Massage bed “Nuga Best”: doctors’ reviews, contraindications

Getting healthy and getting rid of diseases without drugs... Who among us doesn’t dream about this? After all, being healthy is such happiness. So we clutch at any saving straw that advertising helpfully tells us. Today, “Nuga Best” products are on the agenda of many Russians, and residents of other countries as well. Reviews from doctors will help you understand the effectiveness of the proposed products. You shouldn’t rush headlong into a new pool and buy a curiosity just because it’s trendy today.

Let's get to know the company

The founder is Cho Seung Hyun. This is a South Korean design engineer who, after graduating from university, worked in one of the companies specializing in the production of medical equipment for government orders. He was awarded several times: first by the Ministry of Science, and later by the President of South Korea for the development of a special device for the treatment of kidney stones with ultrasound.

Tell me, can a person who knows how to use his knowledge for the benefit of modern medicine, an engineer whose developments are appreciated in his own country, really be a charlatan? Why are you asking? And besides, it is his brainchild that is today’s loud brand “Nuga Best”. Reviews from doctors, visitors to free salons, and product owners indicate that products with such a label have caused a wide public response. Almost no one is left on the sidelines; everyone participates in discussions of the new product.

There are documented facts confirming that the massage bed was originally invented for Cho Seung Hyun's sick mother. She suffered from diseases of the spine, and a moment came when the elderly woman could neither sit down nor lie down on her own. Then the son began to study both official medicine and get acquainted with the ancient traditions of healing. As a result of painstaking work, the “Nuga Best” bed was created, the reviews of doctors about which are very contradictory. However, note: there is no total denial or negativity in them at all.

Other appliances followed the bed. This is how the “Nuga Best” trademark appeared. Reviews from doctors about her were initially few and cautious. This is understandable, because the main principle of medicine is: “Do no harm.”

Since 2004, the company's products have been represented on the Russian market.

"Nuga Best" currently

What do we have today? Official statistics state that at the moment:

• in Russia, 2,000 massage beds are installed in salons;
• 30 cities in the country offer healing using a South Korean device;
• 10 thousand people visit exhibition halls every day and use the bed for healing;
• studies conducted at the Pavlov Medical University in St. Petersburg and at the Kazan Republican Clinical Hospital confirmed the effectiveness of Nuga Best products.

Reviews from doctors? We will present them below. And not just reviews, but clinical studies.

Moreover, at the Russian Scientific Center, headed by Academician Razumov, a method of using a massager to combat various diseases is being developed. In the near future, it will be included in the advanced training program for Russian doctors.

Author's opinion

Innovations listed in advertising brochures for massage beds can have a very strong impact on the consciousness of people with serious spinal diseases. Among the “revolutionary” innovations are low-frequency myostimulation, infrared radiation, manual therapy, and reflexology. The mention of turmanium and jade in advertising can confuse even a trained person. Abstruse medical terms and claims of medical breakthroughs have a particular impact on older people.

"Nuga Best": good or bad?

It would seem that having become familiar with such facts confirmed by official sources, one can calm down and sing the praises of Nuga Best products. Reviews from doctors, patients (both laudatory and negative), and simply curious people cannot be ignored. However, not all so simple.

1. Firstly, you should not unconditionally believe everything that they tell you in showrooms. They don’t conduct any examinations there, and they don’t even have any idea about your health condition. Therefore, before deciding to visit a salon or purchase a product from an advertised brand, you need to consult your doctor. Only he can answer you whether the massager will help or whether you will simply throw money away.

2. Secondly, you should not elevate rugs, belts or a “Nuga Best” bed to the rank of a panacea for all ills. Reviews from doctors repeatedly emphasize this and focus our attention on this. The brand's products are just massagers. They can complement complex treatment, but not replace it completely.

3. Thirdly, no one has canceled the contraindications that every medication has. The individual characteristics of any organism also make themselves felt. For one this is good, for another it can lead to disastrous consequences. And safety precautions when using the equipment must be strictly observed.

