On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:39:50 -0400, FromTheRafters
wrote:

Micky formulated on Thursday :
On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:27:40 -0400, FromTheRafters
wrote:
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If your shoulders always hurt the same way, which is not the case with
me, then you must decide which is right for you. I also have a strap
type, but it isn't nearly 'scratchy' enough.

These look scratchy enough:

https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Sisal.../dp/B007SBFYQE

The 'glove' type definitely wouldn't work for me unless my shoulders
didn't hurt, and then I wouldn't need them anyway.

I've used a yardstick on occasion, and I thought of making something
from all the scrap in my basement, but mostly when it itches, which is
no more often than once a month, I rub my back on doorframe.

Yes, that works well for me also. My portable unit with the shoehorn
sits near my bed for easy access.

Yes, it's hard to rub your back on the doorframe when you're lying in
bed.