for practitioners
professional-grade recovery hardware
your clients leave feeling better - then they backslide
The (un)Block is a take-home tool your patients will actually use between sessions, so your plan of care has a chance to carry over.
for practitioners
a better bridge - in two sizes
- Broad, stable contact - not a ball that rolls away mid-treatment.
- Two sizes, five contact options for different body areas and tolerances.
- Works on a couch, bed, or wall - not just the floor.
- Lightweight and portable for home, travel, or clinic handoff.
- Use more at once for a simpler, more adaptable HEP.
- Doesn't look like therapy equipment - patients leave it out, so they'll actually use it.
better by design
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a better bridge
Your patients leave the table feeling open. By Thursday they're locked up again. You know it isn't your work, it's the need for a better bridge.
Most take-home tools end up in a drawer: foam rollers and intense lacrosse balls hurt, which means your patients abandon their HEP.
The (un)Block was designed from the ground up to solve the adherence problem.
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why it works
Cringe-free use isn't a preference, it takes the brakes off.
Pain triggers the nervous system into sympathetic activation, which releases a cascade of hormones like adrenalin and cortisol. Counterproductively, these are catabolic.
It also triggers myofibroblast contraction, the fascia gets stiffer, mobility reduces and pain dials up. Schleip (2003). Traditional tools that cause patients to brace or wince is like driving with one foot on the gas, and the other on the brakes.The (un)Block allows the patient to use the broad, stable, high-density surfaces to deliver sustained compression without crossing the cringe threshold.
This activates thixotropy - hyaluronic acid in densified fascia returns to a lubricating fluid under sustained, pain-free pressure. Stecco et al. (2011).
The result: tissue that is genuinely more receptive when your client returns.
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load modulation
Flat, stable base gives full body weight control with less stress on joints. No rolling, no bracing. Patient sets the dose.
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broad contact area
Wide surfaces activate a larger mechanoreceptor field than a ball. Better signal, better release. Langevin (2006)
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nervous system first
The shift from pain-free pressure actively supports thixotropy. Sympathetic response activated by cringing reverses it.
comfortable self-treatment for real bodies & real life
why patients will use it
- It works in real life, not just on the floor. The broad, flat surfaces work on a couch or bed — where people actually spend their evenings.
- It's comfortable enough to tolerate. Painful home tools get abandoned. If it doesn't cause cringing, they keep going.
- It fits different bodies and different body parts. Two sizes handle both large treatment areas and targeted spots. A ball that disappears into tissue is a real reason people quit.
- It doesn't look like therapy equipment. They'll leave it on the coffee table. Out of sight is out of mind — visible access increases adherence.
- It's stable and easy to use. No rolling while supporting bodyweight and neck. They just lie or sit on it.
- It's portable. Lightweight, compact, travel-friendly. Strong reasons someone carries it and keeps using it.
benefits practice & practitioner
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better homework adherence
If they will use it between sessions, your plan of care is more likely to carry over.
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fewer bad homework experiences
If the patient can do it without cringing, bruising, or fighting the tool, they are less likely to blame the exercise or abandon it.
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less re-education every visit
A stable, intuitive shape that doesn’t roll away or feel overly technical is easier to hand off.
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more flexible prescribing
It can be used in pairs, multiples, different orientations, and on softer surfaces. Adapt to person size, body region, and pain tolerance.
clinical adoption
- massage therapists, US & Canada - active client sessions
- physiotherapist, Canada - clinical practice
- PhD-level athletic therapist - training and recovery protocols
- Junior hockey team - athletic trainer bought a set for team travel
- professional development track - Louisville, KY · March 2026 cohort of MTs: unanimous 5-star ratings
"Melanie is highly informed in her area of expertise. I felt very safe in her studio learning how to unBlock my system with her method and tools."
~Quita Rose Corrao, 2026
professional-grade therapy tools
wholesale pricing
10-unit minimum. Order as a single size or mix.
large (un)Block - $20 wholesale / $30 retail
mini (un)Block - $15 wholesale / $25 retail
