The ACUMOBILITY ball is a deep pressure trigger point tool designed for active release exercises, self massage and use by a practitioner.
Other mobility balls require you to roll over the muscle, but the ACUMOBILITY Ball is designed with a non-slip base that can be gripped or supported against a flat surface, while a patent pending flexion point allows the ball to isolate and maintain pressure on a specific spot deep in the muscle.
This controlled and isolated pressure allows you to fire and release the muscle while on the ball to neurologically retrain it to move more efficiently, while enhancing range of motion and muscle elasticity = a technique we call Active Mobilization
The Result: enhanced length, greater power, improved performance, less injuries.
Use two Mobility balls for vice like compression, perfect spacing on the spine.
The Level 2 ball is also a fantastic hand saving tool for practitioner use during Massage, Active release and Trigger Point work.
I use this in combination with the boomstick for pre/post workout muscle relief and mobility improvement, there are both immediate and long-term results in mobility.
Purchased a Level 2 ball, and it has been extremely effective. I use it mainly in conjunction with the Boomstick on my quads/calves, with the Vise method REALLY digging into the soft tissue and increasing mobility and reducing tension in my knees/hips. Sitting on the floor with the AcuMobility ball under your glues/hamstrings the other method where I've found it to be most helpful. You can feel the peripheral nerves activating and the muscles relaxing, increasing the range of motion in your glutes/hips.
I'll echo what others have said- if you've used a lacrosse ball for trigger point therapy- the Level 2 ball is perfect. If not, maybe start with the Level 1 ball and then move up.
Either way, it's a solid product on it's own, and really shines in conjunction with the Boomstick. Cannot either of them highly enough.
Cheers!
Just a quick review of both the level 1 and level 2 acumobility balls. These really get into the trigger points a lot better than any lacrosse ball can. I still enjoy using other SMR tools such as the MWod Supernova, but especially on my glutes I can really get into some of the deep tissues easily. As far as the hardness of the level 1 versus the level 2, I would say the level 1 is probably not needed by most athletes who have at least done some smashing with a dense foam roller (ie Trigger Point Therapy roller, Rumble Roller, etc) or a lacrosse ball. Go with the level 2.
These items are a must have if you are serious about being pain free and especially if you want to move with movement-compensation. I have 1 each and now going back to order a 2nd of each; they're the missing link in you SMR toolbox.
As a soft-tissue specialist; mobility specialist, these have helped me work on Client's but mostly I love them for improving my tissue!