PSO-RITE Psoas Muscle Release and Deep Tissue Massage Tool - Massager Device for Back, Hip Flexor Relief and Recovery, Durable for Athletes, Physical Therapy, Trigger Point Pain- Night Black

Hip pain made me stop running. After the pain started, I had constant pain every day even when not running. Spent $500 on physical therapy, went to three doctors, nothing helped.This magical piece of plastic fixed my pain in almost 24 hours. The medical industry will never recommend something like this because Drs and PTs can’t make money off it.Sad for our society but happy I found this!!

L4 L5 severe facet arthropathy caused a tight back. A tight psoas muscle pulls on the back causing an even tighter feeling. My massage therapist explained this and once she relieved that muscle in massage I went home to order this tool. It works! This can be uncomfortable to use for how you will feel when you LOCATE that muscle however it works and I use it daily! Often a few times. Facet pain in the lumbar area is very painful. This will help the tightness. Worse part is getting up and down on the floor. ( 76 this year) Do your study on all to be sure you understand how and why this helps. Good luck in your quest for lumbar pain relief.

Long story short, I've had tons of myofascial pain and tension in the legs and glutes and lower back. This tension clamps on nerves and causes more pain. I do what works for me and have developed precise, elaborate exercises and stretches for myself. This tool is now one of my go to tools after the first use. Some background, at one point, I literally had chains of trigger points including into psoas, diaphragm, tight IT bands, tight quads, etc., and an incredible "stiffness" including sitting pain. I had piriformis syndrome for a while, sciatic pain and just general high muscle tone issues (the stiffness might be called "muscle rheumatism" back in the day). Possibly powered by my lower lumbar DDD issues - who knows. I changed my diet to mega flavinoids (green powders + various supplements including turmeric (and did I say flavinoids)) + higher vitamin C. I also use Nattokinase/serrapeptidase/ lumbrokinase enzymes, too (which may help tissue remodeling/removal of fibrin/debris? – again who knows?), and do all kinds of exercise and stretching daily (mostly TRX suspension exercises and Pilates reformer and some exercise bands with leg exercises; all this is great for eccentric exercise and core strengthening). I have a ton of balls of various sizes from really big, 5", 4 and 3" and tiny ones and a tool called the pocket physio max which is a great point tool. Also, foam rollers (I like Rollga's, the curved ones) and percussion massagers. I got most of these right here on Amazon. This approach has helped me to really heal and lower the tension. In fact, I go in cycles where I don't do much trigger point work at all anymore. Just more dynamic stretching than static stretching while I'm doing the TRX / Pilates and using a vibration platform, etc. All that being said some of the best tools include this one - which I use most for my glutes and upper legs. I got positive results the first time I used it. This and certain balls and the Lockerroom pocket physio max tool and my percussion massager are my go to tools when I do trigger point work. Yes it was expensive. However, the first time I used it I knew it wasn't going back. Do consider taking it easy if using on your abdomen. It does get in deep! Lots of videos on YouTube of people using this in various ways. I really don’t like to do much psoas massage work – I tried balls, the end of the Rollga's etc - because the psoas tends to "knot up" if you do that and you can't necessarily get to high up parts of it. That being said, this can hit lower parts of the psoas and possibly rectus adbominus trigger points (which I have). I do inverted (reversed) handstands bending backwards over a large inflated ball to stretch the psoas and I do some pikes on the TRX and on my Pilates machine to work and move the psoas. However this tool can be used so many other places – on the back of the legs, glutes, etc. So the name Pso-rite is a bit of a misnomer. If you have myofascial pain anything like I’ve described above in deep, bigger muscles, this will probably become one of your go to tools.

So far, what I like about it, is that it does what it claims to do, and it does it very well. It gets into areas that lacrosse balls and rollers don't get into. Why I gave it 3 stars is two reasons. One, is it's price. It is WAY overpriced for a hollow piece of plastic, it would be better priced at $40 (but I bought it because I am a pain ridden desperate customer). Two, (and this one greatly annoys me) the black rubber feet on the bottom leave marks on every hard surface I use it on. I'd love to use this up against the wall for decreased pressure, but I have numerous black spots on my wall that I have to scrub off when I'm done. I know that they could have gone with different material that doesn't leave marks or go with clear rubber. Still overall I am happy with this product after one week of use.6/1/19Recently, while on Instagram, I saw this product being advertised. I commented in regards to the rubber feet leaving marks on the wall. They quickly responded back. They apologized, advised me that I must have got an old model because they changed it to clear rubber feet. I thought that would work better as I stated in my original review. They also stated that they were going to send me a new one free of charge. I did not believe them. I thought they were just making a good showing on social media. However, a week later I got my new Pso-rite Delivered to my house. I was so shocked. Their customer service is outstanding and I wanted to commend them for that. I gave the product an extra star here. It is a five star product for sure, but I still think the price point needs to come down. I think they would sell a ton of these (if they aren’t already) if they brought it down to around 40 or $45. That being said, if you have the money, and are willing to spend it. This is a great product. I would definitely buy it again.

Six years after having both hips replaced I was in constant pain from my psoas muscles mostly and had weakness in my other hip muscles. Nothing the physical therapists did for me helped. This device DOES!