Two essential self-therapeutic tools for hardcore exercise enthusiasts

1. A tool that breaks up knots and stress points, i.e., a percussor. A “percussor is a hand-held instrument that distributes waves of percussive impulses deep into the tissues of the body which promotes an increase in lymphatic flow and circulation. Percussion also can be used to decrease muscle spasm, release joints, and to loosen up fixated areas without using heavy forces.”
   The best percussor is the Erchonia percussor https://www.erchonia.com/products/percussor/
   I recommend getting it along with the red trigger point attachment.

2. A tool that frees up the fascia. “Research shows that soft tissue mobilization can be effective in releasing constricted muscles, alleviating musculoskeletal pain, and restoring flexibility to the joints, ligaments, and tendons of the body.”
   The best tool for this is the Myofascial Releaser Eclipse Pro https://www.myofascialreleaser.com/products/ellipse

How I cured myself of “exertion headaches”

For the past year I have been getting headaches, particularly during and after exercising. This has been disturbing as I previously never got headaches. My doctor had me get an MRI, and it showed no problems. My blood pressure is fine. So I just put up with it. However, recently it got worse. I went to a massage therapist who said that my neck was very tight. She worked hard on it and got it loosened up. But the headaches remained. Last Friday I went to my chiropractor. He did an adjustment on my neck. I think he said something about an “occipital bone” or some such thing. The pressure in my head lifted immediately. Also, he said to work the area at the base of the skull, from the ears down. That is, use the thumb and dig in there, releasing it. Ah! That’s it. Later that day the headache returned so I worked the base of the skull and within minutes the headache was gone. The next morning I had a little headache, I worked the base of the skull and within minutes the headache dissapeared. I worked out and got a bit of a headache but with some work on the base of the skull it was gone. Truly fantastic. I am so appreciative of my chiro for solving this issue.