Feb 08
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Alternative Relaxation Device Looks Like Pair of Breasts
I read the most interesting article about a newer alternative medicine type of device the other day which is supposed to help relieve muscle tension and headaches, and is supposedly wonderful for people who work desk jobs all day who get terrible headaches from staring at a computer, and also neck pain from sitting all day. It caught my attention because it was especially good for people who do have desk jobs and who experience muscle pain and headaches, all of which apply to me.Â
It also of course caught my attention, because the device looks like a pair of red breasts.  It looks to be made of rubber from the picture, and it has a small place, that looks sort of like the cleavage, a furrow, where the back of the head goes. It uses craciosacral pressure which is supposed to apply to pressure points that trigger muscle pain and headaches. I guess it’s sort of a like a massage, but without the actual massaging, because you are supposed to rest your head in it for about ten minutes a couple times a day.Â
The writer had tried it and reported that the device isn’t very soft, it’s actually quite hard, so I’m not sure that would be too comfortable! Also, to use the thing several times a day seems like a bit of a stretch, especially when most people nowadays can barely find time to take out to exercise or cook good wholesome meals (myself included, I’m not harping, believe me), so how are they going to take a couple of ten minute interludes to just lay there.Â
That part would drive me wonky personally, I’d feel like I was just wasting time. The device, called the Still Point Inducer, sells pretty cheaply, and the writer who reviewed it said it did give her a slightly “tingly” feeling at the base of her skull after usage. It’s $22 if you wanted to try it out for kicks. Â
