Today, we bought a Back2Life back massager from Bed-Bath-and-Beyond. They aren’t cheap… it cost a little over $200.00 after taxes. After using it twice though and feeling better already, the cost is worth the money spent.
The Back2Life pictured here is really easy to assemble right out of the box. It comes with an ample supply of information, instructions, testimonials, some ankle weights, a pad for the floor — all in all, everything you need to get started right away.
We got ours put together in about five minutes and used it once even before fully reading the directions: it’s that easy. After reading the directions, though, I discovered that the Back2Life has an auto-shutoff feature which is pretty convenient. The floor pad is nice, and so is the pillow they include with the package.
I’ve done two sessions with it and feel the difference already. They recommend two sessions per day, one first thing in the morning and one just before bed. I’m OK with that.
I imagine there are some folks who try it and maybe think it doesn’t work. I’m delighted to be “not” one of them… it does exactly what they advertise, using what they call Continuous Passive Motion. It gently and rythmically stretches the back muscles and the spine, which decompresses the vertabrae in the back and takes the pressure off any pinched nerves so they can begin to heal.
After being in a ton of pain for the past three weeks, tonight is the first night when I can once again see myself getting back to my Nordic Track until we get a Bowflex Treadclimber later this year :-)
I give this product five thumbs up !
