I believe that every office worker who has been working at the desk for a long time will not refuse such an "artifact", which can not only bring us a convenient and comfortable massage experience, but also play a certain role in improving insomnia caused by mental stress, and can also get a certain preventive effect on cervical spondylosis, this artifact is the neck massager. With the promotion and iterative update of neck massagers, there are now different types of neck massagers for people to choose from, but in fact, not all types are suitable for Chinese people, which is also the reason why some people have muscle damage after using neck massagers. As a physiotherapist who has been in the industry for many years, I have tested countless neck massagers (some of the products in the picture below). Today I'm going to share with you my thoughts on this issue.
1. The three types of popular science cervical massagers!
To know the answer to this question, we must first clarify the major types of neck massagers. Each type of neck massager has different functions and characteristics, which can be learned below, and it is more convenient for the right neck massager to bring benefits to our cervical spine health.
Type 1.Vertical Strike Neck Massager: This is a type of neck massager that uses high frequency and fast vertical strokes, which stimulates the deep muscles and fascia through layers of pressure transmission, which can effectively relax the tense and stiff muscles and fascia, so as to provide excellent relaxation and soothing effect.
Type 2.Physical kneading neck massager: This is a type of massager that imitates the kneading action of the human hand, which can drive the massage head to simulate the human hand to knead and relax the neck and shoulder muscles through the motor, providing a soothing feeling for the tense and tired muscles. This type of massage is recognized as one of the most comfortable and effective forms of massage at present.
Type 3.Current Pulse Neck Massager: Pulse Cervical Massager is a way to relieve muscle pain by electric shock, the appearance is simple and fashionable, light and easy to carry, suitable for those young people who are not sensitive to current and like fashion technology products. Through the feedback of many people, the massage effect is actually average, and the current stimulation may also cause discomfort or pain, and people are not easy to adapt, so the elderly are usually less acceptable, which is also the most common type of neck massager that is complained about and hurts the muscles.
2. Is the electric shock of the neck massager harmful?
Is there any harm in the electric shock of the neck massager? Now many Internet celebrities and OEM products are flooding the market, and the pulse massager of the electric shock type has indeed been exposed to many harms. If you buy unprofessional products, it can even cause a serious physical safety crisis. I'll break it down in more detail below.
1. Neck stiffness or loss of consciousness. If the quality of the product is poor or the massage area is small, the neck may become stiff or partially unconscious after being massaged, which will affect the normal rotation of the neck and seriously affect normal life.
2. It can cause dizziness and headache. The muscles or nerves of the cervical spine are very fragile, and some unprofessional cervical massagers may overstimulate them during use, resulting in compression of the blood vessels in the neck and shoulders, and insufficient blood supply to the neck will cause symptoms such as dizziness. Especially current pulse massagers, this type of massager is more prone to such problems.
3. Fibrosis or atrophy of muscles. Muscle wasting can be caused by the use of low-quality products, improper use or overuse of the neck and shoulders area, so it should not be ignored because it is unlikely.
4. Damage to bones, nerves, blood vessels, and muscles. Low-quality cervical massager due to the instability of the motor, or insufficient uniformity of force, used in a very weak, sensitive neck, if the product selection and use is not appropriate, its bones, nerves, muscles, etc. will cause damage!
5. Aggravation of cervical spondylosis. If we use a massager or pulse massager with poor compatibility, it will cause serious irritation to the cervical spine under long-term use, resulting in the gradual deepening of cervical spondylosis and more pain in the neck.
3. Beware of the five major traps of neck massager merchants!
In the previous discussion, we analyzed the damage of the pulsed cervical massager to the human body. People generally know less about neck massagers, and unscrupulous businesses take advantage of this to set various consumer traps. Below I have collected the bad reviews about the pulse cervical massager and the inferior neck massager, and organized them into charts. Remind everyone to be aware of the five major pitfalls.
