Massage weapons, or percussive remedy units, assist calm down and sooth sore muscle tissues, whether or not you’re an athlete or simply hunching over a desk all day.
Theraguns (made by Therabody) have a tendency to be the perfect therapeutic massage weapons. We’ve examined a bunch of the latest fashions, and several other of the extra reasonably priced alternate options accessible. Our favorites are beneath, together with what we discovered talking to a bodily therapist and athletic coach to see what precisely these units are doing.
Updated April 2021: We’ve added Therabody’s three Wave Series curler units, plus the SKG F5, an alternate massager with warmth.
Medea Giordano is the lead reviewer for this information. Jess Grey and Julian Chokkattu additionally examined some units.
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