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Muscle strain, because it’s a way to physical stimulate injured tissue without physically stressing it. I would vibrate a strain gently long before I would massage it directly. If you don’t talk to your doctor before using a massage gun, Gallucci warned you might cause further injury. “My advice is to do the research and know what the machine is used for and how to use it properly so that you don’t end up hurting yourself,” he said. Kitchen Appliances & Tools Home & Kitchen All Kitchen Appliances & Tools Coffee Makers Cookware Air Fryers Mixers Kitchen Gadgets Outdoor Home & Kitchen All Outdoor Raised Garden Boxes Garden Hoses Gas Grills Beach Towels Solar Pool Covers Grilling Accessories Noise: 45-55 dB | Stall Force: 50 lbs | Weight: 2.3 lbs | Customizability: 6 head attachments, 3 speeds | Battery Life: 3.5 hours | Our Overall Rating: 5/5

What’s unique about these guns is that they go much deeper than the handheld massagers used to go, so you really feel it,” says Michael Fredericson, MD, a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Stanford University. When lighter techniques like stretching and gentle massage don’t improve symptoms, a more vigorous approach might be necessary. To a minor extent, these effects might explain why people like the subtler, finer vibration therapies like TENS — but the “confusion” and “novelty” are also subtler, and the relaxation effects are definitely less profound. Other conditions to vibrate, or not, and why Foam rolling uses myofascial release to decrease muscle tension. Fascia is the connective tissue that surrounds muscles, blood vessels, and nerves. For various reasons, fascia can get tight, even inflamed. When that happens, your ability to move can be hampered. Yet the gentle to moderate sustained pressure you apply with a foam roller can help tight areas of the body relax or release, Malek says. This device offers a lighter touch, so it’s better suited to less intense recovery sessions or general R&R in front of the telly. On that note, it was one of the quietest models we tried, scoring almost full marks in our noise tests. This mini comes with a small round head for general deep muscle massage, a pneumatic head for more sensitive areas, a spinal head for targeting muscles around the spine, or for a dual trigger point massage, and a bullet head for trigger point, localised massaging. On, off, and four power settings are controlled via an easy-to-use LED touchscreen at the bottom of the handle.The Pulseroll comes with an instruction manual, with advice on how to treat common injuries like tennis elbow, pinpointing where you should massage and with which head. It’s a real bonus if you’re not versed in the world of physiotherapy, like me. As its name implies, this massage gun from HoMedics wouldn't be out of place in the hands of a physiotherapist. Of all the machines we've tested (including those that didn't make this roundup), it's the one that delivered the strongest, most assertive massage – and when you really need it, the optional heated attachment is bliss, aiding in helping tough muscles relax. Intriguing, but also far from conclusive. 3 There is one other like this — a study with positive results and no obvious problems 4 — but it’s not enough. There might be something here, but we just won’t know until some larger, better tests are done. Vibration and flexibility: a consolation prize

Choose a model that comes with multiple massage heads, from the standard ball head for bigger muscle groups to cone, wedge and thumb heads for working on smaller and more sensitive areas. If you’re planning to take your massage gun to the gym with you, consider its weight, portability and battery life. How we test massage guns For some people, stretching may be more relaxing because of the nonpercussive impact on the muscle, Malek says. And because you don’t need equipment, it’s more convenient.Theragun Percussive Therapy has a variety of benefits, helping to prevent body aches and pains, greatly reducing muscle tension in seconds, boosting mobility and range of motion, and increasing blood flow to the area to reduce soreness, tightness and pain,’ explains Dr Jason Wersland, chiropractor and Therabody founder. ‘It can also assist with accelerating the repair and growth of tissues.’ How Do I Use a Massage Gun? Carpal tunnel syndrome, because it’s caused by a physical entrapment of a nerve, which probably just cannot be altered by vibration Key features and specifications to look out for include the massage gun’s speed options, which are usually measured in percussions per minute (PPM) and tend to range from around 1000 to over 3000 for the most powerful models. Also look closely at the stall force, which is measured in kg or lbs and can vary from under 20 kg to over 30 kg. This is how much pressure you can apply to the massage gun before its motor stops, so a higher stall force means the ability to give yourself a firmer, deeper massage. Again, make sure you’re familiar with what you like from a percussive massage and buy the gun that’s best for you.

Hydragun also advises always keeping the massage gun moving rather than leaving it in one place, and not using it in one area for longer than a couple of minutes to avoid bruising.It wasn’t the most powerful massager on test – the first speed in particular was extremely gentle – so it’s not one for serious gym-goers, but it’s still great for releasing tension. It moved seamlessly over the skin with no painful snagging, and it scored top marks for noise level, allowing you to treat sore muscles on the go without attracting attention.

The Women’s Health Lab has put some of the top massage guns to the test to bring you its favourites for banishing post-workout pain. When buying a massage gun, the best one comes down to personal preference. But as a rule of thumb, you’ll want to consider power, design, portability and battery life. Massage science rarely makes a big splash, but a strange new study did in 2021 with this extraordinary claim: “robotic” massage of mice supposedly helped their little muscles heal. 10 Our Good Housekeeping Institute fitness expert put a range of top massage guns to the test on their sore muscles and found the best to suit all needs and budgets. It was an elaborate, high-tech study of massaging injured mouse muscles with high doses of vibration purports to find evidence that massage is “antinflammatory” and “regenerative.” (Importantly, no such clinical phenomenon is evident in humans.) Public statements by the researchers were strongly hyperbolic and cast doubt on their competence. While some of the findings are intriguing, it’s extremely unlikely that they are replicable or clinically relevant in people. It is important to study and confirm the clinical effects of massage before doing complex animal research to try to explain how they work. This study is a classic example of a “fishing” expedition: a search for meaningful signals in a lot of complex data.It's definitely an investment, but if you really want to treat yourself, or have a partner who'll be using it as well, you may be able to justify spending the extra cash.