How to Get Rid of Hump on Upper Back
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2019 Want to save $60? Here is my hack... 1.0 out of 5 stars A hack that will save you $60... seriously Want to save $60? Here is my hack... Images in this review Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2019 Verified Purchase I am a heavy computer user and currently 50 yrs old. Masseuses call my shoulders rocks. One week into a big project, I developed back pain in the upper right area. Nothing new, but was surprised at how quickly it developed. Decided to be more proactive about fixing the issue with my back and spine (hump), so did some research online and came across the backpod. Week 1: Did two short sessions morning and night (~30 min each). The constant pain was relieved quite a bit after a couple of days. Showed obvious improvement in photo on day 7. Worked areas per instructions. Starting week 2, the time I spend each day using the backpod is quite a bit. I use it while watching/listening to tv shows and track time spent on each spot by doing a 10 count on each finger up to 10 fingers. Since I tend to count fast that ends up being somewhere over a minute on each spot. Low tech but does the trick. Covering a large area, I mostly don't repeat working on spots. Like with massages, it is a good to drink water afterwards to help flush out toxins released from the muscles. The big thing to note is that my initial results might be atypical or came quicker for the following reason: I prefer deep tissue massages that work through knots. The backpod allows me to do it on my own in a targeted fashion. So I work through the uncomfortable at times painful spots. You have control over how deeply you use the backpod. So it can be used in a gradual less painful way. Development after the first couple of weeks has become slower. It has been 60 days since I started using backpod. I have been skipping the occasional day and spending less time using the backpod. Due to the amount I work, it is more maintenance at the moment. At this point, I decided to start using a product that will work deeper into the my shoulders than the backpod, the Twin Block Pro by MassageBlocks. The backpod has been great to get me started. Now the rocks that are my shoulders need deeper work. My 84 year old father has had chronic back pain for a while and his spine has been curving from old age. Sent him a backpod, though wasn't sure he would use it. He uses it every few days and is getting better as well. Only taking a star off for the price going down to $69.99, when I bought two not so long ago for $84.99 each. But considering that it is price of one massage, still not bad. Tip: google "how to get rid of a neck hump" started using backpod 07.30.19. edited 09.28.19. 4.0 out of 5 stars Wish I found this years ago! I am a heavy computer user and currently 50 yrs old. Masseuses call my shoulders rocks. One week into a big project, I developed back pain in the upper right area. Nothing new, but was surprised at how quickly it developed. Decided to be more proactive about fixing the issue with my back and spine (hump), so did some research online and came across the backpod. Week 1: Did two short sessions morning and night (~30 min each). The constant pain was relieved quite a bit after a couple of days. Showed obvious improvement in photo on day 7. Worked areas per instructions. Starting week 2, the time I spend each day using the backpod is quite a bit. I use it while watching/listening to tv shows and track time spent on each spot by doing a 10 count on each finger up to 10 fingers. Since I tend to count fast that ends up being somewhere over a minute on each spot. Low tech but does the trick. Covering a large area, I mostly don't repeat working on spots. Like with massages, it is a good to drink water afterwards to help flush out toxins released from the muscles. The big thing to note is that my initial results might be atypical or came quicker for the following reason: I prefer deep tissue massages that work through knots. The backpod allows me to do it on my own in a targeted fashion. So I work through the uncomfortable at times painful spots. You have control over how deeply you use the backpod. So it can be used in a gradual less painful way. Development after the first couple of weeks has become slower. It has been 60 days since I started using backpod. I have been skipping the occasional day and spending less time using the backpod. Due to the amount I work, it is more maintenance at the moment. At this point, I decided to start using a product that will work deeper into the my shoulders than the backpod, the Twin Block Pro by MassageBlocks. The backpod has been great to get me started. Now the rocks that are my shoulders need deeper work. My 84 year old father has had chronic back pain for a while and his spine has been curving from old age. Sent him a backpod, though wasn't sure he would use it. He uses it every few days and is getting better as well. Only taking a star off for the price going down to $69.99, when I bought two not so long ago for $84.99 each. But considering that it is price of one massage, still not bad. Tip: google "how to get rid of a neck hump" started using backpod 07.30.19. edited 09.28.19. Images in this review Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019 Verified Purchase Of all the things I've bought in my life, I think this is the top of the list for being an overpriced ripoff. It's a piece of plastic that they sell for $90. It's utterly ridiculous. When I got the box, I couldnt believe it. My guess is that is costs about $2, if that. As far as efficacy - one could just as easily use a lacrosse ball to get the same benefit. Unbelievably overpriced. 