Massage Chairs: Advantages and How to Select Massage Chairs

Posted on August 11, 2008 by archies in Massage Therapy

A massage chair is specially designed to perform a massage in a seated position. It is useful to massage the back, neck, shoulders, arms, hands.

Traditional massage chairs used by massage therapists for massaging could be stationary or portable.

Robotic Massage Chairs have electronic motors and gears to massage the person and are programmed to change the style, location, intensity of the massage. Some of them also work on batteries.

Massage chairs have made great progress over a period of time. They can now provide a complete body massage using multiple therapies such as Shiatsu, Swedish, Compression, Kneading, Air Pressure Massage and some also play music to create the perfect environment.

What are the advantages of a massage chair?

Massage Chair provides you all the conveniences of a massage without having to visit a spa or therapist.  It saves travelling time. It is available to you round the clock without having to set aside a separate appointment. When you come home tired and stressed, just sit in the massage chair for about 15 minutes and you are completely refreshed.  Hence, massage chairs are gaining popularity.

What points to consider while selecting a massage chair?

  • Who all are going to use the massage chair?  What are their heights/weights?
  • Do they need a full body massage or specific massage?  What types of massages do they need or suit them?
  • Are the chairs customizable for use by all? Do they suffice your purpose?
  • What are the features, styles? What are the prices?
  • What about warranty period, after sales service terms?

Analyze and compare above points and features of all leading brands before making a decision.

If you can actually try the chair or use it for a trial period you can come to a better conclusion.

What features are important in a massage chair?

Kneading: Kneading means gentle or firm squeezing movements. It is crucial, that a massage chair has a dedicated motor for kneading massage.

Air Massage Function: If you want to massage your lower body, i.e. feet, calves, thighs, hips, etc then, an air massage system is very effective. Check if your massage chair has good air massage system

Customization: Massage Chairs are automatically programmed for type of massage, location and duration of massage. Make sure that these programs cater to or can be customized as per your specific requirements

Foot Massage: Your feet have vital acupressure points to relieve stress, strain and improve body functioning. Some massage chairs do not provide foot massage facility.  Ensure that your massage chair provides you a good foot massage as well.

Some popular massage chair manufacturers are Panasonic, Omega, Takemi, Human Touch, Select, Kyokei, OTO, VGO, OSIM, SHSS, and OGAWA etc.

Choose the massage chair that best suits all your requirements.

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