A ball and a wall for your aches and pains.

[yogabonnie]

In my yoga class I pass out lacrosse balls for this but you can use a tennis ball. It is GREAT for dealing with tapering prednisone pain, or any aches and pains for that matter. A free self massage. You just roll that ball between you and the wall. Get the periformis muscle in your hip/butt area too. I do this a few times a week and it is really helpful. When you hit a stringy feeling or a pain, just lean and rest against the ball for 30 seconds and begin rolling again! Try it you'll like it! There is a video on you tube that might explain it better. Go to you tube and type in massage with ball and wall. (my link isn't working.)

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Won't oblige...

[yogabonnie in reply to PMRpro]

ha! that is to the point!

[PMRpro Ambassador]

If you add piriformis to the search you find videos specifically for piriformis problems.

Ha - yes, I'll be managing that particular one!!! Luckily I'd never get down the in the first place - because I surely wouldn't manage to get back up without a crane!!!!

[SheffieldJane]

Thanks for sharing this yogabonnie!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Yep,

I use a spikey exercise ball for lots of massage, and a wall for places I can’t reach!

[Janicep]

I was doing that before diagnosis for the pain and helped quite a lot

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Janicep]

Which does suggest part of your problems at least are due to spasmed muscles. Over and above the PMR.