{"product_id":"mini","title":"mini (un)Block™","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edeveloped for patients by a patient who needed exactly this\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour patients leave the table feeling open. By Thursday, they're locked up again. It isn't your work — it's the homework problem. Foam rollers hurt. Lacrosse balls bruise. Massage guns trigger the bracing they're supposed to relieve. Every cringe makes them less likely to follow through on their HEP — so plans of care unravel and the next session starts at damage control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe (un)Block™ works differently. Wide, stable, bodyweight-loaded compression — cringe-free by design — melts densified hyaluronic acid back into a lubricating fluid. No rolling, no bracing, no white-knuckling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo ways it earns a place in your practice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTake-home homework tool\u003c\/strong\u003e. One patients actually reach for so your plan of care has a chance to carry over between sessions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable-side prep\u003c\/strong\u003e. Place it under them while you work the top side. Their bodyweight passively decompresses the table-side tissue — warmer and more receptive when they flip, no extra effort from you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn active clinical use by massage therapists in the US and Canada, a Canadian physiotherapist, a PhD-level athletic therapist, and a junior hockey team's athletic trainer — adopted word of mouth, no marketing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWholesale: 10-unit minimum. Mix sizes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca title=\"wholesale pricing and use cases for practitioners\" href=\"https:\/\/theunblock.shop\/pages\/for-practitioners\"\u003eFor practitioners - wholesale pricing and professional use cases\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe precision tool in the (un)Block™ lineup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe mini goes where the large can't. Narrower and lighter, it reaches the smaller targets — psoas, TFL, patellar tendon, bridge of the nose, the space between ribs. Used on its tall edge it's a fist. Used on its side it's a smaller forearm. Corners for trigger point work. For targeted release work, it's the right tool for the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe mini is the most travel-friendly of the two — under 2oz and sized for a carry-on pocket, it's the one patients actually pack. If your patient is buying their first (un)Block, this is the lowest-commitment entry point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eMost benefit from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theunblock.shop\/products\/the-unblock-complete-system-set-of-4\" class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\"\u003ecomplete set\u003c\/a\u003e — but a mini pairs well with an existing large or makes a low-barrier starting point for the reluctant patient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e psoas, TFL, piriformis, plantar fascia, bridge of nose, patellar tendon, biceps, triceps, neck. Used in our signature \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theunblock.shop\/pages\/unblock-trap-flossing\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(un)Block signature trap flossing release method for tight upper shoulders\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etrap flossing™\u003c\/a\u003e technique to release tight upper shoulders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"the (un)block shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48385161887981,"sku":"mini","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/6615\/2941\/files\/mini.png?v=1752261272","url":"https:\/\/theunblock.shop\/products\/mini","provider":"the (un)block shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}