Safety and Use

Read this before using a Noovaria tool.

What our products are

Noovaria sells personal massagers for the home: kneading and vibrating devices, rollers, acupressure mats and a wooden body paddle. They are intended for relaxation and the temporary relief of minor muscle aches after ordinary activity.

They are not medical devices. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or condition, and nothing on this website is medical advice or a substitute for seeing a qualified professional.

None of our products use electrical stimulation. There are no electrodes, no pads and no current passed through the body.

Speak to a doctor first if

Massage tools are not right for everyone. Check with a healthcare professional before using one if any of the following applies to you:

You are pregnant, or think you may be
You have a circulatory condition, a blood clot, or take blood-thinning medication
You have osteoporosis, a recent fracture, or a recent operation in the area you want to use it on
You have diabetes or reduced sensation in your hands or feet
You have varicose veins, an open wound, a rash, a burn or a recent bruise in that area
You are recovering from an injury, or you are under the care of a doctor or physiotherapist for the area concerned
You have an implanted device such as a pacemaker — while our products pass no current, vibration near an implant is a question for your doctor, not for us

If you are not sure whether any of this applies to you, do not use the product until you have asked.

Where not to use them

Directly on the spine, on bone, or on a joint itself — work the muscle around it
On the front or the sides of the neck, or the throat
On the head or face, other than with a scalp massager used gently
On broken, irritated, infected or numb skin
On the abdomen during pregnancy
On children, or on anyone who cannot tell you that it hurts

Using them safely

Start at the lowest setting and stay there until you know how it feels. Massage should feel firm. It should never feel sharp.
Keep sessions short. Ten to fifteen minutes on one area is enough, and longer is not better.
Do not use a powered product while driving, while sleeping, or in the bath or shower.
Keep powered products away from water, and never use one with wet hands or wet feet.
Keep everything away from children and pets.
Stop immediately if you feel pain, dizziness, numbness, skin irritation or anything that does not feel right, and speak to a doctor if it does not settle.
Read the instructions supplied with the product. Where they differ from this page, follow the instructions supplied.

Electrical safety

For products with a battery or a mains cable: charge and run them with the supplied cable or adapter only, do not use one with a damaged cable, do not cover a heated product with a blanket or a duvet, and unplug it before cleaning. Do not attempt to open or repair a product yourself.

What we do not claim

How a massage tool feels is different for everyone, and we cannot tell you what it will do for you. We describe what our products do mechanically — they knead, they press, they warm — and we leave it there.