Self-Massage

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Massage can help relax your tense muscles and relieve pain.

There are a number of products on the market that can help you massage your own back muscles. Or you can give yourself a back massage using a tennis ball.

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First take a hot bath or shower to relax. Do a few easy stretching exercises.
Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.
Put the tennis ball under your lower back.
Take a deep breath, and relax into the ball as much as you can. Hold for a few seconds, and then lift yourself and move the ball to another area.

You can also do this massage with two tennis balls stuffed into a sock. Lie on the tennis balls with one ball on each side of your spine.

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Last Updated: March 01, 2011

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