Heatable acuBack

A lot – it’s incredibly versatile. The acuBack is less penetrative & more gentle than the acuBall. It relieves pain and is an excellent self-healing tool for opening tight spinal joints, shoulder blade release and leg, shin and calf release. Place it behind your back on a chair or while driving or computing to sit upright and improve posture. OUTPERFORMS any foam roller for tissue and joint release and is far easier to use. Instead of planking & rolling like you would foam rolling – find the area in need of work and simply let your body ‘melt’ over the tight area for a full 3 minutes per spot. No movement is needed. Use it in bed at the end of a long day to de-stress & relax.

Simply lie or lean into your acuBack. The acuBack’s unique design features safely apply acupressure and heat to painful, congested areas of the body. This increases nutrient and blood flow, flushing out built up muscle wastes. It also enhances joint motion, releases natural painkillers and sedatives, and stimulates nervous system relaxation responses making you feel calm and relaxed.

Almost anyone. People who want to sit upright and who have muscle and joint contractions from the age of 8-88 have benefitted from using their acuBack.

Yes. Do not use acuBack on any areas with bruises, fractures, cuts, infections, discolorations, advanced osteoporosis or brittle bones. Individuals who bruise easily as a result of medication should not use an acuBack. If you have pain, get professional health care advice to fully understand why you feel the way you do before using your acuBack.

Completely. The acuBack is made from surgical grade phthalate free PVC and is hypoallergenic and non-toxic. It is filled with water.

Your body will definitely tell you. It may take you a minute or so of moving yourself, or your acuBack to ‘zero in’ on the right spot. Once you’ve found it, you’ll know because it will be tender. This tenderness is the result of joint tightness irritating local nerves and/or tightness in the muscle stopping proper nutrient flow which causes waste products to accumulate. This accumulated waste causes nerves in the area to become irritated and sensitive to pressure.

Absolutely. Deep breathing releases you from the inside out, allowing your muscles and organs to ‘let go’ of their stress and tension. The acuBack works you from the outside in, releasing tight muscles and joints. The combination of the two together is vastly superior to either one alone.

A minimum of 3 minutes on each spot is needed for muscles, connective tissue and joints to begin to restructure and release. You can also spend 20 minutes on one spot if needed. Working on a long-standing tight area may take a month to release – the key is to keep consistent, ‘peeling off’ a layer of tightness every day.

Absolutely. Use the acuBack’s patented Spine Align Belt to loosen tight areas in your spine. Using both hands, place the acuBack so that the Spine Align Belt allows your vertebrae to fit in, then move the acuBack up or down your spine to wherever you feel discomfort and blockages. Once you’ve found an area, let yourself completely relax onto the acuBack for a full 3 minutes, breathing deeply, allowing your vertebrae to open and release. After 3 minutes when you feel like the area has released move up or down your spine to the next blockage.

Most people do 15-30 minute sessions but many will spend an hour or more really working their body’s most needed areas.

1. Microwave.

   Elevate acuBack off of glass microwave plate by placing it on enclosed HEAT RING or on a dinner plate. Do NOT heat acuBack directly on glass microwave plate.

   Microwave for 90 seconds (recommended heating times vary depending on microwave wattage and altitude. Follow instructions on heat tag attached to acuBack).

   NOTE: acuBack WILL NOT feel hot when first taken out of microwave – allow a minute or so for the heat to reach the surface. Heat will last for 110 minutes plus. Cool to room temperature before reheating. NEVER exceed 90 seconds in microwave as your acuBack may melt, becoming flat and useless!

2. Boiling

   Immerse in boiling water for 12 minutes. Towel dry.

90 seconds in the microwave or 12 minutes boiling, generates 110 minutes of heat. If you are using your acuBack in bed – definitely recommended – your body acts as an insulator and the heat can last 3-4 hours!

Absolutely – while kneeling place your shin in the groove running around the acuBack. Find the tight spots and let your body weight do the work for a full 3 minutes breathing deeply through any initial discomfort.

Yes – it’s fantastic. While kneeling place the acuBack on the top of your calf and kneel down on it for a full 3 minutes breathing deeply through any initial discomfort.

Yes it works extremely well. Place it behind your shoulder while lying down and let the weight of your body do the work.

These smaller nibs are for loosening muscles in the hand, front of the neck and releasing cranial bones.