Lie back on it for ten minutes. Warm, slow kneading works into the base of your skull and the tops of your shoulders, where the knots and the afternoon headaches start, along with the feeling that you can't switch off.
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Add to cart · $199"I have had neck pain for 20 years. ... Your device has stopped the pain after one use."
"I used it the first time and that headache feeling that I had went away and the big knots behind my shoulders were gone."
"This massager is legitimate. It truly feels like a human being is massaging you and it is great at working out the neck strain."
"10 minutes before bed has been such a decompression from the day. I'm so relaxed after and sleep soundly."
"I no longer have to beg my partner to work out the knots in my shoulders."
Hizoo is a heated neck massager you lie back on. Two tall, rounded prongs cradle the back and sides of your neck, and four kneading nodes work the muscles there while it warms up to 42°C (107°F). Those are the muscles that tighten when you're stressed, tired or looking down at a screen, and they're behind a lot of stiff necks, knotted shoulders and afternoon headaches.
Lie back on a bed or couch so the prongs sit under the back of your neck. If you can feel the nodes on the back of your head, slide up a little. Press power, add heat, and start on the lowest strength. It turns itself off after 10 minutes, so it's fine to fall asleep on it.
Heat up to 42°C (107°F) with two heat levels. Three strengths. The mode button switches the kneading direction. Turns off after 10 minutes. About 40 minutes per charge, charges by USB-C, no cord while you use it. In the box: Hizoo, a travel pouch, a USB-C cable and a quick-start guide.
Shipping is free and tracked. Most orders leave our warehouses in California and Massachusetts within 1 to 2 business days.
Try it for 30 days. If it isn't for you, email support@hizoo.co within 30 days of delivery and we'll send a return label. Once it's back with us we refund your card, minus $15 for return shipping. It also has a 2-year warranty: if it stops working, we repair or replace it.
You carry your day in your shoulders a little at a time: the deadline, the drive, the kid on your hip, the phone in your hand. By evening it has turned into a headache, a sore jaw and a body that won't settle when you finally lie down.
"The base of my skull and my shoulders were so tense and I couldn't get the pain to go away."
Alison G., verified buyer
"I kept hearing wow you really carry your stress through your upper back & neck/shoulder area."
Kristin P., verified buyer
"I always woke up with neck and shoulder pain."
Joan P., verified buyer
"I had no idea the pain in my jaw stemmed from my neck."
Heidy D., verified buyer
"I'm a manager, mom of two & wife. Stress is an everyday thing."
Kristin P., verified buyer
"I always struggle with neck and shoulder pain due to excessive use of the laptop."
Menije B., verified buyer
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When you're stressed or bent over a screen, you brace the same muscles every time: the small ones at the base of your skull, the ones down the sides of your neck, and the big ones across the tops of your shoulders. Hold them tight long enough and they send pain to places that don't feel connected.
The World Health Organization describes tension headaches as a band of pressure that can spread "into or from the neck." For a lot of people it starts right here, where your skull meets your neck.
Your neck and jaw tighten together. In a US survey of nearly 190,000 people, more than half of those with jaw-joint pain also had neck pain.
The knots you can press with your fingers. When researchers pressed on knots here, the pain often traveled up into the head, and nearly half of people with chronic tension headaches said it felt exactly like their usual headache.
A braced neck keeps your body on alert, so you lie down exhausted and nothing lets go. In one controlled study, ten minutes of neck and shoulder massage nearly doubled a measure of relaxation compared with ten minutes of rest.
That's why rubbing your temples or rolling your shoulders helps for about a minute. The tension sits at the base of your neck, and that's where Hizoo works.
Sources: World Health Organization (2025); Plesh et al., Journal of Orofacial Pain (2011); Fernández-de-las-Peñas et al., European Journal of Pain (2007); Meier et al., Scientific Reports (2020).
1Two tall prongs
2Four kneading nodes
3Warms to 42°C
4Four buttons
Most neck massagers are a flat pillow with bumps that roll against the back of your head. Hizoo has two tall prongs that cradle the back and sides of your neck, so the kneading lands where a massage therapist would put their thumbs.
Warms up to 42°C (107°F), like a hot towel, so tight muscle softens before the kneading gets to it.
Four nodes press in, circle and switch direction. Three strengths, from gentle to deep.
As you lie back, the shape lifts your neck into a gentle stretch while it works.
Reviewers keep coming back to the same moments, like the headache that builds all afternoon and the night that won't start. Here's each one, before and after ten minutes on Hizoo.
Videos our customers sent us after a few weeks with Hizoo. Tap one to watch it with sound.
Headaches
Frequent flyer
Sleep
Skeptic
TMJ
Farmer
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Back and neck
Massage regular
Chiropractor
Sports chiropractor
"I have one at home. My wife and I use it almost every day. We also have one at the clinic... It's probably got 2,000 usage at least out of it, and it still works great."
Dr. Brandon BridgemanSports chiropractor, uses Hizoo with his patients
Chiropractor
"If I had any patients that were dealing with really bad neck tension or dealing with cervicogenic headaches or migraines, I would definitely tell them to get this to have at home in between visits."
