Massage guns are far more cost effective than visiting a physiotherapist or paying for a singular massage, as most come with at least two years of guarantee. They can be set to run at five speeds from 1,750 to 2,400 percussions per minute — effectively, the number of times it hits your muscle. From walking boots to running machines, Priyankaa has written about hundreds of products and is passionate about providing in-depth, unbiased reviews.

Percussive therapy has a variety of benefits, helping to prevent body aches and pains, greatly reducing muscle tension in seconds, boosting mobility and range of motion, and increasing blood flow to the area to reduce soreness, tightness and pain,’ explains Dr Jason Wersland, chiropractor and Therabody founder. Priyankaa has written for Stylist’s Strong Women Training Club, where she regularly wrote about diversity in the fitness industry, nutrition tips, training advice and her experience completing various fitness challenges. The design (how ergonomic the handle was), portability and any other innovative features were also taken into consideration when deciding the final hierarchy.Other players at the tournament in Qatar, including Switzerland’s Granit Xhaka, Australia defender Bailey Wright and England’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, have been spotted with the contraptions too. There are studies that prove they can increase your range of motion and reduce the self-reported feeling of DOMS, but fuller evidence for how they actually work isn’t really there yet. Even if you’re quite familiar with your massager, starting slow and working your way up is never a wrong choice. England played their first four matches in Qatar over 14 days and finally now have a breather of five days before they face France in the quarter-finals at the Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday evening. On, off, and four power settings are controlled via an easy-to-use LED touchscreen at the bottom of the handle.

Keep your gun away from your neck (decapitation ain't the aim here, lads) and avoid bone and any sprains.Footballers like Janine Beckie are true athletes who push their bodies to the limit day in and day out. The brainchild of renowned YouTube physical therapists Bob Schrupp and Brad Heineck, we had high expectations when the Q2 landed on our desks, and it didn’t disappoint.

It features a heating head with two temperature settings – 45C and 55C – to turbocharge your recovery. One button on the top of the device is used to switch it on and off and control the vibrations, which can be set at speeds ranging from 1750 to 2400 percussions per minute (PPM). Put simply, it’s a handheld device that sends vibrations through your muscle at a high frequency of around 40 percussions per second”, says Jonathan Codling, a physiotherapist at luxury health club Third Space in London.If you’re looking for a professional massage gun, I’d still choose a full-sized, or one with the heating and cooling heads like HoMedics, but if you’re after a good value, portable massage gun, you can’t go wrong. Today I’ll show you the best massage gun for athletes, describe their benefits, and explain how to properly use them. We’ve got models that are better suited for home use and others that are portable handheld massagers, perfect for using on the go.