A soft tissue manipulation instrument for use by a practitioner on the soft tissue of a living being having an elongated body with soft edges, a front surface, a rear surface, sides, a tapered end and a curved, concave end opposite the tapered end. The front surface has a plurality of finger engaging recesses at least one recess located adjacent the tapered end and at least a second recess located adjacent the curved end. The rear surface includes an elongated finger engaging slot disposed in a longitudinal direction between the tapered end and the curved end.
