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How to Use a Foam Roller for Your Back Pain Laura Williams Bustos, MS, ACSM EP-C
Foam roller for your back
Chances are by now you ve seen (and possibly used) the cylinders of foam that have popped up at gyms, physical therapists , and chiropractors offices.
In exercise communities, words like trigger point therapy and myofascial release are used in reference to foam rolling as though this form of self-massage is the cure-all, end-all therapy for muscle pain problems. One of its many popular uses is as a pre- and post-workout tool to boost circulation and flexibility.
But, as with most things that are physical in nature, it s complicated is a better way to describe the benefits of foam rolling for back pain.