Foam rollers

[FlbrkMike]

My PT used a foam roller on my IT bands last week.

All I can say about the foam roller is.... :o

[hernanu]

I know what you mean, Mike.

I used a roller first about 4 years ago while still in denial about needing surgery, at PT. I liked it so much I brought one home - then it was used intermittently, since I had real trouble getting to the floor and getting back up. I've used it since the first resurf on the IT band, and it's been great. I could only use it so far before the second resurf, since the right leg complained a lot (still needed the surgery).

Since the second surgery (after outpatient PT finished) , I use it every morning and work on the IT band, then the achilles heels (they get very tight), then work all over the body - thighs, glutes, hamstrings, lower legs, lower and upper back. I haven't tried the inside of the thighs yet, have started working with a personal trainer to identify some good exercises to strengthen the core, and she has shown me some more things that can be done with the roller to get back to being strong and loose.

Gotta love these rollers.

[phillwad]

I am with you guys, I used a foam roller for all of 2010 before my physical in Jan this year - discussion with Dr and X-Rays then showed that no amount of time on a foam roller was going to over come bone on bone for both sides - few weeks like I was partially rebuilt, 6 week check up next week and 2nd hit in the summer.

I still love the foam roller :) - it really helped after some hard mountain bike riding but it was really holding me steady not getting and improvement