Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun evaluation

REVIEW – There are some very cool foot massagers on the market and I’ve at all times puzzled, what if there was a handheld massager that would ship the standard of a foot therapeutic massage to different elements of 1’s physique. Nicely, the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun may be that handheld massager. Learn on to seek out out.

What’s it?

The Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun is a battery powered, multi-mode, multi-speed, multi-massage-head, therapeutic massage gun.

What’s included?

• D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun
• Attachment Pouch
• 5 Therapeutic massage Heads
• 2 Spare Therapeutic massage Head Gasket Replacements
• Energy Adapter
• Sort-C Charging Cable
• Energy Adapter
• Storage Case
• Consumer Handbook

Tech specs

Design and options

Earlier than I get began in regards to the specifics in regards to the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun, I wish to speak about Bob and Brad. Each Bob and Brad are bodily therapists. With that being the case, Bob and Brad are basic within the design of the assorted Bob and Brad branded product choices. As well as, they’ve a number of sources on their web site to assist one with their varied bodily remedy questions and wishes. Now onto the evaluation.

Proper off the bat, I believe probably the greatest options is the distinctive design of the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun. Most of those percussion therapeutic massage “weapons” are formed extra like an precise gun. As you possibly can see within the photos of the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun, the design is what I’ll name a squished rectangle, aka a parallelogram. Bob and Brad check with the design as D-Formed. Whichever time period one makes use of the apparent profit is that it offers multiple floor to carry and apply stress with the massager to the assorted elements of you or your accomplice’s physique.

The person interface of the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun is easy in that it features a small multi-function OLED show and two buttons, all situated on the again of the unit. The highest-button is how one activates and off the unit, in addition to choosing the specified mode and at last offering the tactic of incrementing the pinnacle velocity when within the guide mode. The underside button is used to cycle via the completely different modes in addition to present the tactic of decrementing the pinnacle velocity when within the guide mode. In each instances button behaviors are distinguished by both a brief or lengthy press of the respective button. This isn’t laborious, however one thing that one simply will get used to with elevated time spent with the massager.

Subsequent, it’s common for most of these therapeutic massage weapons to have a number of specialised therapeutic massage heads that are included of their product choices and the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun isn’t any exception offering 5 completely different therapeutic massage heads to select from. Utilizing the names that Bob and Brad have chosen, the therapeutic massage gun ships with the next 5 heads: Air Cushion, Giant Ball, Customary Ball, Spade, and Bullet. Every of the offered heads are talked about within the guide and are accompanied by a brief description of how they need to be used with respect to the place to make use of on the physique, and a advisable head velocity if one can name it that.

Like a whole lot of these therapeutic massage weapons, the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun has each differing head speeds and differing modes of operation. I’ll begin with the modes first, of which there are 4, designated M1 – M4. The differing head speeds are chosen within the 4 modes primarily based on the precise mode. As talked about above, the massager is began up by lengthy urgent the top-button. Upon startup, the massager at all times begins within the guide mode, indicated by M1 on the show, together with the preliminary head velocity of 1500 rpm, additionally seen on the show. From there, one can enhance the pinnacle velocity to any of the 4 different preset speeds of 1750, 2000, 2250, and at last 2500 by quick urgent the up-arrow (top-button) which was used to activate the massager. Upon collection of any of the pinnacle speeds talked about earlier than, the show is up to date to correspond to the pinnacle velocity that was chosen. The down-arrow (backside button), situated just under the highest button, will lower the pinnacle speeds down via the listing of attainable speeds till reaching the default head velocity of 1500 rpm. There isn’t any wrap-around right here from the quickest head velocity to the bottom, or the bottom head velocity to the quickest.

Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun modes M2 – M4 are what are labeled auto modes within the guide. The completely different modes are once more selectable by long-pressing the underside button after which short-pressing the underside button till one lands on the specified mode. Choice of the mode is completed by a brief press on the top-button, upon which the therapeutic massage gun will start working within the chosen mode. Notice that in contrast to in mode M1, the place the highest button solely increments the pinnacle speeds and the underside button solely decrements the pinnacle speeds, continued quick presses of the underside button will cycle the modes from M2 – M4, again to M1, and so forth. Once more, as soon as the specified mode is displayed, quick urgent the highest button will begin the massager within the chosen mode. One other factor of notice is that the strike-force is introduced by a rising tree-like indicator within the show.  I discovered it fairly laborious to get this to point out up, and when it did, I’m not certain how helpful it’s.

Listed below are the function descriptions for the remaining 3 auto-modes.

