Patent ID: 8357109

Claim:
An apparatus for applying pressure to and facilitating the stretch of muscles in a body comprising: an elongate rigid shaft having a longitudinal axis along the length thereof and an aperture extending through the shaft, the aperture having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, the shaft having a first lateral portion, an intermediate portion, and a second later portion; an intermediate member engaging the intermediate portion of the shaft, the intermediate member having a first aperture with a longitudinal axis coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the shaft, generally flat lower and upper surfaces and a second aperture extending through the lower and upper surfaces, wherein the aperture of the shaft and the second aperture of intermediate member are coaxial; and a first muscle treatment member having an upper surface and an engagement portion configured to engage and be retained within the aperture of the shaft and the second aperture of the intermediate member, wherein the first muscle treatment member when engaged to the shaft is prevented from rotating around the longitudinal axis of the shaft.