How to Apply trigger point therapy with the ARMAID
The three-step process
to recover from your arm pain
Locate the sore muscles
Start by rolling over your arm muscles to identify tender zones and begin the process of trigger point therapy.
Apply and maintain pressure
After you’ve rolled and identified a tender zone, place the center ball on the most painful spot. Squeeze the handles. You’re now applying pressure on the muscle.
Stretch out the tight problem areas
Keep maintaining pressure. Start stretching the muscle. You might be moving your hand, if your sore spot is in your forearm. Or, you might be bending your elbow if the sore spot is in your upper arm. This is trigger point therapy.
TUTORIAL VIDEOS
Learn the proper technique to address your arm pain
Technique is everything. This truth is fundamental to the journey you are about to take. Only the correct technique, applied correctly, will help your arms recover their full range of motion.
Our instructional videos teach you the essential techniques you need, as well as how to better understand and address your malady, how to use pain to guide your therapy, and how to get the most from your Armaid. Check out the videos here for an overview of what we offer; or click through to our complete list of videos to begin the recovery process at the beginning.
C
I was extremely miserable after several sequential weekends of chiselling and multi-tooling up old adhesive flooring for a renovation. I was having pain and swelling in both hands that was interfering with my day job and disturbing my sleep. Compression gloves helped a bit, and my hands were too sore to effectively massage my hands or forearms. Once I got and used armaid - literally the first session (I had to keep myself from going longer than suggested -- definitely follow their technique instructions) I felt markedly better, and I could actually wear my ring again even first thing in my morning after a few days of using armaid two or three times a day. I liked keeping the band that it shipped with on, so that I didn't even have to squeeze much with the other hand - my hands were so gone to start with. I took a video of all that I did each time - I just found a trigger point on my forearm near my elbow, did small, slow movements to feel engagement of the trigger point and some rotation to do internal cross-graining, then did that again at the other trigger point that I could feel. I've now used it on my upper arm as well to help shoulder and elbow pain.
C
A friend of mine at the gym had this product and since I have tennis elbow, I said I’ll give it a shot. It’s a little too early right now to give a review, but I’ve been using it daily. Gives my Tendons a nice massage it’s going to be a long process of healing, but hoping this brings blood to the area.
J
I lived in New England many years ago and met Terry Cross when he was first selling the early Armaid. I purchased one and it made a big difference for me. As a guitar player and heavy computer user, I’ve dealt with some overuse injuries in the past, and the Armaid massager was key to recovering and helping to prevent reoccurrence. I always refer people to your company anytime they’re suffering from forearm pain. Highly recommended, 5 stars!
D
Does what it’s made for. Allows you to get much deeper than otherwise possible and with pinpoint accuracy.
Highly recommend.
Z
I’m a stonemason and my arms get quite the workout picking up stone and swinging a hammer. The Armaid had been a huge help!