# Has anyone tried the "Trigger Point Hip and Lower Back Kit"

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 21, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-trigger-point-hip-and-lower-back-kit/540225 "2010-05-21T05:49:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-trigger-point-hip-and-lower-back-kit/540225/1 "2010-05-21T05:49:18Z")

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I was at a fitness expo about a year ago and played around with this: [Trigger Point](http://store.tptherapy.com/Hip_and_Lower_Back_Performance_Kit_p/tpt-kit-hp.htm)

And now that I’m getting into much heavier training I look back and wonder if I should have picked up a set.

As anyone tried it? Liked it?

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**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-trigger-point-hip-and-lower-back-kit/540225/2 "2010-05-21T18:27:09Z")

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I haven’t tried it, but it looks awesome. I’m also interested in this product now!

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**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-trigger-point-hip-and-lower-back-kit/540225/3 "2010-05-22T03:19:44Z")

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It is pretty cool. My wife and I used it at a trade show and it really stretches out IT band problems.

I think it requires a lot of discipline to use continuously. And I’m not convinced it’s worth more than a rolling pin.

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**Author:** ![Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/13edae/32.png) [@Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interconnected_Series_of_Tubes)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-trigger-point-hip-and-lower-back-kit/540225/4 "2010-05-22T05:32:28Z")

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So, it’s basically some form of [mysofascial release](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myofascial_release)?

This stuff has a good amount of at least anecdotal support and I’ve had good success using it to get rid of plantar fasciitis. It’s not going to be any different than using a tennis ball or wooden roller to accomplish the same thing, though.