Acknowledging for a moment that medical science has come a long, long way in the research and development of drugs and rehabilitation techniques that treat injuries, pain and soreness, it’s also true that it doesn’t have all the answers. Many people, especially those adverse to taking pills or shots or regular visits to sports-medicine experts, have turned to alternative forms of pain management that might be just as effective. If you’re looking for a different approach to your swing-related issues, you might want to consider a product recently introduced in the United States that has the endorsement of some well known people in golf including former Masters champion Mike Weir, legendary instructor David Leadbetter and rising tour star Akshay Bhatia.It’s called the Skinflow Recovery Pen and while it’s new in the U.S., its process for dealing with pain comes from more than 20 years of research and development from C.K. Kim, a Korean industrial engineer who originally built the device to help his wife recover from a stroke. As you can tell from the photo, it looks like two ball-point pens welded together, and its developers say it uses magnetic therapy and far-infrared technology to help your body accelerate its natural healing processes.

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Leadbetter, one of Golf Digest’s Legends of Golf Instruction, said he was amazed how effective it was when he first tried it: “The way it works is, you apply the tips of the pens to your skin around the area you feel pain. You hold it there for a minute or so, and then move the pen to another location. Repeat that a few times and within a very short time, I couldn’t believe how quickly I started to feel better.”Each of the two recovery pens contains a magnet with opposite poles—one positive, one negative—which creates a magnetic flow when used together, it’s manufacturers say. In addition, they say the dual-pen setup promotes circulation by interacting with the body’s electromagnetic fields, making it especially effective at relieving muscle tension and soreness. They recommend applying the tips of the pen to the skin with medium-to-light pressure for 30-45 seconds before moving on to the next area, but some spots might take up to five minutes of treatment time. Ideally, you’d use it twice a day until the area feels near fully recovered.”By far, this is the best tool my patients can use to self-treat their aches and pains at home and speed up their recovery,” says physical therapist Digby Watt, who works with several top professional golfers on the PGA Tour. “It’s the only recommendation I provide when patients ask, ‘What can I do to get better faster?’ I incorporate it daily in my clinic as an adjunct to my treatments and have witnessed exceptional results across a range of conditions, even among the most skeptical patients.”

While the enthusiam for the product is strong, the pen is expensive ($485). If you’re interested in learning more about it or buying it, click here to go to Skinflow’s website.

This article was originally published on golfdigest.com