Different Forms Of The Massage Chair

Treating ourselves to massage is one of the many gifts we can give ourselves; and one we fail to give often enough. It has been shown time and time again that massage holds strong physical and emotional healing properties; the likes of which can relieve stress, induce calm, and speed physical healing. But too often, we have neither the time nor the money to treat ourselves to a full body massage. Fortunately for the time-deprived among us, the massage chair has made the power of the healing massage both affordable and accessible.

When people speak of a massage chair they are generally speaking about one of two things: the first is a portable chair that professional massage therapists use to stabilize their clients and provide full access to the back, neck, and head; the other is a vibrating chair that is controlled by the user to provide stimulus to particular areas of the body.

The massage chair used by therapists is generally a collapsible piece that can be folded and taken along with the therapist to different appointments. Such a chair is often used in the workplace where the professional fifteen minute chair massage has become a popular perk to offer stressed out employees in the corporate world. The chair is designed in such a way that the client sits backwards on it. There is a seat on which the client straddles; a face cradle ? a donut shaped cushion that allows the user to rest their face inside a cushioned ring; a sternum pad that supports the chest; arm rests, and often a place to rest your legs. With the client in this position, the therapist can access all back muscles, the neck, the head for some cranial work, and arms and shoulders. A chair massage is often a shorter massage than when the therapist utilizes the massage table; but it can be relaxing and rejuvenating nonetheless.

Another form of the massage chair is that which can be found in salons, spa, and even in homes. They are custom built chairs of every material and color that provide vibration ? sometimes in conjunction with movement that can simulate the movement of a hand ? over different parts of the body. Depending on the scope of the chair that you experience, you can often feel just as energized after leaving this particular chair as you would leaving a professional therapist.

Some chairs only work on the back; these are often used in conjunction with pedicures in spas or salons. The client has the ability to ? by adjusting it through the remote control ? change temperature, strength of vibration, zone in which the movement is occurring (i.e. lower back, upper back, etc.), and the adjustment of any simulated movement. But there are chairs today that work on the back, while your feet and legs are massaged in the lower portion of the chair. Some of the designs are just incredible. And depending on your budget, and the space availability in your home, they could be a difficult purchase to decline.

A massage chair ? in any variety ? can offer a quick pick-me-up over the course of a busy day; and in fifteen minutes, turn your world around.

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Massage Chairs an Alternative Method in Receiving a Massage

If you are on the go and don’t have time to lay down for a nice soothing massage, but are in need of relaxation and stress relief, another option is the Massage Chair.The massage is given over the top of your clothing, you sit up, and in 10 minutes or so you are finished and ready to go.

David Palmer in the 1980’s introduced a sitting posture massage. Since then, this new innovation in massage therapy has more fully developed and grown popular. As with the traditional massage, tables have been designed and built to create the most relaxing position in order to provide best results. Chair massages have done the same thing and developed their own unique positions to maximize comfort and produce the similar results of stress relief, muscle balance, and relaxation. There are two specific chairs used: desktoppers and portable massage chairs.

The desktopper is portable, light weight, and fits on the top of a desk (convenient for offices which do not have a lot of space, and you use the chair in your office or room) or table. They come with similar look of the head and upper portion of a massage table.

Portable chairs do not look like a chair, but are specifically designed for chair massages. Again benefits are light weight, can fit in smaller places than a massage table, and are specific for regions of head, neck, shoulders and back. Typically, you will not see full body massages done in the chair. They take less time and provide similar results.

Another popular chair is the electronic lumbar support chair. These often recline and give the needed lumbar support while mechanically massaging. There are electronic and digital chairs that you can select the various types, strength, and regions of the massage. These chairs can be put in a professional office, at home, or in a student’s dorm room. Some of these recliners come with a stool to massage your calves.

For more information about massage chairs go to www.free-body-massage.info.

By A. Exon

www.free-body-massage.info.

Andrew is a Marriage, Family, and Human Development graduate who enjoys swing dancing, camping, fly-fishing, and other recreational sports which provide physical excercise and relaxation.