Sydney Shaffer LMT

Hello! I hope everyone is staying safe during this time. I know it can be a tough time for sore muscles, with no massage therapists or chiropractors open. I've gathered a few links of stretching routines and massage products that I love. Hopefully they can help you stay as pain-free as possible during this time! (1) This link will bring you to a full-body stretch routine... https://www.verywellfit.com/relaxing-total-body-stretches-1 (2) This link is an article demonstrating leg and shoulder stretches using a towel to add resistance https://www.verywellfit.com/easy-stretches-with-a-strap-269 (3) This link shows you how to release tension using tennis balls- I highly recommend this. Tennis balls can release trigger points and lengthen muscles depending on how you use them and this article is great for showing you examples. If it’s one of your dogs tennis balls, just put it in a sock to avoid drool on your shirt! https://www.paleoplan.com//tennis-ball-release-painful-kn/ (4) Body Buddy/ Thera-cane This is my absolute favorite product. I have two of them-one at home and one in my office. Most of my family members and friends have this product, too. It is the next-best-thing to a massage in my opinion. (I swear I don’t get paid to advertise these!) I prefer the Body Buddy because it has more options on it- here are the amazon links for them but they are available in other places as well. Body Buddy: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Back-Massage//ref=sr_1_1_sspa Thera-cane: https://www.amazon.com/Thera-Cane-No-Model-Ma//ref=sr_1_5 (5) Roleo Tennis Elbow Massager This product is wonderful for tight forearms- you can adjust the pressure and control your own forearm massage. This will help will carpal tunnel, tennis elbow, golf elbow, and general forearm tension. https://www.amazon.com/Roleo-Massager-Tennis-//ref=sr_1_1

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