Myobuddy Massager Doctor Review [Myofascial Release Research 2020!]

Whoa, this is Tom Bernacchi. Today, I'm doing a review of the MyoBuddy Basha Massager. So the MyoBuddy Plus. So this thing can be pretty expensive. It ranges from $200 to about $400. It's got great Amazon reviews, but does it hold up? I'm gonna show you. I'm gonna show you the pros and cons and tell you whether I would buy it and what the studies show. Is it actually useful? Does massage do anything? This is Tom Bernacchi with Michigan Foot Doctors. If you wanna save time, money, cut down injuries, get more athletic and start moving better, subscribe to the channel. Hit that little icon and hit the bell for subscriptions. It's so cold out there right now. This is my backyard that I'm stuck reviewing devices for you on YouTube. So if you're living somewhere warmer, enjoy it for me because we're stuck out here. So immediately as I'm doing my shoulders, my chest, my ears are vibrating. So same kind of thing. Here's the cons. I did this thing on my wife's neck and pretty quick, she got a headache. Her ears started throbbing. She didn't feel too well. It clearly does a great massage, but in my opinion, especially because we're foot and ankle experts, the back is not where we wanna work this thing. The MyoBuddy comes with a pretty decently long cord. So you can see it's a pretty lengthy cord. You can set it up next to the couch. It comes with a power on button and a power off button. So you could turn it up or turn it off. So these are easily adjustable. So you can see if the power's too powerful for you, you can turn it down pretty easily. So otherwise the buttons are pretty simple to use. When you take the covers off, there's a foam thick disc underneath. This is a pretty strong thick disc that can absorb some pressure. So you can really push it up against the muscles to get varying pressure. So I'm gonna shut it off. Here's what the studies show. I still give this a great review and I'm gonna show you why. Even though it's not great for your neck because it shakes your neck too much. It's almost too violent. Even though there's 20 settings or so, I don't know the exact number and it's been upgraded to be a little bit quieter, even though it's still pretty powerful right there. Boop, that's up to the mic. It's still pretty powerful. But here's what happens is it's too aggressive and too violent for the neck and the shoulders in my opinion. It works great, but realistically, studies show for a myofascial release, you only need 30 to 60 seconds. Here's where I prefer to use it. I love it on the thighs. So when you get up in the morning, using it on the thighs for 30 to 60 seconds, this is amazing. The first thing I noticed is when I get up in the morning and I use this on my calf muscles and my hamstrings. So right now I'm using it on my hamstrings right there. It works great through the pants, but you could do it in your underwear as well when you get up in the morning and your calf right there. So you can see I'm working it pretty good on my calf. That works amazing. So do it for 30 to 60 seconds on each muscle. So 30 to 60 seconds is all you need. So basically in the time that I'm doing this video, I'm doing all the myofascial release that I need to do right here. So I'm working on my calf muscle. I'm getting loose to start the day. Plus I'm reviewing the Myobuddy Plus. This is the Pro Plus 2. So this is a great one right here. So same kind of thing right here on your lower back. So right there. Oh, it's great on the lower back. So I'm working it on the lower back right there. So in my opinion, the best places to use it are the lower back, the glutes, the hamstrings. Oh, so yeah, doing it on your glutes and your hips, that works outstanding. So there's this guy. So you can see it works great. You can do it over your clothes. Technically I should switch to the softer white one when you do it over the clothes. This blue one is more of an exfoliating pad. The exfoliating pad works really well on your skin. So I was doing it inappropriately. I should have used the softer one over the clothes. So here's what studies show. Studies show that for best results when you use the Myobuddy Plus, the Myobuddy Plus is a lot more comfortable and easier to use, but you could use a massage stick. It's a little bit cheaper as an alternative. But if you have the money, this is basically a very sturdy, reliable thing. I did a lot of research on Amazon. The only real bad reviews are people said they got some defective ones. Listen, the company will replace it for you. What are you upset about? Anybody who produces any product will have a couple defective or bad ones shipped. Just send it back. They'll give you the money back and they'll give you a new one. You don't have to cry about it. That's a harsh word. You can cry about it, but just send it back. They'll send you a new one. What do you have to lose? And then number two is the results are otherwise pretty good. Other people I talked to that use them pretty much love this thing. I really like it. I think the pros are it's great for your thighs, your hamstrings, your glutes, your lower back, and your calf muscles, and your feet. If you're sore on your feet, your legs, your hips, your lower back, if you play sports, this is great for warming up in the morning. If you go to work, it's outstanding for loosening up for work in the morning. In the show notes, I linked some studies. The studies essentially state that when you use this for 30 to 60 seconds for a muscle group, they will stay more flexible for about two to three hours. That's what studies show. No, they will not make your muscles stronger. So if you think about a bruise, and every time you take a step during the day or a work day, it's a punch. The massage units make the bruise better and make you more flexible. They don't stop the punch. Stopping the punch, so the chronic back pain, the chronic leg pain that's building, the way you solve the punch is you get stronger muscle mass, better shoes, better orthotics, you work out more, and you lose a bunch of weight. That's the four ways you stop the punch. But if you're looking to avoid pain medication, if you're looking to avoid ibuprofen, if you're looking to avoid bad stuff, myofascial release is a great solution. And a great way to handle that is the MyoBuddy. So yes, they did send me this thing, I admit. But I've done some harsh reviews before if you look at some of my videos. I like to be pretty honest. So there are some cons to this thing. They promote this as a little bit of a neck, head massagers. Personally, me and my wife, we did not like it for those purposes. But we loved it for the purposes of using it for our legs, our glutes, our lower back. It's great for those things. So if you wanna make that bruise feel better, this guy, the massage sticks, the foam rollers, that's what I recommend. Skip the medications. That plus ice works really well. But then you also gotta wear your good shoes, good orthotics, get more flexible, get stronger muscle, and lose some weight if you're gonna be playing sports or working on hardwood floors 12 hours a day. I give it a five out of five. It is a little bit expensive, but if you have the money, it's a little bit better than the massage roller sticks. If you don't have the money, get the massage roller stick. Check this out right here. You can do the same thing like this. It's a little bit more painful. It's not as relaxing. You gotta do more of the work. But you can accomplish the same myofascial release, 30 to 60 seconds. So right there, you got your hammy, you got that. Personally, your lower back, like this, your glutes. You can easily work every muscle with one of these sticks. These sticks work great. The foam rollers work great. If you have the money, the MyoBuddy Plus works amazing. It's a great device, for sure. This is Tom Bernacchi and MyoBuddy Plus.