1.0 out of 5 stars Piece of junk ripoff Of all the things I've bought in my life, I think this is the top of the list for being an overpriced ripoff. It's a piece of plastic that they sell for $90. It's utterly ridiculous. When I got the box, I couldnt believe it. My guess is that is costs about $2, if that. As far as efficacy - one could just as easily use a lacrosse ball to get the same benefit. Unbelievably overpriced. Images in this review Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2018 Verified Purchase When I looked this thing up, I saw the picture and thought, "that looks like a nerf football cut in half!". I have suffered with costochondritis for over 10 years that at first resulted in several trips to ER thinking that I was having a heart attack. This condition makes me get bad anxiety and I would not wish it on anyone. I also have upper neck and back issues that contribute as well. Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2017 Verified Purchase I've had costochondritis for a year and a half and counting (got it from improper weight lifting form over the course of 10+ years) I've tried everything to relieve the pain, absolute nightmare injury. I swear by this thing!! I never leave the house without it. I probably use it 3-5 times a day. I first use it as instructed, lay down over it and work my way down my back. But there is a secret use for it, as a mini-chiropractor! It takes a certain technique but with a little maneuvering you can pop the unpoppable parts of your back and chest that no amount of elaborate stretching ever could. After I'm done using it I feel like a new person. I show all my friends and family and they love it. I never write reviews for anything but I had to for this. Typing this out is making me want to use it right now :) If you are in pain and are looking for relief, please do yourself a favor and buy the backpod! 5.0 out of 5 stars It's magic! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2017 Verified Purchase I hardly ever write reviews but this one was very important & I wanted to personally thank Steve August for his great invention and advice. My situation was a bit unique as my intense rib pain started at 21 weeks pregnant and is now 80% gone at 35 weeks pregnant. Once gastritis, heartburn & other pregnancy ailments were ruled out I was diagnosed with costo. I have a physical job & was signed off from 22 weeks due to the daily intense pain on the left side of my ribs under my breast bone (burning, stabbing, bruised feeling) Everything aggravated the pain; walking, turning, bending, lifting. I became desperate as this was supposed to be such an exciting time in my life (my first pregnancy) but left me daily in tears. I was given strong painkillers and told there was nothing more that could be done. I tried everything, physio, massage, osteopath, chiropractor & the back pod. All costing a great deal of money. Prior to the costo I was an active & healthy person but this left me a couch potato and very miserable. Like many others I saw steve's YouTube videos & thought his advice on costo all made logical sense so bought the back pod. Steve & I engaged in several emails as despite using the back pod continually for 3 weeks the pain wasn't improving. Then my partner started to give me daily massages on my ribs & back using the specific techniques in Steve's YouTube video. I think the one where you gently prise the muscles of the ribs apart was particularly helpful as it allowed my ribs to expand more fully providing much needed relief & I can report now seven days since doing this I'm 80% pain free. It feels like a miracle & I can't thank Steve enough. I would recommend this to anyone & don't give up. Perseverance is key & Steve is unbelievably helpful in providing advice & tips. He genuinely cares. Now I can happily enjoy the last few weeks of my pregnancy with a smile on my face :)I'm still using the back pod & will continue to do so until my pain is completely gone but I'm so positive now as I know it will. 3.0 out of 5 stars I recommend to buy it Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2018 Verified Purchase I bought the Back Pod expecting it would improve my Costochondritis substantially, or even to "fix" it, as the inventor suggests. The back pod does improve the condition, but in my case just marginally. The back pod is an important item if you're battling against Costo, but it's only one of many. My personal experience suggests that it's quite misleading