Are Massage Guns Worth It? (a doctor's view)

Do massage guns actually work? Theragun, HyperVolt and Pulseroll claim to help with both warming up for exercise and recovery from it. That wasn't my experience. In this video I run through the claims, evidence, risk of using them and my personal views on this. Not all recovery tools cost money though. At the end, I'll take you through 3 free ways to improve your recovery. 📈 SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/@JackClose/ 📋 RESEARCH https://www.jackclose.com/massage-guns/ 🤨 WHO ARE YOU? I'm Jack, I work as a Doctor in the UK and I'm passionate about health education. In particular, how we can use science to drive us to live healthier and happier lives. I aim to do that in a relaxed, fun way without medical jargon. Subscribe if you like the idea of that. 📎 MY FAVOURITE SERVICES These are affiliate links: Shortform for great book summaries: https://www.shortform.com/jack Notion for taking notes: https://ntn.so/jackclose Readwise for reminding myself of facts: https://readwise.io/jack/ 🧱 OUTLINE 0:00 - Introduction 1:06 - Claims 1:35 - Evidence 4:34 - Risks 6:12 - My View 7:05 - Cold Exposure 7:39 - Sleep 8:04 - Nutrition