目前已無銷售《巫毒橡膠彈力帶 Voodoo Bands》了,不過山姆來解釋它的用途。在Rogue官網介紹中,它是用來改善活動範圍、恢復關節力學、解開沾黏的軟組織:
Compression tack and flossing (Voodoo Flossing) works on many levels; including re-perfusing tissues that have become stiff or gone cold after injury, and by compressing swelling out of tissues and joints.
Because the Voodoo band can be used while actually performing the movement the athlete is trying to change, its effect on sliding surface and restoration and tissue mobilization is unmatched. Voodoo bands come in two-packs because your friends will try and steal yours.
山姆以風靡全美的MELT零疼痛自療法所提到的軟組織概念來解釋,簡單來說,將彈力帶以《加壓》的方式綁在身體部位上,然後《活動》鄰近的關節來產生動作,藉此《拉扯、加壓、旋轉、收縮、伸展》軟組織,交換軟組織內的液體與復水,讓帶有養份及氧氣的新鮮血液進到軟組織中,進行修復的工作。
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有人問用運動膠布、繃帶、繩子等行不行?原則上是要有《彈性》能《伸張》的帶子,不一定要購買Rogue品牌。若用沒有彈性的帶子,可能會讓肌肉中的血液是完全被阻斷或過大的擠壓,這可能就會有問題。使用上,有建議是不要超過90秒,但不清楚實際原因。更多的操作方式,可以參考《Becoming a Supple Leopard》。