“Where does it hurt?” The Internet celebrity massage artifact massage gun is highly sought after by netizens. It is not only used by people who love fitness and sports, but also used by office white-collar workers to relax their tense bodies. The massage gun can really massage Shoulder and neck?
1. The role of the massage gun
The massage gun uses vibration to reduce local tissue tension, relieve pain, promote blood circulation, and achieve the purpose of relaxing muscles and fascia. It mainly acts on fascia and muscles.
2. Massage gun can massage shoulder and neck
Shoulder and neck strain. After the shoulder and neck strain, the local muscles will have obvious spasm and tension accompanied by local edema. The accumulation of acidic metabolites due to muscle ischemia will cause pain symptoms. Using the massage gun through vibration can reduce muscle spasm and tension, accelerate muscle blood circulation, and promote the timely excretion of lactic acid and other metabolites from the body, which can significantly relieve the symptoms of shoulder and neck pain.
rigid muscles. Everyone has two large muscle groups in the neck and shoulders, one is the trapezius and the other is the levator scapulae. For these two muscles, people who sit for a long time in the office will often experience muscle stiffness and even pain. At this time, the massage gun can be used to deeply relax the two muscle groups.
3. The method of the massage gun massage shoulder and neck
Take the RoverGun massage gun as an example. It has multi-level strength adjustment, and is equipped with massage heads such as spherical head, U-shaped head, cylindrical head, and flat head, which are aimed at different body parts.
First find the approximate area where the acromion clavicle and the scapula are located on the scapula. The massage gun fits our palm and releases the muscles on the inside to a certain extent. Gradually move closer to the base of the neck from the outside, and stop for a short time at the position close to the entire neck, combing the entire trapezius muscle in a range like mine sweeping.
The levator scapulae muscle is a strip-shaped muscle. You can use the sharp tip of the massage gun to comb along the direction of the muscle fibers. First, find a fixed point and follow this point toward the neck. To complete the small movement, when approaching the base of the neck, pause for a while, and then start the movement again from the starting position.
When using it, don’t press the body too much, and at the same time pay attention to the bones around the shoulders during exercise, and don’t hit the bones.
4. Fascial guns don’t work for all pain
Fascial guns aren’t for all soreness, and the more the better. There are many internal tissue structures in the human body, and the pain caused by them is also different. The massage gun is suitable for muscle soreness after training. For cartilage damage, meniscus damage, etc., not only is it ineffective, but it will cause new damage.
To sum up, the massage gun massage shoulder and neck is appropriate, but it is necessary to master the correct method of use, select the appropriate vibration frequency, and pay attention to the duration of use. If used incorrectly, instead of providing pain relief, it can irritate blood vessels and cause muscle spasms.
Post time: Sep-21-2022