Everyone experiences muscle soreness from time to time. Whether you have a knot in your neck from sleeping weird last night, tense shoulders from stress, or tired legs from that triathlon you ran last weekend, you’re bound to experience some sort of muscle pain. What has changed is how we deal with that pain. It used to be that our only option was to ice those muscles or take some over-the-counter pain relievers and wait it out. But no more.  There have been a lot of new discoveries made in recent times to help us release and heal the pain from tight muscles in drug-free, easy ways. Among ..read more

Do you know those days where you just feel like your muscles are sore, achy, or just plain tired? Have you noticed that you can’t make your body work the way it usually does?  From time to time, most of us experience some form of muscle fatigue. Whether we recognize it or not, it can be a regular part of life. But sometimes muscle fatigue can be a symptom of a larger problem. If you’re curious about what muscle fatigue looks like or what could be causing it, you came to the right place. If you’re looking for easy, effective treatment options, we’ve got those, too. Let’s cover everything y ..read more

In the past few years, there’s been a whole lot of buzz about one new tech device: the massage gun. If you’ve heard about this magical new invention, you know that there’s some enigma and skepticism around it. After all, it’s a pretty novel idea. You know about vibrating massage devices, sure, but the concept of one of those as a gun? That can be hard to wrap your mind around. And that’s not even addressing the basics of what a massage gun actually claims to do. Many of us who haven’t come into contact with one ever before may be wondering what even is a massage gun? If all of these details se ..read more

In the past year, we’ve all been under quite a bit of stress. We’ve also found ourselves stuck at home, indoors, working from a desk with a computer. We’ve all experienced muscle fatigue at one point or another. It could be from online schooling help for our kids, sitting at a computer and not moving much, or that new workout routine we took up during our boredom. As an answer to these new aches and pains, a new solution has come onto the scene: the massage gun.  Along with this newer technology have come quite a few new competitors. Among them are two giants: the TimTam and the Theragun ..read more

What is Plantar Fasciitis? For those of us who don’t even know what plantar fasciitis is, let’s go through a quick rundown of what exactly plantar fasciitis is. Plantar fasciitis is named after the affected muscle, the plantar fascia in the underside of your foot. The plantar fascia is the band that runs along the bottom of your foot, connecting your toes to the bones in your heel. What’s really happening in plantar fasciitis is that this band becomes inflamed. Most often this is due to tiny tears in the muscle fibers in the fascia of that foot. It’s more common in people who put more stress o ..read more

Have you ever woken up to a neck that just won’t stretch on one side? Have you noticed that your shoulders creep their way up almost to your ears when you’re stressed out? Or after a workout, is it almost impossible to walk like you normally do? If any of these scenarios sound all too familiar to you, you could be suffering from tight muscles. Also known as muscle stiffness or muscle rigidity, tight muscles affect nearly everyone from time to time. They make it feel like your muscles just can’t move in the ways they should. They’re accompanied by a deep, achy pain, limited mobility, and even c ..read more

If you love exercising, you’ve been there. You have definitely woken up the day after an intense workout sore, achy, and exhausted. And you’ve assumed that soreness is normal, almost a badge of honor. Right? But sometimes that soreness seems just a little bit more intense than usual. If you’ve been in a place where you can’t tell if you’re sore or injured, you’re not alone.  So how can you tell if it’s just regular old soreness or something more serious? And then what can you do about it? Let’s look at the common symptoms of soreness, injury, and a few different methods for pain relief. W ..read more

You had a rough workout yesterday and your legs are paying for it today. Maybe you went a little too hard on the squats or your run was longer than expected.  Maybe you’re not really sure what caused your leg soreness. No matter where your pain occurs in your leg or how much it hurts, you may find yourself asking, “Is this normal?” It’s only natural to have a healthy level of concern any time you experience pain. Here are a few things to keep an eye on if you’re suffering from sore legs. Concerning Symptoms Most of us have experienced tired legs from a long day at work or the dreaded char ..read more

When you wake up in the morning, what’s the first thing you do? Probably check your phone, drink some water, and then do a big stretch. Stretching is what we do to prepare for something or cool down from something. It can feel great, point out areas that may be a little tight and need some attention, or both. It’s also one of the most recommended preparation techniques for any type of workout (and often, the most overlooked). If you’re not sure if you need to stretch or what the proper technique for stretching is, you’re in good company. Let’s see what stretching can do for you and your body ..read more

If you participate in any sort of sport or just work long hours on your feet, you know the pain of shin splints. They make it hard to walk, you may even have to take a day off from your sport or suffer through work the next day.  They can hurt very badly. And up until now, there was very little you could do to make them hurt less. Sure, you could take some pain relievers like ibuprofen or acetaminophen or ice it, but those are just temporary fixes. You’re going to have to deal with those shin splints sooner or later. That’s where a massage gun can come in and actually address the situatio ..read more