As you can see, the point is not that Nuga Best products are useless. Reviews from doctors nowhere indicate its ineffectiveness. The fact is that many of us, as always, without understanding our health, succumb to mass advertising suggestions. This is where all the negativity comes from: exacerbation of chronic diseases, side effects, the appearance of neoplasms (this is especially typical for women with their fibroids, cysts and other gynecological diseases).

How not to harm your health: rules for using a massage bed

Any good thing requires regularity, be it playing sports, learning languages ​​or using a massage bed. Sessions on it should be carried out every day 1 - 3 times, for 30 - 50 minutes, with breaks of at least 4 hours. We start carefully, with one session a day, and before that, be sure to consult a doctor!

It happens that a person has taken into account all the medical advice on using a massage bed, but the first sessions cause deterioration - chronic diseases worsen, pain occurs. It turns out that a massage bed is harmful?

Don't be alarmed: this is the so-called "healing crisis." It occurs if health is severely neglected. When the spine returns to its natural position and the diseased areas begin to recover, this becomes a strong shock, positive stress. If you endure several sessions and continue to use the massage bed, pain and problems go away, and your condition improves qualitatively.

"Nuga Best" (doctors' reviews): contraindications for use

Manufacturers often talk about the harmlessness of tourmanium ceramics, on which the operation of devices from the Korean company is based. But, according to Dr. Agapkin, it is better to refuse Nuga Best if you have:

• hypertension - heating leads to increased blood pressure;
• varicose veins, because blood stagnation in the vessels is possible;
• purulent processes - infrared radiation contributes to the spread of the disease to healthy areas;
• tumors, fibroids and other gynecological diseases;
• elevated temperature because the procedure may increase the load on the heart.

Therefore, it is worth listening to doctors’ reviews before purchasing Nuga Best. Contraindications (or rather, ignoring them) can only worsen your condition.

“A distant look, a wandering smile, as if out of control. My grandmother ended up in a sect. Has anyone encountered “Nuga Best”? Tell me what to do?” — such pleas for help online are not uncommon. In an attempt to return their loved ones to their families, relatives concerned about their health write statements to law enforcement agencies, demanding the suppression of the dubious activities of the Nuga Best company. “Love and service!” - this is the motto of this company, which is well advertised in the post-Soviet space. What is this? Pyramid, sect or hobby club? Who do these people love and serve?

WHAT'S OLD AND WHAT'S SMALL

My grandmother has been attending “free” massage sessions at the Nuga Best salon for several months. The profile of this organization is the sale of medical equipment based on tourmanium ceramics, produced by the Korean company Nuga Medical. In the salon, you can try out any equipment for free an unlimited number of times before purchasing.

Grandma’s entire house is littered with rugs, mattresses and other “medicinal” goods. She sits hungry, but wants to buy another bed - the main and most expensive product of the company. This dream is the most sincere and strong, for the sake of it grandma is ready to do anything: she constantly throws hysterics, says that I don’t understand anything, and asks for help financially in order to make the dream come true.

Well, maybe it’s worth respecting your loved one and presenting her with the treasured bed in honor of the upcoming anniversary. Taking my thirteen-year-old daughter with me, armed with a voice recorder and a good mood, I went to the Nuga Best House to choose a gift.

A WONDERFUL BED FOR THE PRICE OF A CAR

The office is noisy. Clients are mostly elderly. The salon employees hug the elderly, ask questions about health, listen carefully, after which they scold the doctors and advise them to use their products and get better.

A company employee approached us and asked who we came from. She answered that it was from Alena (the first thing that came to mind). The interlocutor pretended to remember, and then offered to wait.

I noticed a stand where diplomas of a certain Zhanna Ivanovna Shurdulava , an individual entrepreneur and official dealer of Nuga Medical, were displayed. The papers testified to the active promotion of the company's products on the regional market, but I did not see any certificates or licenses for the equipment. But there was a price list that plunged me into confusion. Heating pads, bracelets, belts: sixty, seventy, ninety thousand rubles. The bestseller is a stimulating massager, that same massage bed, my grandmother’s cherished dream, worth one hundred and seventy thousand rubles!

