Well i've been persisting with this method, doing about half an hour of ball therapy a day. I have definately loosened up some muscles in my back and feel a noticeable reduction in pain. The pain is still there but it's not as fierce as it was before. Prior to this therapy my pain was unbearble, at present it is managable. My core problems which are two hypersensitive areas, upper-back and mid-back, still exist with only minor improvement. I remain hopeful that improvements will occur over time and because of the degree of relief I have experienced so far I feel motivated to continue the therapy if only to keep the pain that has gone from returning.
I've just finished a session and have now started adding some yoga moves to the mix. Some of these moves where previously too painful to do for any sustained period. There is one particular stretch which offers some great relief to me and I will try to find a photo to post here.
I'll check back here now and then, use this as a type of diary thread to give an empirical account of my therapy in action. What I aim to achieve within the next 6 months: I hope to see fundamental improvement in my spinal alignment, posture and an almost total eradication of my back pain. I will be using ball and yoga combined therapy and I might just visit my chiropractor for a few sessions if his pockets are lucky (they get paid well!)
