Percussion Therapy
Serving the Greater Los Angeles County Area including La Verne, Claremont, Glendora, San Dimas, CA
There are many types of recovery services that may help support your recovery when you work out. However, many of these are both expensive and take a huge setup, such as in the case of cryotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
At Recovery Lab of La Verne, we know simple and small is sometimes all that’s needed, and, in the case of our percussion therapy, it can still offer some great potential benefits. So, read on to learn more about this service of ours.
Percussion Therapy
- What Are The Benefits Of Percussion Therapy?
As hinted at, percussion therapy may support myofascial release, and some people find it works even better than a foam roller. What does this mean in practice? Well, potential benefits of percussion therapy include:
- May Support Muscle Recovery
- May Help Ease Muscle Stiffness
- May Help With Post-Workout Muscle Fatigue
- May Help Loosen Muscle Knots
- May Support A Greater Feeling Of Mobility
Of course, all of those things are tied together, with lactic acid often linked to how your muscles feel after workouts. The overall effect may be to help your muscles feel warm and relaxed.
Some of the benefits do depend on the timing of your percussion therapy. Using it before may help warm up your muscles so they feel loose and ready to move, which can be particularly nice if you have a previous injury (check with your healthcare provider first).
Using it after, though, may help loosen the knots you’ve gotten during your workout and may help you feel less stiff the next day.
- Who Is Percussion Suitable For?
It can be a great option for basically everyone.
It’s common for muscles and tendons to get tight for a number of reasons. Maybe a past injury has left the muscles near the area feeling tight (if so, check with your healthcare provider first), or perhaps you just know in advance about one particular muscle you have that’s prone to getting too tight.
Even if you don’t have any worries about tightness, if you merely get sore muscles and slight tenderness after a tough workout, percussion therapy may help ease those aches.
As this includes essentially everyone who works out, it can, as mentioned, be a great fit for most people.
- What Is Percussion Therapy Like?
As for what a percussion session is like with us, you’ll start by talking over relevant information with the recovery specialist helping you, including what muscles feel tight or need special care and if you want to use percussion before or after your workout.
Percussion therapy uses a percussion gun, which is like a handheld massager for your muscles that also happens to jab itself into your muscles like a tiny piston.
This jabbing motion is what works it deeper into your muscles; it is also what temporarily increases the ache, exactly like the twinges that come with working a knot out of a muscle.
Our recovery specialist will be the one using the percussion gun, and they may have you get into different positions so thew can get the right angles.
- Why To Use Recovery Lab
Our expert recovery specialists have the necessary training to use the percussion gun so you can get the most out of each session.
We also ensure our percussion guns stay clean and in good condition, and we do our best to ensure our goal shines through: helping you reach your goals!
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