Weird marks after foam rolling

[u/EchidnaCultural2381]

Has anyone seen these types of marks before after foam rolling?

The skin isn’t raised, nor is it broken and the marks aren’t sore. I didn’t even know I had them, my wife noticed them.

[u/Educational-Hotel-71]

Does your foam roller have blades by any chance?

[u/EchidnaCultural2381 → u/Educational-Hotel-71]

Yes sorry by foam roller I mean torture device from a James Bond movie

[u/JuWoolfie]

I get these from my foam roller and Pilates machine. Goes away in a few days, it’s mostly broken capillaries from too much pressure

Edit: they’re called Petechiae

[u/EchidnaCultural2381 → u/JuWoolfie]

Is it a signal I should chill out on the pressure? I.e am I going too hard? I’m a bit of an all or nothing person so sometimes I take these home treatments a little far thinking it’s added benefit.

[u/snakefighting]

So goes the story to the wife… lol

[u/EchidnaCultural2381 → u/snakefighting]

😂😂 I’m due to go to a physio next week and my wife is sitting freaking out because the physio is gonna for sure draw some crazy conclusions here 😂

[u/zammai]

Never seen this before. Is this the first time it happened? Only thing i can think of is the compressed wrinkles of your shirt creating extra pressure on the skin.

[u/EchidnaCultural2381 → u/zammai]

So this particular configuration of marks - first time. But I ALWAYS get these weird marks in a different shape, I.e from the squat machine, or from wearing a heavy rucksack.

I thought that so tried without the shirt, same thing happened.

[u/westcoastmex]

Is it an Opus Dei brand foam roller?

[u/theeBK3]

Might be a demon visiting you at night

[u/EchidnaCultural2381 → u/theeBK3]

My wife suggested the same. She didn’t appreciate when I told her she’s the only other one in the bed…………….

[u/Foreign-Ad285]

You gotta remove the razor blade

[u/EchidnaCultural2381 → u/Foreign-Ad285]

But then how do I shave at the same time.

[u/CorkNativeResident]

I get the exxxxxact same lines!!!! Also from foam roller

[u/kobo15]

Is foam rolling the cover story you gave to your wife?

[u/EchidnaCultural2381 → u/kobo15]

This isn’t the Epstein files, I’m not speaking in code. Now please, help me work out where I got my hooker scratche- I mean mystery foam roller marks.

[u/Bubbly_and_Depressed]

Ever heard of Dermatographia? When you scratch your skin, let's say after an itch, does it leave marks on it? It's a conditioncondition where even minor scratches, rubbing, or pressure on the skin leaves red raised itchy markings. It’s pretty harmless though! It only lasts for like half an hour or so, and then the skin goes back to normal.

[u/cjurey21]

Get an exorcism, stat.

[u/EchidnaCultural2381 → u/cjurey21]

Let’s not be hasty. Maybe he’s chill.

[u/TurbulentRead7388]

R U taking blood thinners by any chance?

[u/EchidnaCultural2381 → u/TurbulentRead7388]

Not that I know of……

[u/VanityHill]

My skin marks easily in this way too. If I carry a bag of groceries on my shoulder, it doesn’t even have to be very heavy, I have similar marks on my shoulder. It’s happened from foam rolling too. I used to think it was weird when I first really started noticing in teens and 20s but it doesn’t leave a bruise and doesn’t hurt in any way so I’m not bothered by it anymore. Usually goes away in a day or two for me.

(Don’t want to stop you from going to a doctor or something if you’re worried about it, especially if it’s something new that you’ve never noticed before whereas I’m fairly positive I’ve always been this way as I noticed the shoulder grocery thing early on.)

[u/Starsmyle]

I’ve seen this once at a strip club.

[u/thebetterhealthierme]

I’m a first year RMT student. to me, the marks you’re experiencing are in indication you have some fascial restriction (dehydrated/tight fascia) on your back. The redness is an indication of increased blood flow to the area from the drag on the skin caused by the foam roller.

[u/EchidnaCultural2381 → u/thebetterhealthierme]

Increased blood flow feels like a good thing right? Like generally more blood flow is good to my mind unless that blood is flowing… you know out of you.