Percussive therapy device

A percussive therapy device comprising:

• a housing,
• an electrical source,
• a motor positioned in the housing, wherein the motor is a brushless motor,
• a motor mount positioned in the housing, wherein the motor mount includes a first side wall that includes opposing inner and outer major surfaces, and a second side wall that includes opposing inner and outer major surfaces, wherein a motor mount interior is defined between the inner major surfaces of the first and second side walls, wherein the motor is secured to the outer major surface of the first side wall and the second side wall is secured to the housing, wherein the first side wall defines a first side wall axis, wherein the motor includes a motor shaft that defines a motor shaft axis and extends through a protrusion opening defined in the first side wall of the motor mount and into the motor mount interior, wherein the motor shaft axis extends parallel to the first side wall axis, wherein the first side wall axis is normal to the outer major surface of the first side wall,
• a switch for activating the motor, and
• a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, wherein at least a portion of the push rod assembly is positioned in the motor mount interior.

A method of using a percussive massage device, the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining the percussive massage device, wherein the percussive massage device includes a housing that includes first, second and third handle portions that cooperate to at least partially define a handle opening, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, and a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, wherein the first handle portion defines a first axis, the second handle portion defines a second axis and the third handle portion defines a third axis, wherein the first handle portion includes a first handle portion interior edge and defines a first handle portion length, wherein the first handle portion length is long enough that when a user grasps the first handle portion with a hand at least a portion of three fingers extend through the handle opening and contact the first handle portion interior edge, wherein the second handle portion includes a second handle portion interior edge and defines a second handle portion length, wherein the second handle portion length is long enough that when a user grasps the second handle portion with a hand at least a portion of three fingers extend through the handle opening and contact the second handle portion interior edge, wherein the third handle portion includes a third handle portion interior edge and defines a third handle portion length, wherein the third handle portion length is long enough that when a user grasps the third handle portion with a hand at least a portion of three fingers extend through the handle opening and contact the third handle portion interior edge,
• activating the motor using the switch,
• grasping the first handle portion using a first hand,
• massaging a first body part,
• reorienting the percussive massage device, grasping the second handle portion using the first hand and massaging the first body part or a second body part, and
• reorienting the percussive massage device, grasping the third handle portion using the first hand and massaging the first body part, the second body part or a third body part.

A percussive therapy device comprising:

• a housing,
• an electrical source,
• a motor positioned in the housing, wherein the motor is a brushless motor,
• a motor mount positioned in the housing, wherein the motor mount includes a first side wall that includes opposing inner and outer major surfaces, and a second side wall that includes opposing inner and outer major surfaces, wherein a motor mount interior is defined between the inner major surfaces of the first and second side walls, and wherein the motor is directly secured to the outer major surface of the first side wall and wherein the second side wall is secured to the housing,
• a switch for activating the motor, and
• a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor.