Are there any drawbacks to using massage guns?

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Sue Hitzmann · Answer

Using a therapy gun or any tool actually can have some drawbacks. Two of which are, do you know what you're doing and why you're doing it, and how you're using the tool. So first of all, if let's say your hip is killing you, taking a jackhammer to your hip is kind of like a kid screaming out for your help, and you walking up to the kid and punching them in the face, right? We don't do that to a kid, right? What would you do? You'd get down at their level and you'd ask them what the problem was, and you'd gain an understanding of why they were screaming out for your help, rather than punching them in the face, right? So if you are using a therapy gun directly on areas where you have pain, you may also have inflammation. And using a therapy gun or some hard tool could actually increase inflammation and not in a positive way. So I always say go indirect before direct if you're using a therapy gun or any tool.

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"Are there any drawbacks to using massage guns?"