Dr. Randi B.Chiropractor
Physical therapist
"I will tell you it is far and above the best massager that I've ever used. It really kneads down into those shoulders and it gets right here in the neck that is often so tight on myself and my patients."
Dr. PaigeDoctor of physical therapy and vestibular specialist
"Tense muscles can trigger tension-type headaches. Apply heat to relieve tense neck and shoulder muscles."
"Gentle heat can ease tight neck and shoulder muscles that can fuel tension headaches."
"During a massage, a trained massage therapist gently presses and kneads the neck and shoulder muscles. This may help lessen tightness and pain, especially for people with long-term neck tension."
Massage made people two to three times as likely to feel real relief from chronic neck pain.
In a trial of 228 adults with chronic neck pain, an hour of massage two or three times a week for four weeks made people two to three times as likely to report a meaningful drop in pain as people on a wait list.
Read the studyLocal heat eased muscle pain right away, and reduced stiffness.
A review of the research found that local heat eased muscle and joint pain right away, compared with no treatment, pain medication or a placebo.
Read the studyThe knots between your neck and shoulder can recreate a tension headache.
When researchers pressed on knots in the upper shoulder muscle, the pain often traveled up into the head, and nearly half of people with chronic tension headaches said it felt exactly like their usual headache.
Read the studyTen minutes of neck and shoulder massage nearly doubled the relaxation of ten minutes of rest.
In a controlled study, a 10-minute neck or shoulder massage lifted a heart-rhythm marker of relaxation by about 25%, compared with about 13% for 10 minutes of rest.
Read the studyNone of these studies tested Hizoo. They tested the two things Hizoo does, massage and heat, on the neck and shoulders.
It takes a night or two to find your spot. After that it's the easiest ten minutes of your day.
1On a bed, couch or recliner. Put it down first, then lie back onto it.
2If you feel the nodes on the back of your skull, slide up an inch. Let your head tip back a little.
3Start gentle for the first few nights. Turn it up once the knots loosen. It switches off after 10 minutes.
Massage helps a tight neck when you get enough of it. In a 2014 study of 228 adults with neck pain, the massages that made a real difference were an hour long, two or three times a week, for four weeks. At Massage Envy's non-member price of $125 to $130 an hour, that's $1,000 to $1,560 before tips. Hizoo is $199 once, and it's there every night.
| Hizoo | A 60-minute massage | A massage gun | A shiatsu pillow | A neck stretcher pillow | |
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| Kneads the back and sides of your neck | Two tall prongs, four nodes | A therapist's hands | Some brands say to keep it off your neck | Nodes set in a cushion | Vibration or airbags, no kneading nodes |
| Warmth for tight muscle | Up to 42°C (107°F), two levels | Depends on the spa | Most don't heat | Most don't say how warm | |
| Hands-free | You lie back | Someone does it for you | You hold it behind your own head | ||
| Any night, at home | No cord, about 40 minutes per charge | By appointment | Most plug into the wall | ||
| Price | $199 once2-year warranty | $60 to $150 a visitPlus a tip | $60 to $330 | $40 to $70Warranty often not listed | $30 to $99Warranty often not listed |
| When it's the better pick | Neck and shoulder tension you carry every day, and winding down at night | When you want a full hour, head to toe | Legs and big muscles after a workout | Your lower back, strapped to a chair | A gentle stretch, without kneading |
"I have had neck pain for 20 years. I have seen doctors, physical therapist and tried every cream, machine, and medicine. I have managed the pain but not stopping it. Your device has stopped the pain after one use. I can not thank you enough!"
Roxanne P. Verified buyer
"The base of my skull and my shoulders were so tense and I couldn't get the pain to go away. ... I used it the first time and that headache feeling that I had went away and the big knots behind my shoulders were gone."
Alison G. Verified buyerShortened
"10 minutes before bed has been such a decompression from the day. I'm so relaxed after and sleep soundly. Would recommend."
Hillary J. Verified buyer
"after two weeks of use, I am feeling relief in the jaw pain I have felt for two years or more. I had no idea the pain in my jaw stemmed from my neck."
Heidy D. Verified buyerShortened
"I'm someone who sits at a desk for about 8 hours a day. The tension in my shoulders is often debilitating, but the HiZoo has a magical way of releasing this tension by manipulating my shoulders and neck right where I hold the tension most."
Carli B. Verified buyerShortened
"I was really skeptical whether this could really work for my rock-stiff neck and shoulders. ... However, once they've gotten softer, it just feels like you're doing a maintenance on yourself so that your neck and shoulders remain flexible."
MAYUMI B. Verified buyerShortened
"Amazing!!! It works wonders for my tension headaches. I use it everyday!! I can't get enough of it"
Gina R. Verified buyer
"I have a profession that can get very stressful. I didn't realize how stressed I was even after work is done. I literally cried when I tried it for the first time. The release was that strong."
