Aletha Hip Flexor Release Ball

I have the lacrosse style pain relief balls and they are helpful in many areas. However, I do have very tight hip flexors from sitting all day working from home and doing daily jogs. The combination recently has brought out some issues in my lower back. I know the pain is not necessarily originating from where I feel the discomfort because I can stretch my quads and hamstrings and feel relief.Recently I have bought some different trigger point tools and balls to help with the issue and they all have been good in there own way. I am overall pleased with my arsenal. However, I also know my hip flexors have issues and that I have not been hitting them well with what I have. So eventually I came across this ball.Overall, I feel that the ball helps me a lot. I think the bigger size does in fact get deeper into the problem areas around the hip flexors. I also feel that it helps find those areas too since it compresses a little and has a bit wider footprint. I can also use it to help with other areas, despite it not being too hard, but I think this still applies a good amount of overall pressure. I am not a small guy, so this ball does compress a bit when I use it, but it still helps the area I am working on. I like also using it to roll my upper gluts over and really help find the trouble areas quickly.If I was going away on vacation and could take only one ball, I would take this one. It is lighter than the lacrosse balls that I have (this one about 64 grams on my scale and one of my lacrosse style balls is 144 grams), but it does take more space due to the increased size.My main issue is the price. I think this reminds me of those Shark Tank products where you find out how little it costs to get from overseas and they sell it for a crazy amount of more money. For what this product really is when you hold it, you are pretty sure that you overpaid..... a lot. With that said, it is helping me at the moment and if it lasts for a long time I might be able to forgive the price. I don't know if there are any other similar-sized products out there for a cheaper price, but I do know this one seems to help as it claims and I am overall very happy with it.

I've used it a few times, and it's really great. It's softer than a lacrosse ball, so it's not so unforgiving, but because it's so much bigger than a lacrosse ball you can use it just about every part of your body. I'm 5'6" and very obese (360 lbs) and it can really dig in there and release the tension. I've had the fewest muscle knots in my hips and abs since giving birth several years ago! It's worth the money.

Very soothing to tight muscles and pliable. Glad I decided to purchase it. Well worth the money spent on it. Also use it as a hand stress-buster, i.e., tossing, catching, gripping and releasing.

Bought this for pain in my glutes/hips/pelvis area. Hooooly crap - it hurt so good, and I feel GREAT afterwards! (Also, I don't know if there's a weight limit on this thing, but I'm 325 pounds and it did fine for me!)

Finally a right size ball with the right amount of hardness to hit more spots than other massage/fascia release tool. I’ve had over 30 years of mechanical dysfunction in legs/ pelvis, and rib cage dysfunction and I’ve bought many tools, but this one is better for more things than

I absolutely love this thing! I have a desk job and my hip and groin get really tight as a result. I feel it most in my right hip when I do lunges, and it makes workouts uncomfortable. I spend a ton of time foam rolling, stretching, and overall trying to mitigate the tightness but I never feel like I really get the muscles to release fully. This ball does the trick for me. I have no idea if I’m using it correctly, but placing it underneath my hip and rolling it into the muscles that are tight works. I love that it’s easy enough to use and is helping me provide relief to my tense muscles.

I’ve started a collection of foam rollers and massage tools since I hit my 40’s. This by far is the most versatile that I’ve encountered! The selling point for me was that it was the best one for self-myofascial release of my hip flexors (has been tight for YEARS)! I’ve also been able to successfully use this massage ball for relieving tightness in my upper & lower back, my piriformis, upper traps and pecs. I also use it for gentle strengthening of my posterior neck muscles and working on my SIJ issues. Long story short, (besides the fact that I’m an old lady in dire need of this tool!) this massage ball gave me the best bang for my buck of all the massage tools I’ve tried over the yrs, AND with excellent results/ease of use! Thank you to the creators of this product - regaining mobility and decreasing pain (in your own home & time) is such a valuable thing to have as you get older!

I really like the ball but I can see other customers saying a tennis ball works just as well. This ball is the perfect size, has the correct resistance, and is good for releasing tight muscles. However, I think detailed and specific instructions are needed to justify the cost and to ensure the customer knows where to position the ball so the muscle/s will actually release. Without this information, they may feel scammed. I know I would have felt this way and returned the item. Also, including a link to a YouTube video demonstrating its proper use is another easy way to help customers justify the cost.