Welcome back to Get Fit Guy. I'm your host, Dr. Jonathan Sue. Every week, I'll share

science-backed tips to help you get fit, stay fit, and optimize performance. Chances are,

you've seen someone use a massage gun at the gym,

or watch the video of someone pressing one into their muscles somewhere on social media.

If not, I'm certain you've at least heard about this pistol-shaped therapeutic device

that sends a combination of percussion and vibrations deep down into your muscles.

Massage guns, also known as percussive therapy devices, are quite popular these days.

They're pitched as portable devices that can be used by anyone, athletes, couch potatoes,

and everyone in between to relieve pain and enhance

recovery from exercise and sports activity. But does percussive therapy really work? And are

massage guns worth their hype? I've gotten a lot of questions from listeners about massage

guns, so I thought I'd give you the scoop

on whether these devices are really worth your time and money.

In this episode, I'm going to share with you research on whether percussive therapy is

effective and my experience with using this form of treatment with clients of all ages and fitness

levels.

Percussive therapy has, of course, been around for some time.

To Potman, the rapid and repeated striking of the body with the edge of the hand, or a cupped

hand, is a commonly used Swedish massage technique and is an example of percussive therapy applied manually.

The wonders of technology have now created percussive therapy devices that are affordable,

handheld, and can apply percussion hundreds of times faster than a human hand without tiring out.

The speed of these devices not only creates percussion, but also simultaneously

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