Medics tend to prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) rather than massages, but in the only trial I could find where these were directly compared the massage produced far superior results. Further, the massage used was a simple Thai home massage that almost anyone can easily do.
Despite claims of the drugs being “evidence based” all the evidence shows that:
- trials of massage have produced far better results than those for the drugs, and
- massage is extremely safe whereas NSAIDS kill and hospitalise hundreds of thousands of people each year.
For details please see: Is massage better than anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) .
We want to make quality massage as accessable as possible
We have seen medical guidelines that state that while massage is effective doctors should discount it because of availablity and affordability. Genuine vibration massagers help by being a tool that makes it easier for colleagues in clinic, plus something patients can use at home for supplementary massage. We want to make it as easy as possible for patients to have something that is very effective and will not kill them.