Percussive therapy device with orientation, position, and force sensing and accessory therefor

A method of providing at least one therapeutic effect to a user, the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a percussive therapy device comprising a housing, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor,
• placing a removable massage attachment on a distal end of the push rod assembly,
• securing an attachment module to the housing of the percussive therapy device while the massage attachment is secured to the distal end of the push rod assembly, wherein the attachment module includes at least one biometric sensor configured to obtain biometric data of the user,
• operating the percussive therapy device to reciprocate the massage attachment,
• massaging a body part of the user using the massage attachment, and
• obtaining biometric data from the body part using the at least one biometric sensor.

A percussive therapy device comprising:

• a housing,
• an electrical source,
• a motor positioned in the housing,
• a switch for activating the motor,
• a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, wherein a portion of the housing surrounds at least a portion of the push rod assembly and includes a curved outer surface, wherein a massage attachment is removably received on a distal end of the push rod assembly,
• a percussive therapy device wireless control unit,
• an attachment module operatively connected to and removable from the housing of the percussive therapy device, wherein the attachment module includes an attachment module housing having a securement recess defined therein, wherein the securement recess includes a curved interior surface that is received on the curved outer surface of the portion of the housing surrounding the push rod assembly, wherein the attachment module includes an attachment module wireless control unit and at least one biometric sensor configured to obtain biometric data of a user, wherein the percussive therapy device wireless control unit is configured to receive the biometric data from the attachment module wireless control unit.

A percussive therapy device comprising:

• a housing,
• an electrical source,
• a motor positioned in the housing,
• a switch for activating the motor,
• a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, wherein a massage attachment is removably received on a distal end of the push rod assembly at a first location, and
• an attachment module operatively connected to and removable from the housing of the percussive therapy device at a second location, wherein the second location is different than the first location, and wherein the attachment module includes at least one sensor.