How do you actually use your massage gun?
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I have general lower back discomfort and mobility/stiffness, occasional pain, very infrequent muscle spasms, for which osteopathy/physio seems to really help; I ordered a massage gun to simulate a little bit of what they do without having to pay fifty quid each time.
Lots of threads on here praising massage guns but how do you actually use yours? How long for, how often, how hard do you press, anything you've done that made things worse etc?
(serious answers only please, none of this 'first strap your b
ks to an angle grinder')
Lots of threads on here praising massage guns but how do you actually use yours? How long for, how often, how hard do you press, anything you've done that made things worse etc?
(serious answers only please, none of this 'first strap your b
ks to an angle grinder')Which one have you got and does it have an app? I have a Theragun and when attached to the app by Bluetooth it guides you through the techniques for various areas including how to hold, direction of movement and amount of pressure as well as which attachment to use.
I find that in some areas the amount of pressure required is quite hard and can be painful, so often prefer to use a bit less pressure but do it for longer. I'm not sure if it's less effective than way but at least not as painful!
ETA: most of the ones I have done while guided tend to focus on each muscle for about 30s to 1m, while moving around the region. I don't use it all that often, probably after a particularly vigorous exercise session or if I get pain somewhere (I get quite bad upper back/neck/shoulder pain occasionally from an old skiing injury)
I find that in some areas the amount of pressure required is quite hard and can be painful, so often prefer to use a bit less pressure but do it for longer. I'm not sure if it's less effective than way but at least not as painful!
ETA: most of the ones I have done while guided tend to focus on each muscle for about 30s to 1m, while moving around the region. I don't use it all that often, probably after a particularly vigorous exercise session or if I get pain somewhere (I get quite bad upper back/neck/shoulder pain occasionally from an old skiing injury)
Edited by JagYouAre on Saturday 16th December 07:40
Just bought a Renpho one off Amazon, seems a decent bit of kit for the money.
The round ball head could do with being a hard smooth plastic really but thats the only gripe.
As for time on each muscle a couple of minutes at most, very little pressure is needed its the vibrations that do the work.
2 to 3 times a day is acceptable from what ive read.
The round ball head could do with being a hard smooth plastic really but thats the only gripe.
As for time on each muscle a couple of minutes at most, very little pressure is needed its the vibrations that do the work.
2 to 3 times a day is acceptable from what ive read.
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