PERCUSSION THERAPY BENEFITS

WHAT IS PERCUSSIVE THERAPY?

Percussive therapy (massage guns) provide rapid bursts of pressure into the body’s muscle tissue as its head oscillates back and forth.

Masseurs and masseuses have traditionally used a series of light strikes from the hands or wrists to the given muscle group to get this effect. However, massage guns let athletes get the same benefits, but in the comfort of their own homes and without needing to pay routinely for luxury spa services.

Percussive therapy doesn’t completely eliminate muscle soreness. But what it does do is increase blood flow to a specific muscle area, which can help reduce inflammation and muscle tension and break up those pesky knots that seem to linger after a hard workout. Massage guns are also used prior to intense workouts to help warm up muscles ahead of activity.

DO MASSAGE GUNS ACTUALLY WORK?

Yes, and there are studies to prove it. A 2014 study suggested that vibration therapy and massage (both of which are part of percussive therapy) are effective methods to prevent DOMS( delayed onset muscle soreness) meaning you’re less likely to feel muscle pain or tightness 24 to 72 hours after an intense workout.

In comparison to a regular massage or vibration massages, percussive therapy has the ability to go much deeper into your body, connecting with the chromatin,

The stimulation of the chromatin results in 3 awesome changes to your body:

A message is sent to your brain to provide pain relief in that area.

You switch on receptors located at either end of all your muscles. This increases range of motion and releases tension.

It increases blood flow to the specific area which results in increased nutrients and oxygen to the sore muscles.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VIBRATION THERAPY AND PERCUSSIVE THERAPY?

The main difference between percussive therapy and vibration therapy is that percussive therapy reaches deeper into the muscle, 60% deeper, in fact. While vibration therapy feels good on the surface of the body, it’s a “global” experience as opposed to a targeted one. Percussive therapy targets treatment areas by reaching deep enough into the muscle to increase the amount of blood flow and oxygen needed for efficient treatment and recovery. Also, because our Zenpower massage percussive therapy devices touch the body and come off of it 40 times per second, the brain does not acclimate to the stimulation, making the therapy more effective.