{"id":25092,"date":"2023-03-08T18:30:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T17:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=138385"},"modified":"2023-03-08T18:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T17:35:17","slug":"best-massage-guns-sort-your-pains-with-the-top-options-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/best-massage-guns-sort-your-pains-with-the-top-options-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Best massage guns: Sort your pains with the top options in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
They\u2019re designed to freshen you up for your next workout in double-quick time. But what does the science say? We investigate\u2026 <\/p>
By James Witts\n \t\t<\/p>
Published: Wednesday, 08 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>
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Massage guns are gaining in popularity thanks to athlete endorsements giving them a huge global platform. Take basketball legend LeBron James, who has 56-million Twitter followers.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s not only a Hyperice user but also an investor. Among its many mooted benefits, \u2018percussive\u2019 massage therapy purports to warm your muscles for exercise and heal them more rapidly after; in short, they\u2019re your pocket-friendly masseuse.<\/p>\n
But do they actually work? It\u2019s something we set about finding out by testing five of the most popular massage guns on the market.<\/p>\n
That ticked off the anecdotal. We also trawled journals to see how much empirical evidence supported the claims. It\u2019s time to hammer home the truth\u2026<\/p>\n
Homedics\u2019 Myti is only 14cm high \u2013 smaller than an iPhone XS, as the marketing crew tell us \u2013 and weighs just 350g, but it packs an impressive 3,000 percussions per minute (ppm). That\u2019s at top speed, which is the peak of its four modes. Its petit size is matched by its petit sound as this is one quiet gun.<\/p>\n
It comes with four head attachments: ball, U-shaped, flat, targeted and, uniquely in this test, heated. The heated flat massage head heats up to 45\u00b0C in just 15secs and is designed to further stimulate bloodflow within the muscle tissue to accelerate recovery. We don\u2019t know about that but it was certainly soothing.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s USB-C rechargeable for use on the go, lasts for a maximum 3hrs and comes in a svelte protective case. It\u2019s also a stylish-looking gun thanks to its aluminium finish and evergreen colourway. (It comes in anthracite and dusk options, too.) All in all, it\u2019s impressive stuff, though we\u2019d like a little more exercise guidance in the instruction booklet and online. And those looking to hit large muscles in a thorough all-over refresher session might want something a little larger.<\/p>\n
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