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The Stick Massager - REVIEW

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    2012-05-15 19:39:50
    The Stick MassagerTired legs and sore feet are often an unavoidable toll that we pay when we go out for long days in the backcountry. The Stick and The Foot Wheel from SeaBend Health Products are tools that apparently can help keep our muscles in good health so that we can go further and higher.

    The Stick

    The Stick, sometimes called the The Massage Stick, or The Intracell Stick was originally developed as a muscle treatment tool for physiotherapist, but quickly found its way to long distance runners and cyclists for self massage. Now it has found its way to backcounty skiing, the concept is pretty simple - you just “Roll out” your sore muscles after a day of skiing with the Stick and it helps disperse lactic acid and stretch the Myofacia giving similar benefits of massage and speeding muscle recovery.


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