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I was wondering are stress buster balls good for shoulders?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

If you use stress : Buster balls as a way of managing your stress if may help to prevent too much tension from building up in your neck ; shoulders. However, once a great deal of muscular tension sets in, they are less useful.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/4/2013

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