These Foam Wheels Made My Back Pain Disappear
MY NECK, MY BACK...
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Working from home (and honestly just working in general) is killing my back. There are plenty of weird back pain products out there, from a posture corrector I’m too afraid to try (failure isn’t easy for me) to a foam roller, that is good, but oftentimes not enough. Then I came across Chirp Wheels, which are basically foam rollers on steroids.
Chirp Wheels look like car tires, minus the hubcaps. Instead, the center is wide open, and has a mint green coloring that has been tested to support up to 500lbs. I didn’t test it up to 500lbs, but it worked just fine for my weight. To use them, I lie on the floor, put one under my back, and roll back and forth with my arms stretched overhead. I don’t really use the largest wheel, I prefer starting with the 10-inch and working my way down to the 6-inch wheel. Eventually, a pop comes, that sounds more or less like a four-by-four being smashed to bits by a karate master. It feels incredible.
Chirp Wheel 6-Inch
Chirp Wheel 10-Inch
The wheels come in three different sizes—6-inches, 10-inches, and a terrifying large 12-inch one. Each is padded with foam on top, making it surprisingly comfortable to lie on and has a little divot running through it perfectly-sized to fit in between your shoulder blades. Using them might seem intense, but it’s really no different than using a foam roller—you just get better results on your back.
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