to market it as the "solution", or the "fix" for Costo. If you can afford it, I recommend to buy it, but also make sure to see an osteopath/chiropractor/physiotherapist regularly, do stretching exercises which are suitable to you (everyone is different), tackle issues related to stress/anxiety and even your food diet. 5.0 out of 5 stars dran bleiben lohnt sich Reviewed in Germany on May 17, 2019 Verified Purchase Mit massiven Rückenmuskulatur-Schmerzen - wohl auch mit dem Halswirbelsyndrom – habe ich mit "Backpoding" begonnen. Am Anfang – auch mit drei Kissen – taten mir die Anwendungen einfach nur weh. Ich habe durchgehalten und mich durchgekämpft. Nach mehr als sechs Wochen betrachte ich mich noch nicht als "geheilt" doch: Rückenmuskulatur-Schmerzen minus 80 Prozent Der Backpod ist die seither beste Investition meines Jahres! Ich beabsichtige, den Backpod in Zukunft nur noch zwei, dreimal in der Woche regelmäßig zu nutzen – als Erhaltungs-Therapie. Danke an den genialen Heilpraktiker (Automechaniker) "Robert Franz", der mir den Backpod gezeigt hat. Auch danke an "Welt im Wandel.TV". Noch etwas zu einer eventuellen Belastung der Wirbelsäule, wie manche Kommentatoren hier schreiben: Sie merken ja selbst, wenn Ihnen die Wirbelsäule bei der Anwendung weh tut. 5.0 out of 5 stars Gegen Costochondritis Reviewed in Germany on August 15, 2018 Verified Purchase oder auch Tietze-Syndrom, was ich leider seit einer Sportverletzung mit zu heftigem Kettlebell-Swing-Training, hatte. Laut Physiotherapeuten in der Schmerzklinik hatte ich Rippenschmerzen vorne am Brustbein, weil sich an der Wirbelsäule die Gelenke verklemmt bzw. verschoben hatten. Leider war es mit manuellem Gelenke wieder in die richtige Position bringen nicht getan. Die Schmerzen blieben. Dann stieß ich auf Youtube über das Video von Steve August, dem Erfinder des Backpod ("How to fix (most) Costochondritis and Tietze's Syndrome, Part (2): Exercises and Treatment Details"). Es leuchtete mir ein, dass das umliegende Gewebe, das Kollagen und die Faszien, gedehnt werden müssen, damit die Costochondritis endlich heilen kann. Täglich 10 Minuten auf dem Backpod reichen schon. Am Anfang mit 3 Kissen unterm Kopf. Ich empfinde als sehr wohltuend darauf zu liegen, wenngleich es ein bisschen weh tut, aber sobald ich mal angefangen habe, merke ich die wohltuende Wirkung. Es ist aber wichtig es nicht zu übertreiben. Nur täglich dranbleiben ist wichtig. Ich melde mich wieder, sobald es mir besser geht. Da ich über 3 Jahre die Beschwerden habe, dauert es seine Zeit. Leider kann ich mir Behandlungen bei Chiropraktikern oder Osteopathen, die das Problem auch beheben könnten bei entsprechender Erfahrung, nicht leisten (1 Behandlung = 75€). Da bin ich froh mir zu Hause helfen zu können mit dem Backpod. Ich habe ihn für ca. 65€ gebraucht bei der Bucht erstanden. 5.0 out of 5 stars Costocondritis of ten years has virtually disappeared Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2020 Verified Purchase Ive suffered from costocondritis for 10+ years, and a real tenderness pain in my rib area,and area which i couldnt never bear to touch due to the feeling of uncomfort it caused. It wasn's a strong pain, but I would find it very uncomfortable to lie on my front on surfaces which werent especially soft. The doctor told me to take ibuprofen for a month, but the costocondritis never disappeared, and it was only more recently when I woke with a real pain on both sides (my costocondirits has only affected one side) -I thought I need to research what I can do. I found a video on Youtube suggesting this, and when I looked I was slightly taken a back by the price of what looked like a rubber egg, but I took the plunge anyway as I really wanted to get rid of this problem. I used the backpod as soon as it arrived, for 1 minute each time in about 5 different positions on my upper back,and after a few days felt there was a difference. I have used it on and off for about three weeks now, and have to say that I can't feel the costocondritis at all -its almost like its totally disappeared. Its strange for something that has been with me daily for over ten years to be completely gone, and I have only been using it for three weeks so am interested if it will return at all, but so far so good! It not the most comfortable thing to use,but you do get used to it, and only use it for 5 minutes in different positions each day so its worth it. Have also noticed it helping with my bad posture after each use. I highly recommend this, even if you are put off by the price - I was sceptical but I am so happy I gave it try! Reviews with images
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After seeing the high cost for this piece, I thought "what is cheap alternative?". Turns out a Men's Protective Cup (you know, the kind you put in a jockstrap... seriously) works great. You can find one for five bucks. Since cups are usually hard and stiff, I place a few T-shirts or a folded blanket over the top and it works wonders. Spend $5 for a piece of plastic and try it before you spend a ludicrous $70 for a very similar piece of plastic. 
