenging to stretch and mobilize the regions that most need attention. Whether we’re slumping forward with our shoulders and head, or exaggeratedly pulling our shoulders back, we irritate the rhomboid attachments in the thoracic spine (upper back). ![]() Most of us strain our upper backs habitually.
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