Therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device

1. A one piece therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device comprising:

a one piece completely cylindrically shaped body comprised entirely of foam or plastic and including a plurality of solid projections having a predetermined shape configured to extend into soft tissue of a user to enhance mobilization of soft tissue and optimize body core strength and balance training.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein one or more of a predetermined density of the body and a predetermined diameter of the body in combination with the predetermined shape of the projections optimize body core strength and optimize balance training.

3. The device of claim 1 in which the one or more of a predetermined density of the body and the predetermined diameter of the body in combination with the predetermined shape of the projections effectively break up collagenous fibers of the soft tissue structures.

4. The device of claim 1 in which the one or more of a predetermined density of the body and a predetermined diameter of the body in combination with the predetermined shape of the projections enhance flexibility of the soft tissue structures.

5. The device of claim 1 in which the one or more of a predetermined density of the body and the predetermined diameter of the body in combination with the predetermined shape of the projections enhance distensibility of the soft tissue structures.

6. The device of claim 1 in which the projections longitudinally extend over a length of the body.

7. The device of claim 1 in which the projections extend perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the body.

8. The device of claim 1 in which the projections radially extend from the body are at the same angles.

9. The device of claim 1 in which the projections radially extend from the body at different angles.

10. The device of claim 1 in which the projections are configured in a wave pattern.

11. The device of claim 1 in which the projections are configured in a Z pattern.

12. The device of claim 1 in which the projections are configured in a helical pattern.

13. The device of claim 1 in which the plurality of solid projections are individually spaced in a predetermined pattern over the body.

14. The device of claim 13 in which the predetermined pattern includes an aligned pattern of the plurality of solid projections.

15. The device of claim 13 in which the predetermined pattern includes an offset pattern of the plurality of solid projections.

16. The device of claim 1 in which the cylindrically shaped body and the projections are made of a pliable material.

17. The device of claim 16 in which the pliable material includes a closed-cell foam material.

18. The device of claim 16 in which the closed-cell foam material includes a chemically cross-linked polyethylene foam.

19. The device of claim 16 in which the pliable material includes expandable polyethylene.

20. The device of claim 16 in which the pliable material includes plastic.

21. The device of claim 1 in which the number of the projections are configured to optimize mobilization of the soft tissue structures and/or optimize body core and balance training and/or effectively break up collagenous fibers of the soft tissue structures and/or enhance flexibility of the soft tissue structures and/or enhance distensibility of the soft tissue structures.

22. The device of claim 1 in which the predetermined shape of the projections includes one or more of: a rounded shape, a curved shape, a triangle shape, a square, a notch shape, a cylindrical shape with rounded ends, and cylindrical shape with flat ends.

23. The device of claim 1 in which the completely cylindrically shaped body includes a diameter defined by ends of the projections.

24. The device of claim 1 further including a lumen extending through the body.