What are the Benefits of Self-Tennis Ball Massage Therapy for Low Back Pain Relief?
- Julian Simpson
- Apr 10, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: May 1, 2025
What are the Benefits of Self-Tennis Ball Massage Therapy for Low Back Pain Relief?
What is pain?
pain is defined as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage
Acute back pain continues between four and 12 weeks, while chronic back pain persists for 12 or more weeks
Low Back Pain affects 80% of adults in their lifetime and 1 in 3 will become chronic in duration
The benefits of massage and Chiropractic therapy are to reduce low back pain and show effective physical movements. As an accepted part of many physical rehabilitation programs, massage therapy has also proven effective results for many chronic conditions, including low back pain, arthritis, bursitis, and fatigue
31 million Americans experience low-back pain at some point in their lives because of their occupational factors affected and not using ergonomics techniques while performing physical activity
Tennis ball massage technique
Tennis ball massage therapy is very cost-effective, easily available and easy to use as compared to other available methods. Place the tennis ball on the ground and then lie on it in the supine position, keeping the knees bent. The tennis ball should be parallel to the waist and centered just above the lower back.
the time needed was 5 minutes per session
When comparing a week worth of daily tennis ball massages comparing to those who didnt, the patients that did the tennis ball massage had a third of the pain compared to the patients who didnt do their tennis ball massage
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Salvi SN, Londhe NA. Effectiveness of Self-Tennis Ball Massage Therapy on Low Back Pain Among Geriatric Individuals. Cureus. 2025 Feb 3;17(2):e78467. doi: 10.7759/cureus.78467. PMID: 40051941; PMCID: PMC11883332.
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