Daniel B. Verified buyerShortened
"I no longer have to beg my partner to work out the knots in my shoulders. Most of my stress seem to congregate in my traps..and the HiZoo really pinches out those knots,plus I love the heat setting too!"
Allison M. Verified buyerShortened
"The machine is helping my body not be in constant "flight or fight" mode."
HOLLY L. Verified buyerShortened
"I used to suffer from neck tension and pain in my neck and back because I study and work a lot next to the computer. ... After two weeks of using this amazing product, I don't feel tension in my neck anymore, and my upper back has stopped being sore and painful."
Liana D. Verified buyerShortened
"Used 3 times the day I got it. Made the knots in my neck go away. The heat option is a game changer"
Kyle F. Verified buyer
"I purchased this item for my husband for Christmas. As a stubborn man, not wanting anything, he wasn't expecting to really love this gift. He uses it daily and looks foward to it every night he gets off from his 12 hour shifts."
Fernanda P. Verified buyerShortened
"It is a little pricey but compared to cheaper alternatives found on Amazon, it is well worth the extra money. We returned two of the cheaper massagers on Amazon that claimed to do what the Hizoo does but we ended up returning both because they just didn't do the job."
John S. Verified buyerShortened
It's the thing people end up sharing whether they plan to or not. "I bought it for me but my husband absolutely loves it and uses it more than I do." Another reviewer, after her husband took over: "I have now lost my recliner." Two Hizoos are $359 and three are $499. Bundles are the only way we ever take money off.
Free tracked shipping in the US. Leaves our warehouse by Tuesday.
If it isn't for you, email us within 30 days of delivery. We send a label and refund your card once it's back, minus $15 for return shipping.
If it stops working, send us your order number and a short video. We repair or replace it.
Hizoo has been a BBB Accredited Business since December 2025, with an A rating from the Better Business Bureau.
Questions about placement, settings or your order go to our own team at support@hizoo.co.
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It can feel strong the first night, especially if you have a lot of knots. Start on the lowest strength with the heat on, and turn it up once your neck gets used to it. One reviewer described it like this: "Because I am so tense, it hurts when I first get started, but then I feel my muscles relax once the heat kicks in."
Under the back of your neck, with the two tall prongs on either side of your spine. Not under your head like a pillow. If you can feel the nodes on the back of your skull, slide up an inch. Dr. Brandon Bridgeman, a sports chiropractor, puts it this way: "I want the rollers on my neck, not on my occiput."
If your headaches start in your neck and shoulders, this is exactly the spot it works. Tight muscles at the base of the skull are one of the most studied causes of tension headaches. Cleveland Clinic puts it simply: "Gentle heat can ease tight neck and shoulder muscles that can fuel tension headaches." And Dr. Randi B., a chiropractor, says she'd tell patients with "cervicogenic headaches or migraines" to have one at home between visits.
It doesn't massage your jaw. It works the neck muscles that tighten along with it, which is why people with jaw tension often feel the difference in their jaw too. One reviewer wrote: "after two weeks of use, I am feeling relief in the jaw pain I have felt for two years or more. I had no idea the pain in my jaw stemmed from my neck."
Yes. It turns itself off after 10 minutes, so plenty of people use it in bed and drift off with it still under their neck. As one reviewer put it: "I use hyzoo every night as I'm falling asleep - drifting off to heaven."
Most people feel the warmth and the knots start to loosen the first time. The bigger change comes from doing it every day for a week or two, the same way a stretch only works if you keep doing it. Reviewers describe both. Some felt it the first night ("this is the first night in years I've had no neck pain."). Others took a few days: "It took three days to get the tightness out of my neck and shoulders, but it does work."
Most of those are a flat pillow with nodes that roll against the back of your head. Hizoo has two tall prongs shaped to reach the back and sides of your neck, warms up to 42°C (107°F), runs without a cord, and comes with a 2-year warranty and a team you can email. A reviewer who tried them first: "We returned two of the cheaper massagers on Amazon that claimed to do what the Hizoo does but we ended up returning both because they just didn't do the job."
Yes. There's no app and nothing to strap on. You set it down, lie back, and press one button. It charges with a USB-C cable like a phone and switches itself off.
It's shaped for your neck, and the lower nodes reach the tops of your shoulders and the spot between your shoulder blades when you lie back. Dr. Paige, a physical therapist, says it's "always hitting me in that spot between my shoulder blades."
Up to 42°C (107°F), about as warm as a hot towel. There are two heat levels, and you can turn the heat off if you only want the kneading.
About 40 minutes per charge, which is roughly four sessions. It charges by USB-C, and the cable is in the box.
Most orders leave our warehouses in California and Massachusetts within 1 to 2 business days, with free tracked shipping in the US. You get the tracking number by email as soon as it leaves.
Email support@hizoo.co within 30 days of delivery and we'll send you a return label. Once it's back with us we refund your card, minus $15 for return shipping. Normal use is fine.
Two years. If it stops working, email us your order number and a short photo or video, and we'll repair or replace it.
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