Percussion Massage Gun

Precautions of using percussion massage gun

Massage Muscle Not Fat

The so-called "percussion massage gun" is naturally used to release fascia. Fascia refers to the connective tissue that wraps muscle bundles and muscle fibers. It is the basic unit of muscle, and there is no fascia in fat tissue.

Many people like to use a percussion massage gun to massage hypertrophic fat, trying to achieve the goal of losing weight in this way, which does not work and is futile.

On the other hand, when the muscles are loosened with a percussion massage gun, it can transmit pressure signals to the mechanoreceptors inside the muscles and prompt the autonomic nerves to activate metabolic functions, which has a certain fat-burning effect. But if you massage the fat, I am afraid that even such a function cannot be realized.

Compresses soft tissue rather than bone, tendons and ligaments

The percussion massage gun has great strength and high frequency, and is not subject to subjective control during operation. Hitting bones, cartilage, tendons, or ligaments with a percussion massage gun will not only have no effect, but may cause injuries to the relevant parts.

Seeing this, some people may say that my muscles are tense. After massaging the tendons with a percussion massage gun, stretching them should make the tendons a little longer. In fact, tendon is a kind of high-density connective tissue with very limited elasticity. It is difficult to make it stretchable through massage and stretching. A better way is to loosen and stretch the muscles upstream of the tendon to achieve the best results. obvious.

Press on nodules and trigger points instead of tender points and acupoints

The function of the percussion massage gun is to release the fascia. The main purpose of the fascia release is to eliminate muscle nodules and trigger points, as well as eliminate spasms, adhesions and edema that may develop into nodules and trigger points.

Some people may use a percussion massage gun to press on inherent "tender points" in the body. Tenderness points are unique pain sensitive points on the surface of the human body. They are often distributed symmetrically and in pairs. These tenderness points have nothing to do with motor dysfunction. Unnecessary massage is not only useless, but may also cause unnecessary damage.

Some people will use the percussion massage gun to press the "acupoints". Acupoints are a concept in traditional Chinese medicine. There is no corresponding evidence in modern medicine and sports biology. Pressing acupoints with a percussion massage gun is also a strange behavior that is not popular.

3rd party massage works better

It is true that self-massage can be performed with a percussion massage gun, but unfortunately, due to various restrictions, many parts are often not taken into account. If conditions permit, professionals can perform whole-body fascia release in a relaxed state, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Percussion massage gun Use Contraindications

Osteoporosis, fracture, acute rheumatoid arthritis, osteomyelitis, bursitis, open wound, phlebitis, hemangioma, obstructive edema, skin disease, malignant tumor, infection, blood clot, etc. When there is a problem, do not blindly use the percussion massage gun to perform compressions, please operate under the doctor's advice.