This £25 self-massage tool is perfect for people working from home – banish those aches and pains
THE working world has changed drastically over the last couple of years.
Many people now work from home either part-time or full-time - but this new remote lifestyle can come at a cost.
- Loop Self-Massage Tool, £25 -
If you spend a lot of time hunched over a laptop, and find your neck, shoulders and back suffering as a result, you need to know about Percko's latest innovation, Loop.
It's an incredibly simple self-massage tool that's been designed by a roster of healthcare professionals.
This is a team that doesn't just include osteopaths but workplace ergonomist experts too - in other words, people acutely sensitive to the difficulties of being sat at a desk all day.
Loop is all about convenience: it can be used while you're sat working, when you're on the train, or when you lie down - it's that versatile.
It comes with a full list of exercise instructions, all of which only take 10-minutes, and at 18cm it's highly compact too.
If you find yourself suffering from regular aches and pains, but struggle to fit regular self-care into your schedule, give Loop a go.
Which parts of the body can I use Loop for?
The Loop has been developed to target a number of areas around the neck, shoulders, upper back and lower back.
- Cervical spine muscles: The innermost part of Loop is designed to support the neck, and to apply gentle pressure to the muscles of the cervical spine.
- Dorsal and trapezius muscles: The central section of Loop, meanwhile, targets the deep dorsal and trapezius muscles in the upper back. If you're constantly bugged by aches here, you're not alone: this is commonly linked to stress.
- Lumbar muscles: The outermost section of Loop is intended to stimulate the deep muscles of the lumbar region (your lower back).
One thing we really love about Loop - aside from its health benefits - is that at £25 it's incredible affordable.
You could easily spend more on a one-off massage, while electronic massage guns usually cost several hundreds of pounds.
- Loop Self-Massage Tool, £25 -
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