This simple massage tool can help alleviate muscle pain and headaches in 15 minutes
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Having a headache can easily ruin your day. Those throbbing pains disrupt your focus, make you nauseous, and temporarily blur your vision. The pain from a headache can be so severe that taking an ibuprofen or two won't do much good.
We recommend you visit a doctor if the problem persists, but if you're in the market for a quick fix, Massage Blocks' tension headache trigger tool may help.
The company claims that while most tension headaches form just above the ears, you can alleviate pain when you apply pressure to your upper neck. Their tool has two knobs that make it easy to knead your neck muscles and deep tissue. It has a flat bottom, so you can place either on the floor or against a wall for a hands-free massage.
While the primary use of this product is to relieve stress headaches, you can use it to treat aches and pains on the rest of your body, like your back and calves. Headaches vary in severity, but Massage Block alleges this tool can treat any tension headache in 15 minutes. And with a 4.4/5 rating on Amazon, the bulk of its users seem to agree:
"It took me weeks to actually go through and buy this item. The price made me nervous, and I wasn't sure if it would be worth it. I'm glad I got sick of wondering and purchased it right after a major migraine. I am so pleased that I bought a second as a gift for my sister who also suffers from debilitating headaches.," one commenter said.
"I've suffered from chronic tension headaches for years, and the pain is always most severe in my neck. Since I can't afford to have massages every week (I wish!), I've been researching different at-home massage tools. That's how I found this gem!" another said. "It hits exactly the right spots on my neck for maximum pain relief. Like any relieving massage, it hurts a bit, but it really helps relieve my head, neck, and shoulder pain.
One more commenter summed it up by simply saying, "Amazing! I can't say much more than that."
If you suffer from chronic headaches, you'd probably spare no expense to find some relief. Thankfully, Massage Blocks' tool is reasonably priced. Whether you want to alleviate headaches or a treat sore muscles after an intense workout, this tool is worth a look.
Massage Blocks Essential Tension Headache Trigger Point Tool, $44.95
Kelsey Mulvey Former Commerce Reporter Kelsey Mulvey is a former commerce reporter at Business Insider.Before joining the BI team in 2016, Kelsey worked at The Wall Street Journal, Off Duty and has written for Wallpaper, Time Out New York and The Cheat Sheet. She graduated from Boston University with a degree in magazine journalism. Read more Read less Read the original article on Insider Picks. Copyright 2017. Follow Insider Picks on Twitter.ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7o8HSoqWeq6Oeu7S1w56pZ5ufonyowcidnKxnnZbAtK3GnmSbpJ%2BYuG60xJqbmpuYmnq1sc2soKimXaeyrbXEn2RraGFsenQ%3D