I am asking this question seriously. I don't know the answer.

[snarp]

Do people ever use little plastic massager things for their stated purpose? Does it actually help a stiff neck to hold a vibrator to it?

I've always just assumed that phrases like "relaxes tense muscles" were just code - WalMart requiring that the packaging refer to the vibrator's true use euphemistically. But sometimes people review them online talking about using them for a stiff neck. And while these people might all be speaking in code, the International Feminist Conspiracy honestly isn't usually quite that together. (And we really do need to raise the bar a little, guys.)

I was pretty much raised by the internet, by the way.

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[untonuggan]

OK, I swear I am not making this up. My friend's mom uses the battery powered "personal massagers" for the "fun" purpose...and when she has sinus headaches. On her face. On her sinuses. They are small and I guess she holds them up to her sinuses and it helps? I just hope she cleans them well is all, but whatever. I have yet to try this although now that I think about it I really should give it a shot next time my allergies act up. (I think she also uses a Hitachi for both the stated purpose and for the "fun" purpose, so there you go.)

[snarp]

I had no idea that this was a thing.

[untonuggan]

I don't know if it is a thing outside of their household. They are very hippie-type people and maybe one day they thought, "Hmm, face massage sounds good?" I don't know, I have never asked about the evolution of it.