Massage guns

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rwelpton Jul 2020 7:09pm, 25 Jul 2020 7 posts	rwelpton Are they any good? Keep seeing them advertised, just wondered
CreatureOfTheHill Jul 2020 7:16pm, 25 Jul 2020 556 posts	CreatureOfTheHill Can be quite good, we have one and find it useful for some stuff. Was worth the relatively cheap investment. Still use traditional massage and a foam roller, but it can be good for certain spots, or when you cannot use something/someone else.
idle_wilder Jul 2020 7:18pm, 25 Jul 2020 2,248 posts	idle_wilder I got one of the cheaper versions from Amazon (about £50-60?) and I really like it for the bits I can't really foam roll easily (shoulders, upper back, full quad etc). My PT doesn't really rate them as they don't reach deep enough for him (he's a larger strongman type build). Cat also loves getting a neck massage on the lowest setting!
auburnette Jul 2020 7:27pm, 25 Jul 2020 1,715 posts	auburnette We've got a theragun, it's really good, probably should use it more. Not a total substitute for a really good sports massage but certainly helps. Speeds up recovery too.
SooWoo Jul 2020 11:49am, 27 Jul 2020 275 posts	SooWoo They keep popping up on my Facebook feed!
CumbriAndy Jul 2020 1:01pm, 27 Jul 2020 1,905 posts	CumbriAndy Mrs CA has one of these amazon.co.uk Uses it after every run and finds it very helpful - she's working her way up to marathon distance and it's going well. Every other time she's tried that step up she's failed due to overuse injuries before reaching the point she's now at. I'm more sceptical but since I never visit physios/therapists unless I'm broken, I'm finding the chance to get at occasional tight areas to be welcome.
Reinhold Messner Jul 2020 3:09pm, 27 Jul 2020 751 posts	Reinhold Messner A very poor substitute for a proper therapist of course, but in most cases better than nothing. The challenge would be getting your muscles into the right position (ie properly relaxed) to work on them, or finding someone who knows how to position you if they’re wielding the gun. Just hammering about without knowing what you’re doing doesn’t seem like a good idea.
Garfield Aug 2020 12:36pm, 1 Aug 2020 13,538 posts	Garfield We bought one many years ago (20+) and it gets use occasionally when I can't yoga my way out of some muscular niggles.
whiteflash Aug 2020 12:33pm, 24 Aug 2020 326 posts	whiteflash I think I might go for one of these but cannot decide whether to go with an expensive version or just a cheap one off Amazon.