WILL THERE BE AN EFFECT?

The woman at the reception desk suggested that I get a visitor card and fill out a form. On the back of the card it is written: “Exacerbation of diseases during the procedure is not a reason to terminate the procedure.”

— I read a lot of reviews. Is it true that a bed cures many diseases, including cancer? - I’m interested.

The lady answers decisively:

- Certainly! Galina Mikhailovna is undergoing a procedure in the hall; after visiting Nuga Best, her sister was diagnosed with oncology.

It was not possible to continue the conversation on the topic that interested me - some man invited us into the hall where music was playing loudly. On one side of the hall there are massage beds, on the other there is a row of chairs. In the middle is a podium with a microphone, behind it is a home theater. After everyone was seated, the man took the microphone and said, pointing at us:

- We have two new visitors - Irina and Anastasia.

For some reason everyone started clapping and congratulating us. This was followed by a story about the uniqueness of the equipment, what it consists of and what miraculous effects it has:

— The main achievement of the company is the discovery of a rare alloy - tourmanium ceramics containing tourmaline, germanium, elvan and volcanic rocks. It has the properties of long-wave infrared radiation, which has a positive effect on biologically active points and promotes healing of the body. The radiation affects the cells, they resonate and begin to work more actively. If the cells are strong, then they seem to be training. The weak trained and became stronger. The very weak die. Infrared light penetrates 5–7 cm inside our body, and the body begins to undergo a recovery process.

EXPERT OPINION: Remember your school physics lessons! The “unique” long-wave thermal radiation of tourmanium ceramics cannot be otherwise - this is a school course. A stone outside at minus 200C also emits long-wave radiation. Infrared radiation itself cannot be useful or not useful; these are not vitamins or pills, but just one way of transferring heat. Any solid bodies (brick, cardboard, sand, etc.) heated to the same temperature will emit heat in the same range, and there is no difference in the radiation spectrum. That is, instead of tourmaline, you can easily use a good old heating pad, electric blanket or any other heating device. The only difference is the cost, which is hundreds of times lower than the vaunted Korean equipment.

YOU WILL DIE IF YOU DON'T BUY

After the speaker’s speech, the administrator turned on the recording of the webinar. One of the company’s dealers, who introduced himself as a former military neurosurgeon, began broadcasting loudly and categorically from the monitor.

— “Nuga Best” is a very powerful medical device; it does not treat anything, but repairs your body, and during this repair your sores become smaller or disappear completely. If you have osteochondrosis (40% of the population under the age of 35-40 has this pathology and almost 90% of the elderly - author's note), you have only three options for the development of events,” the speaker demonstratively began to bend his fingers: “ Operation, making friends with the Lord God and asking him to save you from your illness, and, of course, “Nuga Best”. Osteochondrosis can only be treated by the Lord God and “Nuga Best”. All. There are simply no other treatments.

Next, the man on the screen asked a question, to which he himself answered:

- Tell me a disease that everyone of our age suffers from? Hypertension - right! (Let me remind you that 95% of the audience are people aged 60 years and older - author's note). Also coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis. Raise your hand if you are over 50 and have none of these diseases.

As one might expect, there were no raised hands.

- I want you all to finally sober up! You are doing nonsense! Treat some polyps, you are afraid of some kind of oncology. But you need to treat what will kill you! Most of you will die in the next 5 years from cardiovascular diseases! And those people who use “Nuga Best” for 5 years or more die 20 times less often!

It turned out, however, that the product can help in one single case - if you use it correctly, or rather, regularly:

— If this is a bed, then it must be used constantly. It does not have a cumulative effect. As long as you use it, there is a result. It’s like water from a tap: when you turn off the tap, there is no water. You need to use it three, five, ten times a day - at your discretion. An integrated approach is needed. In order to get rid of your illnesses, you need all the equipment that is available at Nuga Best, not just a bed. The bed is a trauma surgeon, the ceramics is a cardiologist, the projector is an infectious disease specialist.