1. Gimmick feature-rich products. Smart APP, audio, force sensing, built-in fragrance and other messy gimmick functions are piled up in the product. As a result, these functions can easily wear down the stability and reliability of the internal stability and reliability of the electric cervical massager!
2. Invalid OEM products. In fact, most of the low-cost electric cervical massagers on the market are OEM products with no technical strength at all, and their massage area range is insufficient, and the uniformity and stability of performance are poor, so the strength is uneven and the attenuation increases quickly, so it will naturally hurt the muscles when used!
3. Single-motor products accelerate loss. If a single motor is used, the load of the motor will be larger, the kinetic energy utilization efficiency will be greatly reduced, and the loss of the machine will be accelerated, and the stability of the force is very poor, which will easily damage the muscles.
4. Electric pulse massager. They contact the skin through electrodes with pulse function to stimulate neuromuscular contraction, in fact, such a massage method is difficult to achieve a massage effect, the human body will be stimulated by the current very uncomfortable, muscle relaxation, nerve sensitivity is easy to appear!
5. The kneading accuracy is not enough. Our shoulder and neck area has many nerves, muscles and blood vessels, very sensitive and need to be carefully cared for, if the massage process is offset, then the actual massage effect is reduced, not to mention, it will hurt the muscles!
Fourth, the 4 benefits of high-quality neck massager inventory!
Is the neck massager electric shock harmful? This issue has been explained in detail above. Although the neck massager market does have a lot of slots, we should not completely deny the neck massager because of this, in fact, there are some brands full of conscience, and the neck massager they produce has a professional and technical level, such a product is not only harmless, but also brings us a variety of unexpected benefits. At present, there are as many as 300 million patients with cervical spondylosis in the mainland, so it is worth advocating for ordinary people to buy a high-quality neck massager to prevent cervical spondylosis. Next, I will give you a detailed introduction to the four benefits of a high-quality professional neck massager.
Benefit 1: Improves blood circulation. Through transmission and kneading, the neck cone massager helps to improve blood circulation in the neck, relieve dizziness and headaches, improve sleep quality, and fully nourish the brain, bringing a comfortable feeling of the whole body.
Benefit 2: Avoid cold shoulders and neck. Some cervical massagers on the market with hot compress function can help us massage comfortably while performing hot compress therapy on the neck during the massage process, effectively avoiding cold and cold on the shoulder and neck.
Benefit 3: Get rid of insomnia and dreams. Nowadays, many people have insomnia and dreams, especially if the neck is under great pressure, it is easy to fall asleep, and the cervical massager can effectively massage our head, shoulders and neck, sleep problems are solved, help you fall asleep quickly and ensure the quality of sleep.
Benefit 4: Cervical spine disease can be prevented. Many people suffer from conditions such as frozen shoulder. The use of a neck massager can effectively relieve neck fatigue, thereby improving the stiffness of shoulder and neck muscles, promoting blood circulation, and helping to prevent cervical spondylosis.
Is the electric shock of the neck massager harmful? After reading the previous content, we already have a clear understanding of this problem. In order to help you avoid lightning, I contacted a professional organization to obtain the following data comparison of the performance and comfort of the neck massager on the whole network. From this we can get the truth we want to know.
As the pioneer of "no muscle" technology, because of the "unconventional" sports equipment concept and technology precipitation, it is deeply loved by a large number of professional athletes and sports enthusiasts, and has exclusively developed ten black technologies that do not hurt muscles, and has the best massage penetration, transmission stability, kneading accuracy, etc., which is 130% higher than most similar competing products, and the massage comfort rate is increased by 130%, and the performance is strong and reduced by 97.2% Top-notch compatibility for the whole family. It also has the original TRX acupoint fractional massage technology, which helps sleep quality, relieves headaches, etc., and is a blessing for most people with poor sleep quality and frequent headaches!
As an extreme sports and health care brand, Weiye is deeply loved by sports gods and physiotherapists, including speed skating, skiing world famous Guo Dan, Li Shuang, etc.
