Massage Can Help with Seasonal Affective Disorder

Massage Can Help with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) We recently wrote about how massage chairs can help anyone overcome the impact—physical and emotional—created by the shift away from daylight savings. After the time change, after the clocks and your body have adjusted, there is a long winter season ahead— a time that affects one in […]

Post-Surgical Massage: When and How

post surgical recovery

So, you’re going under the knife. You anticipate an extended recovery that includes medication, bed rest, and physical therapy. Should you include massage therapy in your recovery regiment? Yes, you should! According to a major review of 16 existing studies published in September 2016 in the journal Pain Medicine, massage therapy can effectively reduce the severity […]

OMG That's Ugly

ugly massage chairs?

As someone who has been in the massage chair industry for over a decade, I have given thousands of demos on dozens of models. One question I get most often is “Why are massage chairs so ugly?” After attending hundreds of massage chair roadshows around the country, and with this question as a backdrop, I […]

Massage Chairs Bring Relief of Spinal Stenosis

massage chairs bring relief of spinal stenosis

In response to our recent post about the benefits of massage chairs for aching legs and feet, a client wrote us with a question about a source of very specific and troubling chronic pain: spinal stenosis. For those lucky enough to be unfamiliar with the condition, lumbar spinal canal stenosis is a narrowing in the […]

What Is The Best Massage Chair For Aching Feet and Legs?

Even though we often hear, “Sitting is the new smoking,” many of us still spend enough time on our feet to end the day in pain. Not only on-your-feet job responsibilities but the activities we come home to take a toll—even the fun ones! And as we age, our bodies may no longer bounce back […]

Zero Gravity Massage Chairs

You may have heard that Zero-Gravity in a massage chair was inspired by NASA, nope. Possibly, it’s the position that Astronauts sit in before take-off, again no. Or that if you are laying completely flat that is Zero-G, no again. Quite simply, Zero-G is the natural position the body takes when in a micro gravity […]

Reflexology and Foot Massage

Reflexology and foot massage

Reflexology is a specialized form of foot massage, and involves applying pressure to the soft tissues of soles and top of the foot. Foot massage can take many forms, but the most widely renowned is an ancient Chinese practice that is performed according to what are called Chi Energy points. Also known as Reflexology, this […]

Workplace Massage Chairs Deliver Big Benefits

Massage chairs in the workplace

Increasingly we are seeing companies buy workplace massage chairs for their employees to utilize. Not only are massage chairs a fantastic company perk, they are an investment to help reduce the costs associated with workplace stress. Long hours, seemingly impossible demands, and uncertain job security can take their toll on employees’ mental and physical well-being. […]

The Mental Benefits Of Massage Chairs

Mental Benefits of Massage Chairs

You may not realize that massage chairs deliver as many mental benefits as physical. Perhaps you are in the market for a massage chair. Maybe you’ve seen them at Costco special events, or you passed by those massage chairs rentals at the mall or airport. Wherever you saw them, maybe you were intrigued by the […]

2D-3D-4D massage chairs whats the difference

2d-3d-4d-whats-the-difference

If you are buying a massage chair and have done a little research, or if perhaps you already own a massage chair and are looking to upgrade, you’ve likely seen various mentions of the “D’s”. This article will help you understand what they mean when manufacturers refer to 2D, 3D, and 4D massage chairs. Since […]

Can Massage Help with Autism

massage therapy for autism

Parents of children with autism are always seeking ways to enhance the quality of life for their children and massage therapy is becoming an increasingly popular way of doing so. 

One would think that a child with autism, who is commonly averse to touch, would find massage therapy intolerable. However, a massage chairs are usually […]

Best Massage Chairs for the Elderly

Even if you have been an athlete, there may come a time— “a certain age” —when even simple activity becomes a challenge, sometimes even painful. How could a premium massage chair improve your life? For some, it’s possible to associate aging with retirement, more leisure time, relaxation. Perhaps senior life can seem removed from the […]

Mayo Clinic on Massage

Mayo Clinic

Mayo on Massage? We’ve posted many articles chronicling the benefits of massage for a variety of syndromes, diseases, conditions and injuries. Often, we have cited studies published by the Mayo Clinic as sources for those articles. Today, let’s see what Mayo has to say about the big picture: massage and health. A Wide Range Massage […]

Massage Chairs Make You Feel Good

Massage: Is “Feels Good” Enough? For months, we’ve outlined ways in which massage and premium massage chairs are established heath aids for a broad range of aches, pains, conditions, syndromes, and illnesses. No surprise there. And most of us also enjoy massage and massage chairs purely as aesthetic experience. But is enjoyment a recommendation in […]

Massage Chairs and Diabetic Neuropathy

massage chairs and neuropathy

Massage Therapy for Neuropathy? Diabetic neuropathy is a fairly common condition that involves problems with nerves, primarily peripheral nerves, like those that run through your arms and legs. Symptoms may include pain, tingling, burning and numbness that over time can result in the loss of balance, mobility, or strength. But the impact of this varies […]

Massage Chairs and Migraines

Massage chairs and migraines

Massage and Migraines Any kind of pain can be debilitating, and for people who suffer from migraine headaches, pain can disrupt both their personal and professional lives. Whether migraine occurs infrequently or on a regular basis, finding dependable relief is a top priority. What Relief Can Look Like Migraine is a complex condition that can […]

Massage Chairs and Autoimmune Diseases

massage chairs and autoimmune

How Massage Can Help with Autoimmune Diseases One well-researched and documented benefit of massage therapy is its ability to boost of the body’s own defense against disease – the immune system. Good health depends on a well-functioning immune system. But many suffer such severe impairment of their immune systems that the body’s own defense system […]

Massage Chairs and TMJ

massage and TMJ

Can Massage Therapy Take a Bite out of TMJ? While chronic stress is known to cause a wide range of health problems, stress has not been thoroughly considered as the root of TMJ problems. “But I thought TMJ syndrome was all about jaw muscles and joints!” Certainly that is where the symptoms occur—the ones that […]