Problem with using it on your upper back (as shown by the model) is that you have to turn the device on and set the controls *before* you place it. This procedure proves a bit clumsy.
I am using Calopad instead of Hyperice Venom Go. It's a medical product from Europe, Swissmade I think and the most advanced deep heath therapy device against certified uses cases such as backpain, neckpain and so on!