This is just what I have been needing since the summer started. I work in the yard all day, and my neck and shoulders are so stiff the next day I can barely move them. I spend all day rubbig my neck trying to get it to loosen up, but my shoulders are so sore, it's hard to reack my neck. This massager lays over your shoulders and you just lay your arms in it. The softer or harder you push down, adjusts the pressure on your neck or shoulders or back. I moved it up and down my back last night and it was a great releif for my sore neck and shoulders. I really needed this.