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Walk into any climbing wall and you'll probbly see people using an assortment of therabands, foam rollers, and massage balls. This massage gun brings something different to the mix - but is it better than the existing cheaper options for warming up and down, recovery and injury prevention? In Rob Greenwood's house the verdict is split 50:50. 

"but equally I don't think it replicates the benefits and effects of a proper sports massage" - or regular stretching ? ? ?

For some reason I thought I'd added in stretching, but apparently not. Either way, I'm a massive advocate of stretching and could easily have added it in alongside that sentence, so in the avoidance of doubt to anyone reading this - do some stretching! 

That said, stretching is a little different to what this offers, but I still stand by the previous statement. If you want to delve in a little deeper into the muscle then something like this, or the other implements of torture that are out there, are well worth a look. However, as a baseline for those that do nothing, I think it's fair to repeat my previous statement, and your sentiment, by saying once-again - do some stretching!!

The Internet is awash with jigsaw massage attachments for around a tenner. I took a punt, they are not bad. Certainly give a more thorough pummelling than the cordless or stepped down massager.

Clearly you have to watch what you ar doing with them but they work. 

I'm slightly confused as to whether this is a review, advertisement or both? It says review, but not sure it's really that with the UKC discount if you buy one. Guess lines are blurred with loads of products but I think you need to be a little careful how this is recommended or not as it links to personal health and recovery and could have good results, or possibly exacerbate a weakness/injury. It's slightly similar to the adds for tablets for weight loss... A review of a product like this would be more appropriate from a qualified PT or specialist practitioner etc. 

Hi Simon,

It is - just to be clear - a review, without any feedback or influence from the brand itself.

I'm actually quite curious as to why you think it is advertising, because if you'd read the review you'd probably have seen that it had quite a luke warm reception, which is summarised by the following line:

"I am a little unsure as to whether it's worth it"

This is hardly a marketing slogan to fill you with confidence and certainly not something that a brand would pay for us to say (and if they did, I'm pretty sure they'd want their money back).

When it comes to recommending how it's used, I have been very careful to highlight its usage for care and maintenance, which should - in turn - help in terms of injury prevention; however, at no point did I say to use it if you are already injured. If this is the case, go and see a specialist, see what they say, and proceed accordingly.

Whilst I appreciate the sentiment of getting a qualified PT or specialist practitioner to review the product we just don't have the resources to do this. This year has been a tough year for us all and UKC is no exception. I often think people set the bar impossibly high when it comes to the reviews we publish vs. the reviews published elsewhere. Having watched/read a number of other reviews of massage guns online it would suffice to say that very few offer the levels of honestly I've tried to here.

I've got this too and it's pretty impressive for the size and weight. Certainly more powerful than I thought it'd be.