Well, generation gap.... I thought you were talking about the old foam hair curlers we used to use so we could sleep on them!

I thought you were talking about foam paint rollers!

I got an inversion table for my back. Works wonders. Haven't tried the foam roller for my back.

I have one and have used it for years to roll on my IT band which get very tight from running. I have also used it long-ways on my back to stretch out. Feels wonderful.

edited to add, mine is pretty hard and i think it is 6”. i am not at home at the moment.

How funny, I changed the title for y'all! OMG I remember sleeping on rollers, not foam rollers either!! Sure could not do that now.

No generation gap, oly. I'm probably older than you! Thanks, cilantro. We actaully have one of those inversion devices, but it's not for me.

My friend and i used the foam rollers at the gym and they felt great! we were going to buy some for home, but then covid and we stopped going to the gym and forgot about the rollers . . . and exercise altogether! So thanks for the reminder, we were just talking about going back, and i think we will grt the rollers for home this time. Our trainer had a suggestion for what to get, half versus whole etc, but of course now we don’t remember. We liked the whole ones at the gym.

Depending on your size and needs you may need several both of size and softness. I found what worked for the shoulders did not work for the hips and legs. The softer one for my upper body simply disappeared when used under my hips and lower back. Smaller ones worked best for my legs.

I cant imagine a soft one would work in general for most applications. Lying on it, especially lower or upper body alone, would compress it too mich to be of any good use i would think. Same with a half round.