Thera CaneMassager (Green, Single)

This was recommended to me by my physical therapist. It works very well to reduce tight muscles. It can reach hard to get to places, like your back. It's easy to use, easy to clean and store. Lightweight for anyone to use with no strain. I'm very pleased with it and would buy again.

This is a leverage device that is shaped to maximize the amount of pressure you can put on specific locations on your body.I have chronic back pain below my left shoulder blade. It is impossible for me to reach with a massage gun. Likewise, paying someone else to massage that area is expensive, and often insufficient in terms of amount of pressure, and frequency of going back to get the area massaged.This Theracane solves all of those problems. With a very small amount of force, I can leverage the device to put a lot of pressure on the tight knotted muscles on my back, better than any human with their bare hands can do. I can do this as often as I want, and I don't have to shell out money each time I do it.I would like to mention that there are some on here who complained that the device broke on them. One review mentioned that his cane broke in three spots, and the third piece shot out like a bullet, which he was glad did not hit his sleeping wife.I can safely say that this man did not use the product correctly. Once again I will say: not a lot of force is needed to effectively put a lot of pressure on a point on your body. Leverage will do all the work for you. The amount of force he must of used to snap the device and even have the third broken shard "shoot out like a bullet" is improper. You do not need to muscle the device, and in fact if you do, you may break it - it is plastic after all. High quality and durable plastic. But plastic nonetheless.The Theracane should never experience a lot of force put upon it by the user. The amount of pressure put on your muscle is a result of the leverage of the device - and of your technique using the device - multiplying the amount of force you put into the device. Ergo, it is my experience that a lot of pressure was put on my body without having to use very much force at all, and it is likewise my belief that the device breaking has to do with improper use of the Theracane, and not a lot to do with the durability of the device.Follow the instructions should you buy this thing, and adhere to them. If you do, you shouldn't have any issues with the device breaking. Do not put too much force on this Theracane. A little force goes a long way when a leverage multiplier is involved.The pain in my back was unbearable. I am so very glad I purchased the Theracane. I was actually getting depressed, because the pain lasted for years. Only now can I effectively reduce - and perhaps even one day soon eliminate - my back pain.

It is easy to place pressure anywhere on my back.

this was a gift and she loves it. i personally can't see why, but to each their own.

Momentary relief from muscle knots; it’s a supplement to, but not a substitute for, longer-lasting interventions like PT, massage, ice/heat, and pain relievers.

Three things I didn’t know I needed until I had them: heated seats in the car, a milk frother for my homemade coffee and my TheraCane!!! And not necessarily in that order. I have a recurring issue with muscle knots in my back. They were causing so much nightly pain at bedtime and the pain was mimicking a heart attack because it would go down my left arm. But I knew I couldn’t be having a heart attack every night. My daughter has a TheraCane and suggested that I try it. Well, two days in and the pain was gone. I am a believer. It’s a wonderful product. You owe it to yourself to give it a try.

Here I am! Rock you like a Thera Cane! (Had to)Let me begin by saying the Thera Cane is a breakthrough in physical therapy. Trigger point stimulation is very effective for those of us with muscle stiffness, which is probably 99.9% of us. With that said, watch out on Amazon because I received a fake one which I will later explain how I could tell and why it is unacceptable. UPDATE at bottom (please disregard this portion of my review).I first came across Thera Cane working as an intern in a private PT outpatient facility. I saw it hanging from the door and thought it was one of those anti-auto-theft things that go on the car steering wheel. One day I saw my supervisor using it on his back and had him tell me all about it. From then on, I used it whenever I got a chance (along with other really cool stuff like BOSU ball and Bodyblade, not to digress).It does take time to figure out. Although, you can rub it around and move it as a dynamic massage, it is best used when you find ONE spot and keep the pressure there. Find that spot baby! It is worth it. You should feel a slight pain, but you have to understand your relieving tension by stretching the tense muscle specifically WHERE it is tense. These "trigger" points are all around your body, but for me and I'm sure for many of us, the upper back is a treasure cove for these points. The Thera Cane eliminates the need for another person to do manual therapy. And the best part is, you know your body better than anyone else so feedback is automatic. Do what feels good.UPDATE ON THIS PORTION (DISREGARD)Now of course I had to invest two 20-dollar bills into my own Thera Cane so I ordered here on Amazon (like I do with everything). Thera Cane however, is a very simple instrument. Apparently people have figured out how to bootleg it. And they are selling through Amazon. Yup, I got a fake Thera Cane. Now, to the untrained eye (i.e. one who has HEARD of all the good things Thera Cane has to offer, but never used it), it looks EXACTLY as it does in the picture and has the same function. So why do I even complain about and return it? The answer lies in the material. This fake is flimsy and flexible in comparison to the genuine thing. Thera Cane uses a RIGID material for a reason, that is to allow the user to easily CONTROL the pressure applied. This is very important because it makes the difference between an effective and a not-as-effective application. With the fake, you not only need to press harder, but it is difficult to apply the constant pressure that you want to relieve the tension. Also pay attention to the color. It should NOT be a solid shade of . It should have a color texture of kind of like a very slight tie-dye type green. Nice try, but I demanded my refund and sent it back.So to conclude my long of Thera Cane, it is an amazing little tool if you use it correctly and patiently. Do not be fooled though. If you have no experience with Thera Cane, your best bet would be to order directly from their website, otherwise you risk being duped. Good luck and enjoy!UPDATE!!!!!!!So I talked to the Thera Cane team upon an email I sent about what I had just talked about. Apparently the flexible one I received was an upgraded version of the old rigid one. I mistook it for a fraud... yeah, yeah I'm a moron for that, I'm taking responsibility. People, don't worry, the folks at Thera Cane are good when it comes to preventing knock offs being sold around the U.S. So check for the Thera Cane patent marks and it should be fine. Now, they never said on their website that they update the material but according to them, they are constantly upgrading the material and structure of the Thera Cane which I think is good to know if you want to have the latest version or if your old one broke. Again, I still prefer having a rigid Thera Cane, but the good news is the latest Thera Cane is actually more rigid than the one I sent back and I just got it and it works just fine. Best part is that they made it more break-resistant.

It takes some time to figure out the best way to apply this to muscle groups, but once you do, you get much more than your money's worth.