Mode M2 is an auto incremented mode, mirroring the 5 head speeds talked about above in mode M1, with 5 seconds being spent on every head velocity, beginning at 1500 rpm, and ending up at 2500 rpm, after which returning on to 1500 rpm. As well as, a progress bar is displayed so one can observe the progress of every full move of the mode. The guide states that this mode is finest fitted to muscle rest and restoration after a exercise.

Mode M3 could be very near M2 besides that it’s an auto decremented mode, once more mirroring the 5 head speeds talked about above in mode M1, with once more 5 seconds being spent on every head velocity, this time beginning at 2500 rpm, and ending up at 1500 rpm, after which returning on to 2500 rpm. There may be once more a progress bar as in mode M2. For mode M3, the guide states that this mode is finest fitted to muscle activation earlier than a exercise.

Mode M4 is a extra distinctive mode. The guide specifies it as a triangle wave and begins at 1750 rpm, then goes to 1850, 1950, 2050 2150, topping off at a head velocity of 2250 rpm, after which stepping again all the way down to 1750 rpm utilizing the identical step sequence in reverse, and as an alternative of stopping for five seconds at every head velocity, it as an alternative solely spends 2 seconds at every head velocity stage. As within the earlier two modes, there’s a progress bar, and this mode can be utilized for all of your message wants based on the guide.

In all 4 modes M1 – M4, the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun will shut off after 10 minutes of use and stay on standby for 1 minute ought to one wish to proceed with their present therapeutic massage. In standby, the massager stays within the final mode chosen, so one can choose up proper the place they left off.

Because the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun is a cordless massager, which means that it’s battery-powered and thus will must be charged now and again. The guide states {that a} full recharge time is a fast 2.5 hours. Fortunately the charging is offered by the rising commonplace USB-C connector, nonetheless it looks like not all USB-C energy ranges are supported by the machine with info within the guide calling out what I’m guessing are low energy USB-C sources probably having points. Fortunately the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun not solely ships with a two sided USB-C charging cable, but additionally a USB-C charging brick. Inspecting the charging brick, it looks like it’s a kind of worldwide pleasant 110 & 240 V, supporting each 50 & 60 hz. I can’t let you know how laborious it was for these 60+ 12 months previous eyes to learn the information on the brick. I’m not certain who they print that stuff for. Anyway, this AC enter energy info makes this unit worldwide journey pleasant.

Lastly, there’s a massive, however good case which homes every part neatly with cutouts for every separate piece of the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun package together with a cutout for a pouch to carry the 5 completely different therapeutic massage heads. Notice the therapeutic massage gun won’t match within the case with one of many therapeutic massage heads hooked up. It’s value additionally noting that you just shouldn’t have to be a packing professional to get every part again within the case. I felt the therapeutic massage head pouch is a superior answer than having a particular cutout for every of the 5 completely different therapeutic massage heads.

This can be a actually good video that talks about options that aren’t talked about within the guide or web site, in addition to exhibiting some good footage of the massager in motion.

Setup

There may be virtually no setup for the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun outdoors of charging, choosing out one of many 5 offered therapeutic massage heads after which choosing one of many 4 modes for the massager to function in for the kind of therapeutic massage that meets your wants.

Efficiency

On the finish of the day, the operation of any therapeutic massage gun is easy, and the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun isn’t any exception. On condition that truth, the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun performs as anticipated. Whereas some therapeutic massage weapons have extra differing heads, I actually can’t see how a lot performance that it provides to have these additional heads. I imply there are laborious ones, and gentle ones and this providing from Bod and Brad offers each. To me, one of many largest benefits to the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun is its distinctive parallelogram design, permitting the customers to leverage that design to extend the possibility of making use of the gun’s stress to a few of these hard-to-reach spots by supporting the holding of the therapeutic massage from virtually any angle.  I additionally actually preferred the texture of the physique of the machine.  Whereas it’s a stable unit, it by some means has a gentle feeling to it. The principle floor is smaller, whereas the underside one is bigger and would possibly really feel higher for these customers with massive fingers.

What I like about Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun

• Bodily Design
• USB C Charging
• Good Case

What must be improved?

• Not capable of cost with any USB-C energy supply.
• Scale back the scale of the case.

Last ideas

I actually couldn’t discover something that I didn’t like in regards to the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun. It appears to test all of the bins that its on-line advertising declare. It’s sturdy, quiet, and transportable with a case that actually can maintain every part the package ships with. If you’re somebody who appears like they could have a necessity for a multi-head, multi-mode, multi-speed therapeutic massage gun, the Bob and Brad D5 Professional Therapeutic massage Gun mustn’t disappoint.

Worth: $169.99
The place to purchase: Bob and Brad’s on-line and Amazon
Supply: The pattern of this product was offered without spending a dime by Bob and Brad. Bob and Brad didn’t have a remaining say on the evaluation and didn’t preview the evaluation earlier than it was revealed.