The best massage guns are brilliant at soothing soreness in easily accessible muscles like the quads, calves, and glutes, but they aren’t so adept at reaching those pesky knots in the neck and shoulders.

If you’ve ever spent more than 10 minutes in my company, you’ll know that I suffer from (or at least compain about) near-constant soreness in those very areas, so when offered the chance to take the SKG G7 Pro Fold neck massager — which is on sale now at Amazon for $169.98 (was $199) — for a spin, I accepted so quickly I almost got whiplash (which, alas, no amount of massaging can fix).

This foldable accessory features five distinct massage modes: Quick Relax mode, Zen Kneading mode, Strong Pulling mode, Release Stress mode, and Active Acupoints mode, plus several more lovely-sounding modes in a compatible app (one is called Dopamine Tech mode, for goodness’ sake!).

Each one of these modes works in tandem with the massager’s single near-infrared (NIR) light sensor, which applies heat to your neck while nine vibrating massage heads do their business. The results are, as you'd expect, delightful.

Oh, and you’ll also be greeted by a rather lewd-sounding voice as you flick through those options, though you can quite easily mute this faceless companion if you so wish.

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The G7 Pro Fold's 2,400mAh battery supports over two hours of continuous use (SKG promises 140 minutes), and, after using it almost every night for two weeks, I still haven't had to reach for a USB-C charger (which, unfortunately, isn't included in the box).

As for downsides, the G7 Pro Fold's healing powers don’t extend quite so far down as the back, nor as wide as the shoulders, but as a neck massager, it works a treat. I'd recommend using it while in bed, so you can lean your neck against the backboard for extra kneading pressure (because only so much pressure can be applied by the massager itself).

It’s also a pretty noisy piece of kit when operating at full cry (the massage head vibrations are very much audible), so I wouldn't advise taking the G7 Pro Fold on a flight or public transport. You have been warned!

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Axel is TechRadar's Phones Editor, reporting on everything from the latest Apple developments to newest AI breakthroughs as part of the site's Mobile Computing vertical. Having previously written for publications including Esquire and FourFourTwo, Axel is well-versed in the applications of technology beyond the desktop, and his coverage extends from general reporting and analysis to in-depth interviews and opinion.

Axel studied for a degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick before joining TechRadar in 2020, where he earned an NCTJ qualification as part of the company’s inaugural digital training scheme.