Body Pain and Home Remedy: Hand Held Electrical Vibratory Massager

How to get great results from Your Handheld massager:

Suitable for Professional or home use

We provide serious massagers that give professional results, whether you are a practitioner who wants to be more efficient and effective in Profession, or a patient who wants to use one on themselves at home.

How to use your massager

General principles

Using a hand held massager is simple. You place the vibrating head on the muscle, making good contact, and allow the vibrations to penetrate. In this guide we’ll briefly show you why doing that is so effective, then we’ll share with you some pointers to help you get the most benefits and a few things to be wary of.

How vibration massage works

It is the vibrations that penetrate. When using a vibration massager the vibrations transfer from the head of the machine to the muscle and penetrate deeply. There is no need to press the head in for penetration. There’s a lot of miss-information around about this, but vibrations will always penetrate much more than pressing in. That’s why buildings can fall over 100 km away from the centre of an earth quake. Serious hand held massagers are built to provide genuine therapeutic benefits to help with musculoskeletal problems, and these can be complex.

Basic usage instructions

Pain or discomfort

Whereas manual (eg. by hand) massage therapists sometimes use painful pressure to get to a deep spot, vibration massagers use vibration to penetrate. There is no need to press in or cause pain. In fact pain can cause muscles to tense which can work against massage. If you experience pain or discomfort we recommend you either slow the massager to a comfortable level or stop.

The massager contact and direction To get the maximum penetration the head of the massager needs to make the best contact, so it should sit flat on the part to be massaged. At moderate speeds the weight of the machine should be enough to maintain

contact. However, as speed increases the massager head will have a tendency to patter (bounce up and down). When this happens either slow the machine down or apply a moderate amount of pressure until the head stops pattering. Also, the vibrations of the massager are maximum coming straight out of the machine, so these must be directed to get the best effect.

Duration

The duration of application should always be guided by your professional. However a typical starting point is 30 seconds at a moderate speed for a typical trigger point (60 for chronic deep trigger points). There may be multiple trigger points in an area, each needing an application of massage. Like most hand held massagers our General Purpose Massager is a sealed unit. This keeps out dust and moisture but holds in heat which can damage or shorten the life of parts. Always allow to cool after 15 minutes of use.

Use over clothing or a cloth

To prevent irritation, minimize the risk of transmitting infection, and help keep the head of the massager clean please use over cloth or a layer of clothing. You will not need to rub with the massager so there is no need for oi1 or other lubricants.

Which head to use and for what?

Our General Purpose Massager comes with a choice of 16/12/5 (1 is fixed) interchangeable heads. This often comes down to personal preference. However, our massagers work by sending vibrations into the tissues, which the larger flat head does very well. You can use it bare clothes while oil massage.

Things to be wary of when using a massager

Pushing in to get penetration

We have manufacturers of percussion massagers wanting to push heads in to get extra penetration. Not only do vibrations from a quality vibration massager always penetrate further, pressing in greatly increases the risk of causing damage or injury.

Potential uses and benefits

One of the major benefits of having your own hand held massager is that it allows you to have practically unlimited quality massage therapy. This opens up a host of opportunities.

Muscle tightness and pain syndromes If you’ve got tired tight muscles at the end of the day having your own

vibration massager is the perfect solution. Just sit the massager on your muscles and feel the vibrations penetrate. You’ll feel your muscles relax and the warmth of fresh blood flushing your tired muscles. If you have tight muscles for some time they gradually develop into pain syndromes such as back, neck or shoulder pain, and your muscles develop tender lumps called trigger points. Vibration massage is excellent to help these muscles regain their normal health.

Sports and exercise

If you play sports or exercise a vibration massager should be your best friend. You can use it before sports or exercise to help prepare your muscles for the best performance and to help prevent injuries. If you use it afterwards and during recovery, vibration massage is a big help in reducing post exercise soreness and speeding recovery. If you do happen to be injured vibration massage can help your healing and rehabilitation.

Health and wellness

People go to day spas or get regular massages for health and wellness benefits. Also, many companies provide their employees massages so they are happier, more productive and suffer less injuries. There have been a great number of clinical trials showing that these massages have a range of benefits from reducing pain through to improving one’s sleep, blood pressure and psychological state. Having your own vibration massager means you can have these benefits even if you cannot afford the day spa or have such a benevolent employer.

Fibromyalgia and chronic pain

If left inadequately treated those muscle tightness and pain syndromes become more chronic (long standing and entrenched) and widespread. On top of that when pain like this bombards your nervous system for years your nervous system becomes sensitized causing fibromyalgia and maybe other conditions such as migraines of bad tennis elbows. It is advisable to use your massager to treat muscle tightness and pain syndromes before they develop to this extent, but if it has your vibration massager may be invaluable.

Warnings This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and

knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

Do not use around water or dampness.

Although massage is incredibly safe there are certain conditions where massage can cause injury or death. For this reason always consult a licensed health care professional before using this or any form of massage. We cannot accept any responsibility for inappropriate usage.

The following is information only to assist you to discuss things with your professional in an informed manner. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional advice.

You should not massage on varicose veins or swollen or inflamed tissue.
You should not massage over skin disorders or open wounds.
You should definitely make your adviser aware if you are pregnant or suffer diabetes.
You should not get massage if you have tuberculosis, tumors, phlebitis, hemorrhage or thrombosis.
You should not massage on acute injuries, bruises or sprains.
You should not use over pacemakers
You should definitely make your professional aware if you have a heart or cardiovascular condition

Body Pain and Home Remedy: Hand Held Electrical Vibratory Massager