[Jeff Hail]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Anybody here have or have used a Massage gun? Both the PT tech and the acupuncturist I went to today used one of these things on my Piriformis muscle. It is supposed to increase blood flow so the muscle can heal, and it really whacks away at you. They recommend I get one and use it daily. They range in price from $40 to hundreds.
Any recommendations?

Had one and had issue with Priformis also. Ended up making the Piriformis worse. Re-focusd on the Psoas which hinted Piriformis was fine. Three layers deep the problem was actually a Bursa causing all three to become inflamed. No more machine gun. Switched to floor surfing with 5 inch ball filled with sand. 3 1-/2 years later fine. Stopped listening to PT's and bought a book titled Built from Broken by Scott Hogan. One thing I learned not from the book is Piriformis and Psoas issues are usually from sitting for extended periods. These require release not pounding.

Actually the machine guns are good on biceps, calves, traps. Was still a good $50 investment.