Incredibly deep tissue massager
I suffer from chronic neck pain and have a whole host of pain relief contraptions that I rotate through on the regular. I actually didn't like this initially, at all. It was truly just too painful to try to relax into and felt like it was going to injure me further. I waited a few days to try it again and surprisingly, I changed my mind. This is very far from being a pillow of any sort in the sense that it is hard and painful and doesn't feel supportive at all. It is quite tricky to figure out exactly how to situate yourself on this device and you need to be careful when doing so. This digs deep into the back of the neck, so deep that it is incredibly painful...initially. I wish they had included a little more info about precisely where I was aiming to try to rest on this thing, but eventually, I could just feel that I had it in the right place. Then, I took several deep breaths and kept my knees bent instead of laying completely flat on the floor in case this truly was too much pressure for me, and I felt was this is supposed to do. Wow, super intense, but really gets in there and does induce some good muscle relaxation that I don't get with any of my other contraptions. This won't be a go-to, every day pain relief tool for me, but I am glad to have it in the rotation. I just need to get onto it with caution and ease, but it does serve a good purpose in relaxing my upper cervical region.
Rating: 4 stars