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Exercises

B Upper & Mid Back #1 Upper Back #1 Upper Back #6 Mid Back #6
A Push L arm forward using a
slight downward thrust to
Push R arm forward and Position as shown, to Loop R arm inside #3 ball
shaft, push R arm forward
towards left side of body apply pressure lean
C apply pressure, R arm
remains still.
to apply pressure. L arm forward slightly and/or to apply pressure and/or
move arms side to side.
remains still. push R arm forward and
K up and down.

Upper Mid & Low Back #1

Hold at #6 ball and push up to apply a slight
pressure and then move arms back and forth from
head to toes.

Low Back #1
Mid Back #1 Lean T.C. against a firm back
Lean T.C. against a firm back chair, push R hand forward to
chair, push L arm forward to apply apply pressure and then move
pressure and then move upper-torso side to side.
upper-torso side to side.

Low Back #6 Low Back #1

Loop R arm outside the #3 Push #1 ball up and into
ball shaft, push R arm the muscle with the L hand,
forward at the elbow for arch back slightly for added
pressure, keep L hand and pressure.
arm still.

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N
E
C
K Neck #3 Neck #5 Shoulder #5 Shoulder #1
Position hands as shown Position hands as shown Push downward with L hand Place R hand at top of hook
and place #3 ball on neck, and place #5 ball on neck, and move ball slowly back and portion of cane, place on
push downward on #2 ball
& shaft to apply pressure,
push downward with L hand
to apply pressure, then
forth across the shoulder. shoulder and press
downward to apply
then move neck slowly pressure.
move neck slowly across
across the ball.
S the ball.

H
O Applications
U Each ball has been
assigned a number 1 to 6.
L Beneath each illustration
lists the area being
D massaged and the ball
used. Switch hand position
E from those shown in
illustrations when
R massaging the opposite
extremity or side of the
S body.

Neck #5 Shoulder #1
Place #5 ball on back of neck and Place #1 ball on shoulders and
lean head back into the ball to apply place L forearm on #2 ball shaft to
pressure. apply pressure.

A
R
M
S Upper Arm #5 Forearm #6 Upper Arm #3
Sit sideways in firm backed chair Position T.C. over legs as Loop T.C. under leg and up
and position the T.C. on top of lap high up on lap as possible close to chest, place L arm on
as shown or loop hook portion and place forearm on #6 ball, ball and lean weight into #3
under leg, lean upper-arm into #5 place L hand on top of ball to apply pressure.
ball. forearm for added pressure.

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Upper Legs #6 Lower Legs #5

Loop the hook portion of the Position T.C. as shown and rest calf on #5 ball
T.C. around L leg and push to apply pressure, sit back against wall or lean Lower Legs #6
forward with R hand to apply R arm back for support. Loop the T.C. around L leg as shown
pressure on R leg. and push downward with R hand to
L apply pressure on R leg.

E
G
S

Upper Legs #3
Position T.C. across the lap as Feet #3 Upper Legs #6
shown, keep L arm still and move Position T.C. as shown for stability and Loop the back portion of the T.C.
R hand back and forth to apply press downward with L foot to apply across the legs and press downward
pressure, switch T.C. for opposite pressure. with R hand to apply pressure.
leg.

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