One of the questions that our therapists receive often from clients is how to maximise the benefits of massage therapy between treatments. In addition to stretching and light exercise like yoga or pilates, a great way to give relief to tense areas is using a massage ball.
There are different types of massage balls available: from very smooth and firm like the lacrosse ball to small and soft like the squash ball. Other alternatives include the tennis ball or the spiky ball, the latter being quite good for foot stimulation.
The one we give in our Fulham clinic, as a free gift to our clients, is the physio ball (firm and smooth like the lacrosse ball), which our therapists identified as highly performing for self massage and also very practical as it can be carried in handbags or suitcases due to its small size.
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