I bought this one because I had multiple areas I wanted to try it out on. As far as reducing pain, I think that it's working. I've been using it for 2 weeks. Some of the other reviews mentioned the handle getting hot. It does, but didn't seem that bad to me. The reason for 1 less star is because it's hard to use it on my hand. If I only have one area, then it would probably be better to buy the one just for hands. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase though.