Great for light back muscle massaging
This device works fine for reaching those hard to access parts of your back. Using it is simple, and if you are looking to mildy massage some stiff back muscles it does a great job. But if you apply just a little too much pressure while you are trying loosen up with some deeper massaging or pressure, then this device is apparently not engineered to handle such use. It snaps, breaking in half. It comes in two segments to begin with, and has an ok connection joint. The problem appears to be that all of the pressure gets transferred into the plastic curve, which only has a marginal limit of elasticity. The hard plastic cannot flex under too much pressure, and so it snaps.<br />At first I thought perhaps I had a defective unit. So, I decided to put out another $30, and buy another. It works great if it doesn't break. But, soon after, it too snapped. Now I'm out $60. Maybe I should have bought two to begin with and duct taped them together as one heavy duty unit. That might help.<br /><br />Manufacturer has made good on unit by replacing it with no questions asked. I've had no problems since and can highly recommend the product/company in particular, as they were very pleasant to deal with.
Rating: 4 stars