A massage apparatus for use in the therapeutic application of repetitive vibratory force to a recipient. The massage apparatus 5 comprises a housing 10 having a hand portion 26 and a cuff portion 42. The apparatus 5 also comprises a pancake motor mounted 50 within the hand portion 26, the pancake motor 50 having a drive shaft 60 extending forward along the direction of a longitudinal axis 24 of the housing 10. An oscillating assembly 72 mounts within the cuff portion 42 and attaches to the drive shaft 60 of the pancake motor 50, wherein the oscillating assembly 72 translates rotary motion of the drive shaft 60 into orbital oscillations. A counterweight 108 operatively connects to the pancake motor 50 wherein the counterweight 108 decreases vibration in the hand portion 26 by compensating forces generated by the oscillating assembly 72.