According to the Nugabest preacher, all this is the ultimate truth, since he ate the dog out of it, built a house, bought a Rolls-Royce and flew to Africa. It is certainly impossible to doubt the latter, given the cost of the product being so zealously promoted.

NO MONEY - WE WILL GIVE A LOAN

Smoothly leading listeners to the need to fork out money, they began to tell us about a certain Simeon, who just the other day became the proud owner of a massager, having successfully obtained a loan. The female administrator reminded that time passes, people die and you need to be more persistent in your desires:

— We can offer you two types of installments. One installment - internal. You pay in installments over three months, after which you can take home the long-awaited device. The second type of installment plan is through a bank, but you won’t have to overpay: the interest that the bank will accrue will be paid for you by our office - this is a gift. Loans are approved for everyone.

As planned by marketers, Nuga Best clients should regularly visit salons to try out all the equipment for themselves. It is not surprising that after daily sermons under the influence of heat, people really begin to believe that only the Lord God and “Nuga Best” can save them from premature death in the next 5 years. But, as they say, trust in God, and don’t make a mistake yourself. In the minds of the company’s managers, “Nuga Best” is a buy.

MORE BONUS - HIGHER TONE

A unique bonus system helps ensure a constant flow of clientele. To receive bonuses, you need to meet certain conditions: either 25 visits without passes, or purchases worth 25 thousand rubles, or 2 new referred guests.

I decided to find out the details from the administrator:

— I also want a bonus, I have many friends who might be interested in such a massager.

— So you understand, our store is unusual. Nobody forces you to buy. But in order for people to have some interest, we offer bonuses that a person can exchange for different types of massage. For example, you lie down on the bed and you need a temperature of not 50, but 70 degrees. By the way, there are a lot of people who want it. Or you want to change the mode - with stops, without stops. Or instead of your back on your stomach, you want to roll over. Here this is only possible thanks to bonuses. Did you notice today that the woman in the next bed was lying with her head in the opposite direction? She massaged her leg. She's using her bonus today. And to receive bonuses you need to bring people.

— I brought it, can I have a bonus? - I point to my daughter.

- No, people must be solvent, and this is a teenager.

Remembering the people in the hall, I realized that Nuga Best marketers clearly made the right choice in choosing the target audience. Almost all of them are elderly, many are probably lonely. In “Nuga Best” they find communication, attention and care. And their health hasn’t been good for a long time. Of course, they will strain and lead new adherents in order to prolong the dubious pleasure. And someone, having reached the required condition, no, no, and will acquire something. Of course, the size of their pensions, frankly speaking, is small. But they give loans!

NO BENEFITS. WHAT ABOUT THE HARM?

However, money is not the most valuable thing. In the worst case, you can say goodbye to your health, which is almost gone anyway. After all, even using a regular heating pad without a doctor’s prescription can be extremely dangerous and lead to serious complications. And in the online tourmanium pyramid, older people are convinced that they need to warm their entire body with all the available devices every day, and even several times a day. At the same time, no one asks about existing diseases, and they talk about contraindications only in passing. The company's consultants claim that the products can be used from birth; there are contraindications only for pregnant women at certain stages (at which specific stages are not specified), as well as for patients who have a metal structure in the body or who underwent intracavitary surgery less than six months ago. There is no question of the need to consult a doctor before use.

There is a lot of information on the Internet about the complications that arise after using this miracle technology. People are being maimed for their own money. In some cases, it even leads to litigation. In 2012, the Birobidzhansky District Court satisfied the demands of the deceived client for termination of the purchase and sale agreement, collection of a penalty and compensation for moral damage. At the free sessions, the salon consultants kept silent about the contraindication listed in the user manual as “various heart diseases.” After the third use of the purchased bed, the patient’s health condition sharply deteriorated - heart pain became more frequent, and insomnia developed.

It’s scary to imagine what consequences can occur in the presence of tumors and oncological diseases, given that many cancer patients find out about their disease in the later stages. But this does not stop sellers.

