Thumper Mini Pro Percussive Massager - Deep Tissue Massage for Muscles, Back, Shoulders, Legs, arms. Powerful Percussion Electric Handheld Massage Therapy Gun with Long Handle and 3 speeds

I own the Thumper Mini Pro. It is without any doubt in my mind the best electronic massager that is able to be used in the home (as well as at a masseuse's office.) If you follow the instructions it WILL WORK. It is generally unnecessary to push down on it, that also causes it to overheat faster. Use it without any heavy or fuzzy clothing on , such as fleece. It will go longer before protection circuit kicks in. If you leave it on an area using its own weight for 10 minutes or so it will massage deep. It will also heat the area up significantly by transferring its motion energy to the muscles and a conversion to heat energy takes place, it a brilliant design. NO electronic devices are without the the issue of sudden failure, especially one that vibrates and uses solid state electronics. It is their nature to quit suddenly and completely. there is really no way to predict which ones will fail. As long as they have good solder joints and a thick circuit board and thick copper connecting lines, if it were military it would have multi layer connections.I have used it ALOT since my purchase and have had no problems even though it has been dropped and handled roughly at times. No electronic device that vibrates to work will last forever. Think about it, vibrate your flat screen or laptop like that for 20 minutes and see what happens. I am so satisfied i tell everyone I know who lifts weights, post lifting soreness is one of it's most effective things.Or people with joint or muscle issues, like fibromyalgia. The speed setting do different things actually. Faster is not always better for everything and sometimes faster doesn't result in a deeper massage. The fast speed also tends to have an effect similar to a tens unit and the vibrations confuse the nerve signals alleviating pain directly. The fast speed can also also make you itch, it will go away, us a cortisone based creme after massage if it is a problem. I suffer from multiple pain issues from herniated discs to total knee and hip degeneration where as soon as I lose a little more weight will be replaced. The unit has definitely increased my quality of life significantly. No, I am not in any way associated with the company, I stumbled across the product here on AMAZON! I ask all the complainers to think about the nature of the product and read it's instructions carefully I believe that this will increase your satisfaction and understand what the company was up against to make the product work reliably. Just look at the power cord, when is the last time you bought a product with a 12 FT. high gauge power cord? Copper is VERY expensive to the manufacturer and an easy way to increase profits, after all there are extension cords. But an extension cord would have much smaller gauge wires and be less reliable a possibly dangerous. It is this and other things that point out what a quality product this really is. I am pretty sure they will use your feedback to upgrade the next model of the product, I have a feeling that the company would rather build a better product an raise the price to cover costs that to build a lesser product and keep the price the same. It reminds me of the question...what ever happened to small electric devices that could be fixed, such as toasters and such. My Family owned a GE toaster that when you put the bread in is slowly lowered and then when done it slowly came back up, it was full chrome plated steel, with heavy steel and heavy chrome and was fixed at least a couple of time during the first 20 years of my life, I only wish they had offered it to me to fix that last time it needed fixing instead if getting a cheap disposable toaster. Now they have had probably 10 toasters in the past 20-30 years. Such a shame. I disposable society is not necessarily better than a well built society that can be fixed and upgraded. We have just gotten used to it. I believe that this is a product of the old school. It is definitely a product I am glad to have purchased and am enjoying owning, even if it needs fixing in the future (and hope fully not need to be replaced.) Well, I think I have rambled on long enough. Hope my little thesis helps your decision about which product, if any, to purchase. Peace, Brian Burke Jr.

There are a lot of massagers of various types out there. Many of them less expensive. Do yourself a favor, especially if you have chronic pain issues in muscles, just get this. I've been dealing with lower back and hip pain that really limited my mobility. One use of this a couple nights ago, and the next day I was a bit stiff but not hurting and my range of motion was majorly improved. Yes, it will hurt the first time until the muscles relax a bit, but then it's just pure relief. This is a commercial quality massager designed for therapists to use in their practice so it's more expensive, but also built really well. The cord is long which is a nice change from just about anything with a cord. Read the instructions before use, there are places on the body you shouldn't use this. I'm going to say this is a wonderful value simply because of how well it works.

I purchased this on the advice of a chiropractor to help work out some scar tissue causing stiffness in a calf and hamstring tear injury. This Thumper Massager works wonders! After just two weeks of daily use, my constant daily pain has subsided and I now go hours each day without pain. My pain scale at the doctor has gone from a 7 to a 1 in just two weeks! I would not have thought this possible! I highly recommend this massager to everyone who needs a deep tissue massager for old injuries. Yes, it is a little pricey but I am saving money in what I was spending in pain relief meds before purchasing this product. Now I don't have to worry about taking all that medication.It is a little heavy and for a small woman like me, you really have to put some muscle behind it to get it to work deep within the muscle tissues. It works absolutely best when I can talk my husband into pressing the Thumper into the calf and thigh muscles, but I get relief doing it myself, too, so don't let that scare you from buying this. I have tried using it on my back and it works well where I have good muscle coverage and definition but it you let it thump on a bony area it will just bounce around. The chiropractor said this is normal. I also want to add that I have very little body fat, and the chiropractor thinks this is why the Thumper has worked for me so quickly. He said it can take longer for someone whose injuries are covered by more fat so don't get discouraged if you are heavier and it takes a little longer to achieve permanent results.