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A Xiaomi Mi Pocket Magic Massager which I use almost daily. Because of decades of bad posture, I often have crippling tension in my neck muscles. After I discovered acupuncture, I realized that this small tens unit could provide a similar effect more conveniently.

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I've had neck muscle tension that was due to emotional distress. I went to the free 10-day Vipassana meditation course (the Goenka one) and learned how to relax my neck muscles and process the emotions so my neck stays relaxed. After learning to deal with the root cause, my quality of life has improved. Therapy also helped.

Most neck tension, migraines, headaches, and lower back pain are from emotions. If your neck tension is due to emotions, I hope you can learn to deal with them and find long-lasting relief.

What muscles do you use it on? My forearms have been super tight recently.

My forearms get tight when I'm stressed or sleep deprived. I have one of those large "thumper" massagers (like the "Hangsun Handheld Neck Back Massager" on Amazon). When you use them, find the sore spot in your muscle very close to your elbow. Work that out with the massager.

Does it ever lead to tingling sensations in your hands? I was dealing with what I thought was cubical tunnel and noticed my forearms are always so tight

All sorts of vibrating things will make your hands go tingly after a while. But if you're talking about your hand on the arm receiving the massage, you should probably see a doctor about that before you cause yourself nerve damage.

I use it for my upper trapezoid. More recently I bought a fancier unit with independent electrodes, but I keep coming back to this unit because it's so much more convenient.

Recommended way (if any) to buy in the US?

So far I bought 3 from Aliexpress (eventually you'll get tire of your partner stealing yours and it's a great gift idea)

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