As far as I know, any thermal procedures are not recommended for cancer patients, be it a bath, sauna, hot bath, inhalation or rubbing. During thermal procedures, blood vessels dilate and blood flow increases, which contributes to the spread of malignant cells throughout the body.

The company employee answered me very aggressively:

-Are you a doctor?

- No.

“Then who told you that you can’t heat a tumor?” Why do you think so?

People suffering from diabetes and various skin diseases automatically fall into the risk group. In 2015, the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Khabarovsk satisfied claims for compensation for moral damages in connection with personal injury: a salon visitor suffering from diabetes suffered a severe thermal burn during procedures carried out in the salon. The woman was not familiarized with the technical documentation for the device, a full list of contraindications and the need to consult a doctor before use were hidden.

“DOCTORING” WITHOUT A LICENSE

Consulting, prescribing and carrying out medical and preventive procedures that are carried out in Nuga Best salons is a medical activity that is subject to licensing in the manner established by the Federal Law “On Licensing of Certain Types of Activities”. However, exhibition and demonstration halls do not have the licenses required by law to carry out medical activities, which means they can only engage in the sale of medical products.

Most likely, the salon I visited is also unlicensed. In any case, at my request these documents were not presented to me. The administrator said that they were in the hostess’s table, but they were not placed on the stand due to lack of time. If there is still no license, then the activities of citizen Zhanna Shurdulava create a threat of harm to the life and health of citizens. In the city of Biysk, at the request of the prosecutor's office, similar activities were stopped. We hope that in the Irkutsk region, after our publication, the activities of tourmanium charlatans will come to the attention of law enforcement agencies.

Irina Fedotova

When will a bed help us?

Experts say that procedures on it can bring tangible help in the following cases:

• for diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
• for disorders of the nervous system;
• for heart disease;
• with physical or nervous fatigue, weather sensitivity and chronic fatigue;
• if you want to get rid of excess weight;
• in adolescents to control posture.

And yet, weigh all the pros and cons, look again at the doctors’ reviews before purchasing the Nuga Best bed. The price for it is quite high - exceeds 100 thousand rubles. Used beds usually cost from 70 to 85 thousand rubles.

Benefits and harms, recommendations from experts

Massage beds have a large number of indications and contraindications. They are recommended for problems with the musculoskeletal system such as:

• osteochondrosis,
• scoliosis,
• prolapse of intervertebral discs,
• incorrect posture.

A massage device can also help if you have:

• vascular diseases of the brain,
• hypertension,
• asthma,
• bronchitis,
• migraine,
• vegetative-vascular dystonia.

A massage bed perfectly helps with physical and nervous fatigue, decreased immunity, and even in the fight against excess weight.

Among the contraindications are:

• osteomyelitis,
• osteoporosis,
• as well as any spinal injuries.

During pregnancy, the presence of a heart attack, tuberculosis, fever, bleeding, as well as in the acute stage of any disease, the use of massage beds is prohibited.

The massage bed primarily affects the spine

Experts in the field of massage equipment note that a person who has undergone several therapy sessions using a miracle bed for the first time may experience a general deterioration in health. This crisis is temporary; after a few more sessions, the pain goes away, the spine is aligned, and general recovery occurs. In any case, before starting massage therapy, especially if you have any health problems, you should consult your doctor.

Before purchasing a massage bed, you should pay attention to the following:

1. You shouldn’t count on rapid weight loss with the help of a miracle bed. Yes, the devices have special programs with active warming of the body, but the extra pounds do not disappear.
2. A massager can help with osteochondrosis - this is one of its main specializations. Moving rollers stretch and straighten the spine, helping to solve other problems - incorrect posture, neuralgia, scoliosis.
3. The device is a good way to combat muscle hypertonicity. In this case, both mechanical massage using rollers and active heating with infrared rays are carried out. The muscles relax, tension is relieved, they become more flexible and soft.
4. Intervertebral hernia is a dangerous condition in which vertebrae are displaced, nerve endings and blood vessels are compressed. All this causes severe back pain. The massage bed gently stretches the spine, neutralizes the displacement of the vertebrae, as well as compression and pinched nerves.
5. Additionally, with the help of infrared heating, inflammation is cured, blood circulation and metabolism are stimulated.

