Spending most days in the Surf, my 48 year old body is starting to feel the demands put on it. I compete regularly and I aslo own a Surf School in Costa Rica. Over the years my neck has been my main pain, and the hardest to get rid of. I have tried chiropratic, and massage, but the pain would always return.
Then Riaz and his family show up in Costa Rica. First we got Riaz surfing, whenever there are waves, and then he introduced me to the Bula Ball. We had a one on one session, during which Riaz instructed, and guided me through a one hour session. His knowledge, patience, and easy-going personality made our session fun, and easy to understand. My pain relief was immediate. Being very aware of my body, I also noticed that the amount of "toxins" being expelled from my myofacia was more than anyother treatment I have had. I left the session with the DVD explaining the Bula Ball Method, and my own personal Bula Ball. I then began to discovered all the great benefits of the Bula Ball, in addition to keeping my neck pain free. When I first "rolled out" my paddling muscles, I could not believe how tight they were. Over the last few months I contunue to explore the Method, and I can say that it has greatly improved my flexibility, and strength, while keeping pain away. No more Chiro, or massage needed. The Bula Ball makes this possible.
Lately my girlfriend comes over to see me, and after a kiss, heads straight for the Bula Ball. I should have got two!
Many thanks Riaz. You rock
Chris Johnson, 48, Surf Instructor
I have been using the Bula Ball directly after running and have had much success treating a chronic upper hamstring injury. I have used foam rollers in the past, but the ball allows me to get onto very specific areas of my hamstring tendon as well as piriformis and gluteal muscles. I would recommend use of the ball for self myofascial release and cross friction massage to tendonous areas.
Christine Buzzell, 41, Director of Physical Therapy
Denver, Colorado
After suffering from terrible neck pain for over 2 years, and undergoing countless therapies, chiropractic, massage, ART, trigger point injections, physical therapy, and on and on, I realized I had become a chronic pain patient much to my dismay. I decided to try the Bula Balls and 2 months later I was pain free. Though I did do a couple of things different at the time, the main one being following a low inflammatory diet, I credit Bula Balls with really getting me to a point where I no longer was a chronic pain patient. It was then just a matter of time before I was pain free where I remain today. The Bula Balls, Neck & Shoulder and Low Back and Legs routines helped release my Frontal, Lateral and Back Myofacial lines…where my problems lay and not at my neck. My neck was simply the end result of off that tight fasica.
What do you say about a method that helped make you and keeps you pain free? THANKS!!!
Jorge Carvajal, 46, Performance Enhancement Specialist
Florida
I have suffered with chronic pain for years after sustaining a serious injury in a car accident. My pain is centered in my legs and back. Before using using Bula Balls my right leg was constantly numb, I could not curl or spread my toes and my calf was always tight. I have consistently massaged my legs and back with my Ball Balls and the relief I have gotten from my regular practice cannot be described. I still have a long way to go, but I feel better than I have in years. Thank you Riaz, Bula Balls has really made a difference in my daily life.
Shireen Adolphus, 43, Accounts Manager
Perth, Western Australia
My husband and I, both of us in our mid-60s, took the Bula Ball 90-day challenge and were amazed at how easy it was and how good we felt. My husband frequently suffered from low back pain and stiffness, especially in the morning, but while using the Bula Balls, he woke up feeling great, well rested and flexible. Now whenever either of us feels a little stiff or sore, we spend a few minutes rolling out and the next day we feel fine.
Linda Scates, 64, Retired
Anchorage, Alaska
"I played 7s rugby for Santa Monica Rugby Club this summer and five minutes into our first game of the first national qualifying tournament, I blew out my groin. I thought my season was done before it had started! After the game our coach Riaz had me rolling out; he showed me how to loosen up my hip flexor, my groin and how the other muscles have a direct knock-on effect on to my groin injury. It wasn’t until I got on a Bula Ball that I realized just how much tightness I’d built up and got used to playing with. I was surprised to learn how tight my Psoas muscle was and just how much it affected my lower back, which in turn played into my groin and surrounding muscles. I spent the next 2 weeks rolling, stretching and icing, two weeks later I was playing again and played out the whole second national qualifying tournament without a problem. I had also been carrying a neck injury from twelve weeks earlier in the season, coach gave me some exercise to focus on and it wasn't too long before that was feeling great. Like heaps of rugby players, you pick up and play through knocks all year; I couldn’t believe the difference a little regular rolling out and stretching had on how good I felt going into each training session. Bula Balls really works, I know it going to help me stay on top of my injuries throughout my rugby career!"
Adam Knight
Semi-Professional Rugby Player
"Bula Balls WORK!
I've been an athlete my entire life and appreciate being fit. This system helps me alleviate pain while enhancing my full range of motion. It really is awesome! I had suffered from low back pain for years..even had surgery, but it was Bula Balls that ultimately helped me manage my pain with the consistency I wanted."
Aaron Loring Davis
"I have known Riaz for several years now and have helped him recover from several rugby injuries. I have been able to teach him things by seeing his body from the outside as a whole and the inefficiencies and imbalances he had developed through years of poor body awareness, despite his great athletic abilities. Once he reconnected to his core and muscle imbalances, I watched him take what he learned through the rehabilitation process, and apply it to tools he experimented with (which developed into his Bula Ball program), and incorporate it into everyday life. He now demonstrates better posture, a stronger core, and he is in the best shape I have seen him in since I have known him."
Amy B. Fee
