I was skeptical at first, but I love this thing. It's amazingly well designed and crafted and I'm very impressed. The shape of it is really good for massaging thighs, waists, shoulderblades, chests, and other body parts. The long shape of it is ergonomic and provides good leverage in order to easily apply enough force to massage areas appropriately. I prefer this product to my electric massage gun, as I don't have to press nearly as hard due to the shape and the leverage. Also it doesn't vibrate my arm like the gun does, which becomes fatiguing after a while. Thanks to this product, I can now easily massage my own shoulders and upper back, which brings quite a bit of relief. It also doubles as a back scratcher. Read more