Mattress "Nuga Best": reviews from doctors

Actually, the doctors themselves do not say anything bad about tourmanium mats. True, they do not classify them as official medicine, and believe that they are intended, rather, for healthy people, and serve more for prevention.

On the other hand, it has long been known that the body recovers best during sleep, and tourmanium ceramics allows you to activate all its resources. Manufacturers claim that the Nuga Best mattress can help:

1. For protrusions, osteochondrosis, hernias. By setting a comfortable temperature, you help relax muscles and improve blood circulation.
2. To normalize sleep and restore the nervous system. This is ensured by the magnetic field that acts on us during the night.

3. To eliminate skin diseases. IR rays restore biochemical balance, thereby improving metabolic processes.

How massage beds work

The main task of these devices is mechanical body massage. The device has built-in rollers that move along guides, influencing the muscles. Some models include external massage heads designed to target the lower back, abdomen, face or neck. A roller massager is sometimes supplemented with a vibration device.

The “chiropractic” mode implies automatic adjustment of the position of the spine, while its mobility is restored, muscle spasms go away, and the spine is stretched. Advanced devices have an acupuncture mode. In this case, biologically active points are treated.

To improve blood circulation and warm up muscles during the procedure, you can use the infrared heating function. Typically, this mode is limited to temperatures between 40 and 50 degrees Celsius. Another option is moxotherapy - targeted temperature exposure. In this case, the thermal heads heat up to 70 degrees Celsius.

Massage bed rollers are made from jade

In addition, the miracle bed has a therapeutic effect on the body with minerals. In particular, jade is used - a stone that, according to practitioners of oriental medicine, can fight many diseases. Jade rollers are the most common in massage beds, but sometimes their function is performed by elements made of other materials, for example, tourmaline.

Additional options for massage beds include the ability to transform, an automatic control system, sound and much more. The materials from which massagers are made can vary significantly, ranging from synthetic fabric and plastic to expensive leather and wood.

What is the strength of the Nuga Best belt?

Among all the brand's products, this one is considered the most convenient. This is due, first of all, to its compactness. The “Nuga Best” belt (doctors’ reviews of it, by the way, are very favorable) can be put on at any time and continue to go about your business. The procedure will only take 20 minutes.

The device will help:

• cope with lower back pain and calf cramps;
• get rid of heel spurs;
• forget about vascular diseases and flaccid paralysis of the lower extremities;
• control your own weight and acquire seductive shapes thanks to the breakdown of fats;
• improve intestinal motility.

Product performance of “Nuga Best”

As already mentioned, you can hear a lot of reviews about the company’s products. Most patients note:

• therapeutic effect (restoration of spine flexibility, body functions);
• aesthetic effect (weight loss, reduction of fat deposits);
• emotional effect (getting rid of irritability and anxiety, normalizing sleep).

In conclusion, I would like to summarize what has been said. You should not unconditionally believe in the healing power of Nuga Best devices and succumb to advertising zombies. Many factors must be taken into account, including individual characteristics. And, of course, before purchasing the company’s products, you should consult your doctor.

Myostimulation as a therapeutic method

In addition, a number of Nuga Best products, such as beds, a belt, a tourmanium mat and a foot massager, use the method of myostimulation with electric current. This method of influence lies in small discharges of electricity, which are supplied to the muscles. Under this influence, the muscles begin to contract intensively, blood flow is stimulated, stagnation along with blocks are eliminated, which helps burn excess fat deposits.

It turns out that the effects of the company’s products are provided by only one and the same component in the form of tourmaline stones, but their use on certain parts of the body through various methods leads to a wide selection of various options for use. Reviews about “Nuga Best” by Elena Malysheva are of interest to many, we will talk about them further.