The invention relates to a massage device (1) for massage by means of pressure waves, comprising a housing (2) having a grip section (4) and a massage section (6), at least one first chamber (8, 10) having an opening (12) in the massage section, leading towards the outside, and a drive means (30) for changing the volume (V1) of the first chamber (8), wherein the drive means (30) has at least one coil element (32, 34) and at least one movably guided magnetic core (38) arranged parallel to the coil element (32, 34) for acting on the first chamber (8).