Is Foam Rolling HELPFUL or HARMFUL?

[@painfixprotocol]

If you've been foam rolling your back, I'd love to hear from you. Leave a comment down below and let me know what kind of lasting improvements it has made for you. Thanks for watching!

[@elizabethkunemoto7581]

You explain so clearly and all with a smile, + no drama. Refreshing! Thank you for all your contributions to help us help ourselves! Namaste - have a wonderful weekend all!

[@painfixprotocol]

Thank you for your kind words, Elizabeth!

[@LynnSeibel-g3u]

I have been enjoying foam rolling my back. Just started doing so after I have been doing extensive body work over the last year. I used you pain fix videos and was able to find a chiropractor of applied Kinesiology who also offered physical therapy. I had a sever shoulder injury that was stiffening my whole body. Doing all this has brought back almost all my mobility, I'm still a work in progress. I love your videos have learned so much about body movement. I would love it if you make a video on the different types of rollers on the market. Thanks and keep up the good work. Lynn

[@painfixprotocol]

Cheers, Lynn! I'm so glad to hear you're getting your mobility back! I am going to make a follow up to this video.

[@2Hearts3]

Thank you, Dr Yoni-- this is the best, most beneficial back health video I've ever seen.🏆

[@painfixprotocol]

I'm so glad this was helpful!

[@deborahonenow]

Another great video! I love that you describe so well how to diagnose our particular issues ourselves, so we can figure out how to support our bodies. I remember using a foam roller for tight IT bands when they first came out - it hurt! I have a softer roller that I'll use to use on my mid-back to alleviate some recent stiffness. Thanks for this - again. So helpful. Namaste

[@painfixprotocol]

Thanks so much, Deborah! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@f.t.9889]

Great video! Thank you! 🙏

[@painfixprotocol]

Much appreciated!

[@slavitsam]

Excellent explanation! Thank you Yoni. Yes it is good to know who benefits but I am not sure why the roller is particularly "harmful" for kyphosis. I have kyphosis and use Jill Millers soft balls when in pain. After one minute laying down over the 2 balls I fee lovely opening up of my chest, another minute wiggling on the balls provides relief and i can then move my head back easier... If I can remember well, long time ago one physio said my thoriasic muscles are "long locked"... so I use balls as a massage to bring the blood to this area...

[@painfixprotocol]

Thanks so much! "Long locked" is an interesting way of describing the problem. The muscles that cross a kyphosis are not really "locked". They are being subjected to massive loads while being in a mechanically disadvantaged position (because they are stretched/elongated) and that forces them to hang on for dear life. They, like the kyphosis itself, are struggling mightily to prevent the person with severe FHP from being pulled to the ground.

[@lendalennuk2484]

Thank you for a good advice!

[@painfixprotocol]

Cheers, Lenda!

[@bodelahaye8323]

Hi Yoni, another very important harmful situation to not use the foamroller is first a mechanical one; scoliosis of the spine , the sideways curvature , because of cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy ; I always check the shoulder height le - ri , ditto with waistline and ribcage position and another one is a physical one , asthma. The supine position is a great way to start making people aware of their spinal curvature, but with trying to get the right head / chin and cervical position , most people have to create a more hollow lower back position,especialy with long legs position, so it's important to watch and prevent this from happening , else we're only compensating and that does not lead to improving the spinal alignment longterm. Although the focus here is on foamrolling yes or no ? , i would also recomment the vertical / standing upright way of correcting the forward head position, with the 3 way contact against the wall , both feet about a footlength away from the wall, [ pelvis, thoracic spine and back of the head - eyes looking straight forward - and mind the reaction of the lower spine ! I work with the foamroller for over 15 years and i must say , it's a good way for people to sort of become aware of their thoracic / condition /stiffness, also elsewhere in their body. Good video and it should get more attention , also for people with many long sitting hours to have one at home [ your always available massage therapist ] . Enjoy your life !

[@painfixprotocol]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@phoenixdavida8987]

Thx

[@barbaramartello5856]

Thanks for sharing about foam rolling. I want to start but don't know where to start. What do I look for when buying a form roller?'

[@painfixprotocol]

Stay tuned, Barbara. I'm going to make a follow up to this video that contains all that information.

[@RuthLevin]

I've been using a foam roller for about a year now--it seems to mobilize around T 12 almost exclusively, which seems to alleviate upper thoracic pain and tightness. Question--do you advocate for a soft or hard foam roller? Would love to see the follow-up video. Thank you for all the wonderful advice!

[@painfixprotocol]

Thanks, Ruth! I appreciate you sharing your experience and your support!

[@dinosemr8141]

❤️💖🙏💖❤️

[@painfixprotocol]

Thank you 👍

[@tamidaley1193]

I've been foam rolling from ankles to upper thoracic. I have chronic terrible pain in my left foot and left leg so I walk compensating. I recently got a t11 compression fracture, 10%. According to my most recent MRI the compression fracture has healed but I am afraid to get back on the foam roller along with getting back on the ERG. I am having so much difficulty finding someone to lead me back into the right active lifestyle I was in. Any thoughts or guidance would be very much appreciated😢

[@painfixprotocol]

So sorry to hear about your injury, Tami. I'm going to do a follow-up to this video with more information about foam rolling.

[@cliffaugust6704]

When I use my foam roller my back never stops cracking...like 50 rolls! Any ideas why? Thanks, Cliff

[@painfixprotocol]

Hard to say for certain without an exam, Cliff. But it could be that the joints are more than usual or that they're moving through a range of motion they are unaccustomed to.

[@cliffaugust6704]

@@painfixprotocol I have a routine that I do 3x aweek with my black foam roller. I just find it odd that my back just doesn't stop cracking! It feels good though. Just thought I'd ask...THANKS!

[@Candleflower42]

Hi Yoni, I’m wondering though, aren’t most folks who have that forward head motion elderly? Or even if a younger person, seems lifting body up like that to foam roll would take some strength.

[@phoenixivyroots7084]

I've seen it more in younger (33 and younger) people due to working on computers for long hours.

[@peggylarson9168]

Always great info. Can you clone yourself and come to Canada?

[@painfixprotocol]

😆 Thanks so much!