By Andrew N. on November 9, 2019
After seeing the high cost for this piece, I thought "what is cheap alternative?". Turns out a Men's Protective Cup (you know, the kind you put in a jockstrap... seriously) works great. You can find one for five bucks. Since cups are usually hard and stiff, I place a few T-shirts or a folded blanket over the top and it works wonders. Spend $5 for a piece of plastic and try it before you spend a ludicrous $70 for a very similar piece of plastic. 
Week 2: Evolved into one longer session (1.5hrs +). Spent more time around shoulder blades where I have persistent knots that developed over the years. Recall starting to have them in my 20s.
Week 3: Continued to be diligent with daily use of the backpod though some sessions may only have been an hour. Started working from lower back where I have tightness and up spine, also spending considerable time around shoulder blades. Elongation of the spine can be seen in day 21.
Week 4: From loosening areas on back, started feeling other areas that were still tight. Now I sometimes also carefully work around the whole back and even the ribcage at the sides/front.
Week 5: Pretty much the chronic recurring pain and knots I have felt in the past has resolved. Back has loosened quite a bit.
Week 6-7: Started skipping days and require less time using it. Graduated to using backpod at the sharper angle, horizontally. Focusing more on hump area.
Day 60: Continuing progress is still happening but has been more gradual.
It is how I found backpod and you may find other helpful info / exercises.
By anna on August 20, 2019
Week 2: Evolved into one longer session (1.5hrs +). Spent more time around shoulder blades where I have persistent knots that developed over the years. Recall starting to have them in my 20s.
Week 3: Continued to be diligent with daily use of the backpod though some sessions may only have been an hour. Started working from lower back where I have tightness and up spine, also spending considerable time around shoulder blades. Elongation of the spine can be seen in day 21.
Week 4: From loosening areas on back, started feeling other areas that were still tight. Now I sometimes also carefully work around the whole back and even the ribcage at the sides/front.
Week 5: Pretty much the chronic recurring pain and knots I have felt in the past has resolved. Back has loosened quite a bit.
Week 6-7: Started skipping days and require less time using it. Graduated to using backpod at the sharper angle, horizontally. Focusing more on hump area.
Day 60: Continuing progress is still happening but has been more gradual.
It is how I found backpod and you may find other helpful info / exercises.
By George R. Taylor on January 9, 2019 
I read the reviews, and after reading the ones about helping with Costo I thought what is another $90 or so amongst the thousands already spent? I purchased it and when I received it found that it was actually well built. I used it as the instructions said, and immediately noticed a small change, but nothing dramatic. I am glad that I read the reviews that said to stay with it because if I had not I might have gotten discouraged and quit using it. After about a week my back and neck started to loosen up, and the tightness and dull pain from the costo started to subside. It actually worked! I am now using it every couple of days when I start to feel things starting to tighten up again. All I can say is: this is a great product (though simple) that has been life changing for me. I have not been paid or given anything for this review. I am giving this review because this device has helped me. Top reviews from other countries
Einen Arzt hatte ich nicht aufgesucht.
Im Internet bin ich auf den BACKPOD gestoßen.
Ich konnte mich kaum auf dieses "kleine Ding" legen.
Zudem sind mir meine Finger (Arme) ständig eingeschlafen
Mein Übungsintervall betrug täglich 10-15 Minuten.
Nach Anweisung habe ich mehr und mehr Kissen herausgenommen und benutze den Backpod nun direkt auf dem Boden.
Halswirbel-Syndrom so gut wie weg
aufrechterer Gang gestiegen
mehr Körpergefühl
Denn machen sie einfach noch ein Kissen drauf oder verlagern Sie ihre Liegehaltung dorthin, wo's nicht schmerzt.
Wenn's dann doch nicht gehen sollte, dann ist der Backopd nichts für Sie.
Schicken Sie ihn zurück und gehen Sie zum Arzt.
How to Get Rid of Hump on Upper Back
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