Table 1: Demographics and devices (N=425).
| Gender | Frequency % (N) |
| Male | 59.06% (251) |
| Female | 40.47% (172) |
| Prefer not to answer | 00.47% (002) |
| Primary Profession | |
| Physical Therapist | 40.00% (170) |
| Chiropractor | 3.05% (13) |
| Certified Athletic Trainer | 52.24% (222) |
| Occupational Therapist | 0.00% (000) |
| Massage Therapist | 0.71% (003) |
| Certified Personal Trainer | 1.41% (6) |
| MD, DPM, DO | 0.24% (1) |
| Other | 2.35% (10) |
| Primary practice setting | |
| Outpatient facility | 35.76% (152) |
| Hospital based facility | 4.24% (18) |
| University sports medicine or athletic training facility | 31.29% (133) |
| High school athletic training facility | 15.76% (67) |
| Fitness or wellness facility | 3.53% (15) |
| Other | 9.41% (40) |
| Years in practice | |
| Average years in professional practice | 15.60 ±11.78 years |
| *Type of commercial brands devices used in practice | |
| Hyperice® Hypervolt | 54.12% (230) |
| Theragun® original/GS Pro/G3 | 37.88% (161) |
| TimTam Power Massager™ | 2.59% (11) |
| KraftGun |
0.24% (1) |
| Other commercial devices | 5.17% (22) |
| Preferred mechanical percussion applicator tips | |
| Large round ball | 33.88% (144) |
| Small round ball | 43.53% (185) |
| Flat tip | 14.12% (60) |
| Bullet or cone tip (pointy) | 3.06% (13) |
| Fork | 0.47% (2) |
| Other tips | 4.95% (21) |
| Place where clients are directed to purchase devices | |
| Manufacturer website | 39.06% (166) |
| Generic website (e.g. Amazon) | 38.35% (163) |
| Store (brick and mortar) | 3.29%(14) |
| Sell in my facility | 3.29% (14) |
| I don’t recommend | 16.01`% (68) |
* Respondents chose all options that applied to them; M.D= Medical Doctor; D.O= Doctor of Osteopathy; D.P.M= Doctor of Podiatric Medicine