Practitioner's resources

Dr Graeme's comments

Welcome from Graeme

Welcome to our practitioner resources page. We want to give colleagues and fellow professionals the opportunity to learn about and experience the benefits of vibration massage using genuine vibration massagers

We would love you to try one

You'll find a mountain of info, but more importantly the opportunity to try one yourself using either our extremely generous practitioner pricing or a sample massager (no charge, yours to keep)

These are not massage guns

We wish to differentiate genuine vibration massagers from percussion massagers or massage guns as much as possible. Vibration massagers sit on the surface and send in therapeutic vibrations (like ultrasound does) whereas percussion massagers drive their heads in like jackhammers. Because of this:

  • Vibration massagers deliver far more therapeutic vibrations
  • Driving the heads in makes massage guns potentially uncomfortable and damaging, therefore massage guns cannot be safely used at the optimum therapeutic vibration frequencies
  • Massage guns can easily cause injury.

Therefore you will find genuine vibration massagers to be far more effective and more comfortable. For more information please see The scientifically proven effects of vibration massage- with clinical applications or this video.

Why our massagers are not "massage guns"

Our massagers

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Video demonstration of our massagers

Practitioner pricing, orders and samples

Pricing

We have very generous practitioner pricing for colleagues for clinic use and wholesale for supplying patients. Please (Email us) for practitioner/wholesale pricing.

Ordering

We try and make it as easy as possible for colleagues to order, and can supply from massagers warehouses in:

  • Melbourne, Australia
  • England
  • The Netherlands (EU)

Please see below for how to order from your country.

Australia and New Zealand

To order simply phone us or (Email us) your requirements.

The UK and Europe

We have a practitioner only order page hidden from the rest of the website. (Email us) and we'll send you the link.

Other countries

We send to anywhere other than the USA (Insurance company requirement). Please (Email us) We'll send you pricing and make the arrangements.

Colleges and students

Colleges

It has been our pleasure to be able to support many of the universities and colleges training our future colleagues with massages for teaching, student clinics and reaseach projects. If that is something of interest please (Email us)

Students

We have very heavily discounted massagers available for future colleagues. Please see our student page for details.

Resources and downloadable guides

  • Physiological effects
  • Usage instructions
  • Usage ideas
  • Prescribed supplementary self massage
  • Downloadable .pdfs

Physiological effects

Please see the following guide for physiological effects to therapeutic vibrations and the frequencies to use.
The scientifically proven effects of vibration massage- with clinical applications

Usage instructions

Please see our Vibration massage usage guide . However, whether using the machines yourself or advising patients be aware that most people use massagers incorrectly and there is a mountain of misinformation. Most comes from people adapting conventional massage techniques rather than use those appropriate for vibration massage. For more information about this please see Common massager usage mistakes .

Usage ideas

(Myofascial) trigger points
Does vibration help healing
The sports and exercise guide to vibration massage
Massage and trigger point therapy for shoulder pain
The practical guide to massage for cellulite
The easy way to release trigger points in your low back
How to massage fibromyalgia
Self massage and trigger point therapy for tennis elbow
Back pain: massage therapists miss the most important muscles
Massage for health and wellness

Prescribed supplementary self use

When managing musculoskeletal condition chronic myofascial changes such as (myofascial) trigger points) are a major challenge. A hand full of therapy sessions often gives relief, but returning the tissues back to normal requires regular therapy over a long period of time. Of course whether we do it or it is referred to a massage therapist this is usually beyond the resources and motivation of most patients. These tissues continue to affect biomechanics and posture, and relapses are inevitable.

Of course it’s seen as our fault for not fixing the problem. Being able to prescribe supplementary self massage using our massagers largely solved this problem. Please see this video where summarise how we did this.

Dr Graeme discussing prescribed self massage

Availability

Electrical

We have 220-240v machines with Australian, UK and Euro electrical plugs.

Supply

We ship from Australia, England and The Netherlands

Research Based Information


Should I get a percussion massager, or a vibration massager

You will find a well designed vibration massager easier to use, safer, and will do a much better job. This is because the scientific... Read Article  

The sports and exercise guide to vibration massage

Most professional athletes and sports clubs make heavy use of massage type treatments. The ability to do self massage using a hand held... Read Article  

Trigger point basics: what they are, what they do, and how to treat them

Trigger points are those tender lumps in your muscles therapists find. They are arguably the biggest cause of musculoskeletal pain such... Read Article  

Warm-ups: your practical guide to reducing injuries, increasing performance and reducing post exercise soreness

If you play sport or workout a good warm-up will help prepare your muscles: increasing your performance, decreasing your risk of injury,... Read Article  

The practical, science based guide to post exercise recovery

To become fitter, stronger and faster your need to push your body to create the microscopic damage that stimulates improvement. That... Read Article  

How to use a hand held massager

Using a hand held massager is simple. You place the vibrating head on the muscle, making good contact, and allow the vibrations to... Read Article  

How to massage fibromyalgia: practical science based advice

Massage can give great relief for fibromyalgia, but while some massages work well others don’t, and there is always the potential for the... Read Article  

Functional rehabilitation

As practitioners we are continually dealing with dysfunctional musculoskeletal systems. Typically dysfunction develops and is perpetuated... Read Article  

Does massage help athletic or sports performance: with practical advice

Professional sports clubs have long used massage as a way to help their athletes, and more recently various self massage options have... Read Article  



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