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A small Irish company from Shannon, County Clare is offering relief to those unable to access their physiotherapist with a range of ingenious self-massage devices. It all started five years ago when Irish former international runner Noel Marshall was told he’d require back surgery to deal with a rupture between his L5 and S1 vertebrae.

At the time, Noel noticed modern-day athletes were very engaged with the process of foam-rolling. Noel bought one and started a programme from Gerard Hartmann with the aim of releasing the tight muscles causing lower back pain.

“It was working but every day I used it, I was rolling all over the floor and saying to myself ‘wouldn’t it be so much better if the roller was mounted on a frame to stabilise it’”, explained Noel.

So, he made a prototype and began using it. Just four weeks later, he was painfree and began to regain his full range of motion.

Since its launch in September 2016, BackBaller has become the go-to foam roller for many of the world’s leading sports starts and teams, including Manchester City. Muscle Ballers is continuing to develop other self-myofascial release products as the company continues to grow.

Price €27. MuscleBaller is a compact single mounted foam roller, it provides the stable base in which we can perform all our favourite SMR techniques with incredible control and stability. Irish Inventor Noel Marshall feels it the perfect present for all budding athletes. backballer.com