Percussion Therapy
Serving the Greater Los Angeles County Area including La Verne, Claremont, Glendora, San Dimas, CA
There are many types of therapy capable of helping you recover faster 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 is still capable of providing amazing 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 is able to aid in myofascial release even better than a foam roller. What does this mean in practice? Well, it means percussion therapy has the following benefits:
- Quickened Muscle Recovery
- Reduced Muscle Stiffness
- Decreased Lactic Acid In Muscles
- No Lingering Muscle Knots
- Breaking Up Of Scar Tissue
Of course, all of those things are tied together, with lactic acid being a main cause of muscle stiffness after workouts. The overall effect is to make your muscles feel warm and relaxed.
Some of the benefits do depend on the timing of your percussion therapy. Using it before is a good way to warm up your muscles and ensure they are loose enough to not get hurt, which is particularly nice if you have a previous injury.
Using it after, though, will get rid of the knots you’ve gotten during your workout and will do a better job of preventing stiffness the next day.
- Who Is Percussion Suitable For?
It’s an ideal treatment for basically everyone.
It’s common for muscles and tendons to get tight for a number of reasons. Maybe you had a surgery or serious injury, and your muscles near the area are still pulled tight, 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 will greatly reduce all of those aches.
As this includes essentially everyone who works out, it is, as mentioned, perfect for everyone.
- 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 get the maximum benefits for it.
We also ensure our percussion guns stay clean and in good condition, and we do our best to guarantee our goal shines through: helping you reach your goals!
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