Massage or not?

SDPonce63

SDPonce63

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Hello, I’ve seen various answers regarding massaging the injection site on IM injections... what do you guys think? Has anyone tried both methods? Which worked better?
 
If I were to massage (I dont), Id prolly be inclined to avoid it immediately after injection and do it next day. My concern would be the greater risk of leakage back into subq tissue if done straight after.
 
Nac said:
If I were to massage (I dont), Id prolly be inclined to avoid it immediately after injection and do it next day. My concern would be the greater risk of leakage back into subq tissue if done straight after.
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How long do you experience PIP after not massaging?
 
I generally wait a bit, like couple hours or next morning... Never had leakage, but I use 25g and 1" deep. Wound closes pretty fast.

And only really needed if the compound has inflamed or stiffened the muscle after injection IMHO. Ibuorofen to the rescue here too.

I don't think general massage would do much for breaking up scar tissue formation.

Think percussion massager instead. Good ones range $150 for Pado wave, or the fancy Theragun unit used by NBA players for like $600.
 
PoSiTiVeFLoW said:
I generally wait a bit, like couple hours or next morning... Never had leakage, but I use 25g and 1" deep. Wound closes pretty fast.

And only really needed if the compound has inflamed or stiffened the muscle after injection IMHO. Ibuorofen to the rescue here too.

I don't think general massage would do much for breaking up scar tissue formation.

Think percussion massager instead. Good ones range $150 for Pado wave, or the fancy Theragun unit used by NBA players for like $600.
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1 inch for gluteals as well?
 
SDPonce63 said:
How long do you experience PIP after not massaging?
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I typically dont, tbh. Only time I seem to get PIP is when Im inj boldCyp or nandCyp. In those cases I dont find it too bothering anyway, usually peaks about 12hrs post-pin, and subsides about 2 days later.
 
I don't think there is anything wrong if you massage the site. The idea is that if a correct IM site was chosen and the injection given as per instructions, them massaging it helps to reduce the pain associated with the injection.
 
Jinsun said:
Must have reall low bf on glutes if you can pin IM with a 1" there.
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I guess, I'm 6'2" and used to play basketball, volleyball... My BF lean is 10%, but on cycle bloated up maybe 15% with app the extra water, etc.. I suppose if you have a sizeable fat layer maybe 1.25" to 1.5" for glutes might be better.

Never had it accidental SubQ and golf ball.
 
Nac said:
I typically dont, tbh. Only time I seem to get PIP is when Im inj boldCyp or nandCyp. In those cases I dont find it too bothering anyway, usually peaks about 12hrs post-pin, and subsides about 2 days later.
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You’re lucky lol. I did my first test and deca injection on a Thursday and Sunday is when the pain finally started going away... I used 1.5 inch for the glute with test and a 1 inch in the quad for deca. The test pain came quick and went away faster the deca came later and stuck around longer... i massaged the areas quite after injection... next time I will try not to massage until the next day if any... hopefully I get better results.
 
PoSiTiVeFLoW said:
I guess, I'm 6'2" and used to play basketball, volleyball... My BF lean is 10%, but on cycle bloated up maybe 15% with app the extra water, etc.. I suppose if you have a sizeable fat layer maybe 1.25" to 1.5" for glutes might be better.

Never had it accidental SubQ and golf ball.
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I always used 23g 1.5" for glutes and also for quads. Didn't really put to much thought in it. But I bought 1" 25g and I've used that for quads and it's been a bit easier to pin I must say :) It takes a bit longer to push the oil through though, but it really isn't a problem.
 
Jinsun said:
I always used 23g 1.5" for glutes and also for quads. Didn't really put to much thought in it. But I bought 1" 25g and I've used that for quads and it's been a bit easier to pin I must say :) It takes a bit longer to push the oil through though, but it really isn't a problem.
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Do you aspirate?
 
Yeah I massage for maybe 20 seconds immediately following the injection. Helps eliminate soreness IMO. Been doing this for years never caused a problem
 
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