Wow,it's actually awesome.
My wife bought this for me as a surprise gift.(how I didn't notice she bought it on my Amazon purchases I'll never know).<br />I developed a vestibular disorder about 3 years ago, possibly meneres disease,and suffer from extremely thight neck and upper back muscles,and debilitating vestibular migraines and dizziness. I lost insurance, because I had to stop working,and thanks to the affordable healthcare act, a policy that was 400 bucks a month 4 years ago,is now 1100 a month,since I can't work, medical care isn't an option.<br /> When the item arrived,I was sceptical,as most of these things are Chinese junk,and plain old stupid. This was an exception,what an awesome massage!!!  It's powerful, like a real therapist is working the crap out of your neck and back muscles. The heat function is ok, feels good,but isn't very hot,but that's a limitation of the power supply and price point of the massager. I like how your able to move it to spicific areas and control the pressure with your arms. Make sure others know what is going on, because the sounds and grunts of pleasure you will make from the relief, might make someone think your with an actual therapist who is giving a happy ending. This thing is awesome, loosens up the back and neck providing much needed relief... I've had it for about 7 months,and use it several times a week,and besides a few plastic crackling sounds, it's working as good as the day it was new. It is a low Buck Chinese item, and I would expect it to probably break within the next two years, but at that price point I definitely got my money's worth.
Rating: 5 stars