Pressure Positive Co. The Knobble II (Blue)

Massage quality:Thumb and wrist saver. Wife has upper back and shoulder pain every day. Seen this item before at physical therapy. Now I just feel around for knots with my fingers. And gently start working out the knots out with the knob. Works so well I only have to message twice a week instead of every day.

I do a considerable amount of self massage, especially at neck, shoulders and those little muscles in the scalp that get tight easily. The knobble is perfect for finding your trigger points and saving your hands! Just get it ... and if you don't already have a Theracane in your repertoire, order one ... and while I'm on a roll, there's a book you can get on Amazon ... The Triggerpoint Work Book. I cannot tell you enough on how it has helped me to keep my muscles from tightening to the point of pulling my spinal column out of alignment. It is a goldmine of easy to understand information. It will amaze you to learn how much you can do for yourself to make a tremendous difference in your health. These resources along with my own muscular system chart (for a woman) also on Amazon, is my arsenal. My monthly massage therapy now is merely preventive, and my MT is always praising my own efforts ... it shows!

I keep giving these away to friends and family.They help me so much to release tight muscles I can't help but pass on the relief.It is an easy way to apply pressure to places that are hard to get at. Deep pressure. The type that actually releases your muscles.

I've been using this tool for about three months at the time of this review, and I am extremely pleased with it. I am a licensed massage therapist and I use this and the Indexknobber II in just about every session I perform. This tool I primarily use over the client's back and shoulders on prone. It's great for penetrating the traps and getting in deep along the spine. Can take a little getting used to using it with the non-dominant hand, but the skill develops in time. One tip I have is to apply pressure with one hand while directing the tool about with the other. The Knobble II also works well on the feet and sometimes over the lateral portion of the hips, but I use the Indexknobber II pretty much everywhere else. I started using these tools because my hands just couldn't take the beatings I was giving them anymore. I thought I was going to have to retire from massage, but after working with these great tools for just a brief period of time, I feel revitalized.I do have a warning and that is that I think this tool would be quite dangerous in the wrong therapist's hands. If you're a hack therapist with a poor sense of touch, this is not the tool for you. Please don't use it on others; you might hurt someone.That being said, anyone can use them on themselves for self care purposes. I massage my hands and traps quite a bit this this tool. I didn't purchase this with the intention of using it for self care, but it has nonetheless become something I use on myself on a more or less daily basis.The reason I'm giving it four stars is because of the rubber grip that runs around it. The rubber on mine is deteriorating already (and has been for a while) which is annoying, but my larger concern is what happens if/when enough of it erodes off to reveal the rough/sharp edge that I'm pretty confident is underneath what the rubber part is covering. This tool works because it is smooth, so if that smoothness is lost, that could become a problem.

I purchased this and another massage tool (the indexknobber) to help me work on my horse. I do some sports massage, acupressure and trigger point with him, but because I have tendinitis and arthritis in my hands and wrists, I'm not able to use my bare hands to work with him very well. As far as massage tools go that are made for horses, it's very slim pickings. There is a "Y" shaped tool made specifically for horses, but I found that it placed my wrist at a bad angle when working on his haunches, shoulders, and neck especially, and I wasn't terribly pleased with using it on his back.I have really enjoyed working with this tool on my horse. It's not exactly as versatile as the Indexknobber, but this has been perfect for working on pressure points and knots. The knob is not too big for hitting small points, and not too short. The handle fits comfortable into the hand and has not yet given my wrists trouble. I also like that it is helpful with skin rolls on my horse. I have a hard time doing those with my fingers alone, and if I use this against the fingers of my other hand, it works wonderfully. I do have to admit that I use the Indexknobber more, but that's mostly because I'm working on a horse and need the Indexknobber's versatility more. That said, I do think this would be excellent for working on your own pressure points and knots, so long as they are where you can reach.I've owned the product for perhaps a month now. I have been using it fairly often sometimes even twice a day--before and after my ride--and it is holding up just fine. It still looks like new, in fact, and I'm keeping it in a tack truck so it's not exactly getting kind treatment all of the time. I especially like that it is easy to clean--a must considering I'm working with my horse, and no matter how much I brush him, there's still enough dirt and dust and loose hair to get on the tool.All in all, I'm very pleased with it. Most importantly, my horse is happy, too!