In order to compete, many brands on the market pile up appearance, function and gameplay, pursue intelligence, sacrifice quality to fight price wars, engage in endorsements, etc., resulting in bloated products, poor performance, and high muscle damage rate. "Unconventional" AGVIEE Weiye insists on never advertising, purely focusing on massage effects, not hurting muscles, etc., pioneering research and development of ten performance and muscle-free black technologies, such as ARS traction adjustment technology, DPP micro-frequency dynamic compensation technology, V-ZUS intelligent engine algorithm, dual-channel approved transmission technology, etc., the massage range is increased by 52%, the uniformity of strength is increased by 78%, and the strongest performance has the lowest muscle damage rate! After more than 6 years of anti-attenuation design and testing, it has achieved 6 years of comprehensive performance, durability and muscle damage rate certification.
Among other brands, Bei Yi is more famous, keen to invite celebrity endorsements, and the packaging design is exquisite. If you take into account the cost performance, you can look at Honor, Xiaomi, etc., the unit price is lower, and it is competitive in the same price configuration.
5. Keep in mind the 8 tips for buying a high-quality neck massager!
In fact, this is also inseparable from the quality of the product, only the inferior and unprofessional neck massager will damage our cervical spine health during massage. Therefore, if we do not have an in-depth understanding of the neck massager, it is easy for us to fall into the trap dug by the merchant. So how do we choose a high-quality professional cervical massager? The following eight tips must be mastered:
1. Pay attention to the quality of the battery. Choose a cervical massager with a battery capacity greater than 2200 mAh, and the battery life is sufficient. Generally speaking, the neck massager can be used for about 8-10 times for 10 minutes each time. However, it should be noted that the battery used in inferior products is of poor quality, and the shrinkage of the battery will be very serious after a period of use.
2. Brand technology adjustment ability. Professional brands will take into account the massage comfort and transmission performance at the core of the product. There are a large number of adjustment indicators and technical optimizations for various parameters such as massage depth, transmission frequency stability, uniformity of massage strength, kneading accuracy and range, etc.
3. Requirements for massage depth and strength. Some businesses blindly pursue strength and depth, in fact, it is unreasonable, if you want to avoid damage to muscles, you can't overly promote massage depth and strength products, you have to take into account massage strength, depth and comfort.
4. Physical kneading is more worth entering. It is recommended to choose a physical kneading massager, which is more acceptable to Chinese people and has fewer side effects. In contrast, the electric pulse massager is basically only used as a fashion decoration, and the actual massage effect is not good, and many people say that they cannot accept its current stimulation, which is easy to cause muscle damage!
5. The massage area should be sufficient. The massage area directly affects the soothing effect of the massage and is key in terms of the massage head. If the distribution of the massage head used is concentrated, it will lead to a small range of massage area, the massage effect will be greatly reduced, and the experience will be very poor!
6. Dual motors are better. The dual motors will improve the efficiency of kinetic energy utilization and will greatly reduce the load on the motor. Under long-term use, the transmission attenuation degree is lower, and the strength stability is better, and the service life is longer.
7. Kneading accuracy requirements. The higher the accuracy of the cervical massager massage landing point, the better the motor performance quality and brand technology tuning, to achieve effective protection of the blood vessels, nerves and muscles of our shoulder and neck.
8. Wearing comfort is very important. For example, the choice of materials in contact with the skin, the breathability of the material, the tightness of the neck, the feeling of heaviness of the shoulders and neck, etc., such factors should be paid attention to.
After reading this popular science article, I believe you can resolutely say "No" to inferior products, as consumers, we are easy to be induced by mistakes in front of the business, so we must distinguish what type of neck massager is suitable for, and the comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of performance parameters between different massagers. As long as you choose according to the purchase know-how, you can basically avoid inferior products that hurt muscles, and choose a high-quality neck massager that can take care of our cervical spine health for a long time.