Our Story

WOW Ball started as a product made out of love for my mother-in-law, who struggles with plantar fasciitis (like me).  

It all began when my mother-in-law, Kathy, came to visit us here in San Diego from out of state.  Kathy loves California so I wanted to take advantage of the lovely weather and spend time with her outdoors.  But I could quickly see that something was holding Kathy back.  She didn't want to spend as much time on walks and could only manage shorter walks.  She and I chatted and I learned her plantar fasciitis was causing her pain and holding her back from doing things she loved - like walking on the beach in San Diego.

Seen while walking at La Jolla Shores in San Diego
 

"No problem - I have just the thing for you!"  I went to grab my tried-and-true wooden ball massager that I had purchased years earlier to show it to her and see if she wanted to try it.  Within minutes of using it, Kathy loved that she was able to target the knots in her feet and get relief.  I knew she had to have one so I went to buy her one of her own.  

But to my sad surprise, when I went to buy one for her I couldn't find it anymore!  It was as though the product I had purchased never existed.  Instead, Kathy decided to buy a tool that seemed similar to the one I showed her.  It was a plastic ball version on Amazon.  She tried this version and it did not provide relief at all.  She ended up getting rid of it.  "It was a waste of money", as she put it.  
 

I offered for her to take my wooden ball massager so she could use it when she traveled back home.  She's such an amazing mother-in-law - she insisted she couldn't take mine because she didn't want me to be without one (and risk being in pain from my plantar fasciitis).  She's so sweet. I love her so much!

I knew I had only one choice - to make her one!  With this, WOW Ball was born.