Every Overhead Movement Hits The Same Shoulder
Snatches, kipping pull-ups, handstand push-ups, they all load the same joint. There's no push day built to spare it.
Snatches, kipping pull-ups, handstand push-ups: every overhead rep loads the same shoulder, so you book a massage once it finally catches up with you. It eases the soreness for a few days, but it never reaches deep enough to stop the same ache from coming back before your next push day.
Snatches, kipping pull-ups, handstand push-ups, they all load the same joint. There's no push day built to spare it.
Booking one after every flare-up isn't realistic, and even when you do, it eases the soreness for a few days. It doesn't reach deep enough to stop it from showing up again next push day.
The ache never fully clears before the next heavy overhead session. You just get used to scaling around it, week after week.
A massage relaxes the muscle around your shoulder for a few days. It doesn't reach the joint and connective tissue underneath, and you can't book one often enough to keep the soreness from building back up before your next overhead session.
*Based on Leal-Junior, E. C., et al., 'Effect of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) on muscle fatigue and biochemical markers of muscle damage in athletes.'
**Based on findings published by OnPoint Neuro (Leal-Junior et al., 2018).
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*Based on Leal-Junior, E. C., et al., 'Effect of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) on muscle fatigue and biochemical markers of muscle damage in athletes.'
**Based on findings published by OnPoint Neuro (Leal-Junior et al., 2018). ***Based on Ferraresi, C., et al., 'Photobiomodulation therapy and the mitochondrial respiratory chain.'
Sports massage, in-office red light therapy. Two ways to treat a sore shoulder, paid one visit at a time. Here's what replaces both with a single routine.
Dr. Joseph A. La Barbera
Doctor of Chiropractic at LaBarbera Family Chiropractic. Utica, NY
Dr. Tammy Gampe
Doctor of Chiropractic at Chiropractic Vitality Center. Exeter, NH
Dr. Sonya Nobbe, ND
Clinic Director, Kingston Integrated Healthcare Inc.
Shannon Bandura, RN, RMT
Registered Nurse & Massage Therapist
Lee Bojic, RMT, HCA-RHNC
Registered Massage Therapist & Holistic Nutrition and Health Coach
Built for athletes who'd rather treat their shoulder every day than book a massage they can't always get.
20 minutes a day, on the shoulder that took the hit. Hands-free, still working at the cellular level, on your schedule, not a massage therapist's.
What You'll Feel
Certifications: CE, RoHS
Size: 16.3" x 7.9"
Medical Lights: 300 x Infrared 850 nm lights + 150 x 660 nm lights for a total of 450 light chips
Irradiance output power: at 0": 150 mW/cm² - at 1": 120 mW/cm² - at 3": 45 mW/cm² - at 6": 25 mW/cm²
LEDs lifetime: 50,000+ hours
Weight: 0.6 lbs
Ships in 2 to 5 days. First session the day it arrives. 60 days to send it back, no forms, no friction.
From Athletes Who Treat It Daily
From first push day to competition day. One massage a week was never going to keep up with training every day.
20 minutes, on your schedule. That's the difference between relief and actual treatment.
Do The Novaalab Method for 28 days on the shoulder that's sore. If it isn't treating better than a massage ever did, send it back within 60 days for a full refund. No forms, no friction, no questions asked.