33-spike pyramidal flowers: why Mysa chose this design
Mysa's secret is in its 33-spike pyramidal flowers
We invented the modern acupressure mat, and we perfected it for fifteen years. Nobody knows what an acupressure mat is better than Mysa. The 33-spike flower is the proof.
210 flowers · 33 spikes per flower · 6,930 pyramidal spikes
Every Mysa mat has 210 flowers of 33 pyramidal spikes, 6,930 spikes in total on 75 × 45 cm, with the Balanced Density Ratio Mysa® design created in 2010. It is the configuration that spreads body weight evenly over every centimetre of skin in contact, whatever your build: enough spikes that none of them hurts, not so many that the stimulus goes soft. It is the same on all 12 models and it is the one used in the University of Padua clinical trial.
Why exactly 33
Our internal tests have said it for years, and fakirs have known it for centuries: the more spikes share the weight, the less each spike hurts.
- Fewer than 30 spikes per flower: few spikes, more pressure on each one, more pain. No extra benefit.
- 33 pyramidal spikes: the weight spreads, the pressure is firm but tolerable, the stimulus reaches every reflex point.
- More than 36 spikes: too many spikes, diluted pressure, weak acupressure.
Mysa will always say 33.
YOUR BACK DESERVES MYSA!
MYSA MEANS WELLBEING!
One design for everyone
Other brands sell mats “for beginners”, “advanced”, “for heavier people”. Not us: the 33-spike pyramidal flower adapts by itself to the weight and build of whoever lies on it.
One Mysa is right for you, for the people who share your home, and for you in ten years’ time, when you’ll be an “expert”. You will never have to change it.
Pyramidal, not rounded
We could have made softer or rounded spikes. They would have been useless. The pyramidal spike gives the skin exactly the stimulus that activates the reflex points and makes the body produce endorphins, its natural painkiller. That is the whole point of acupressure: pressure you can feel, for relief that lasts.
No lotus flowers, holograms or esoteric symbols
On the market you will see petal-shaped, hexagonal, holographic spikes, with names that evoke India or Tibet. Good-looking, yes. Nice design, yes. But it’s your back, and an acupressure mat has to do one thing only: even, complete pressure on your body.
The Mysa flower has never betrayed the original configuration, the one Ivan Kuznetsov conceived and perfected over decades and that has treated millions of people. We continue his work, and we have never wanted to depart from his principles: pyramidal shape, spike length, number per flower, layout on the mat.
The same flower as in the clinical trial
The randomised trial from the University of Padua (2021) describes the mat used by its number of spikes, design and padding density: it is this one. Class I CE medical device, registered in EUDAMED. What the research says.
Leave the others. You deserve only Mysa: it’s your back.
Frequently asked questions
How many spikes does a Mysa mat have?
210 flowers of 33 pyramidal spikes: 6,930 spikes on 75 × 45 cm.
Why 33 spikes per flower?
Below 30, the pressure per spike hurts with no extra benefit; above 36 it is diluted. 33 is the balance between effectiveness and tolerability.
Are there Mysa versions for beginners or experts?
No: one design for everyone, which adapts to the user’s weight. For the first few days there is the Mysa t-shirt.
Are lotus- or hexagon-shaped spikes better?
No decorative shape has shown any extra benefit over the original pyramidal flower.
By Annika, Mysa · Updated 6 November 2026
