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Your Own Personal Massage Therapist
Owning a massage chair can be like having your own personal massage
therapist on call in your home 24 hours a day. However, purchasing the
wrong massage chair can increase your stress and pain, leaving you
gritting your teeth and in worse shape than before you sat down hoping
to relax.
Massage chairs come in a variety of types, and may also include heat
settings to apply warmth to the area while it is being massaged. The
heat settings can help to relax the muscles being worked on, increasing
the benefits of the massage chair. Vibrating options can also help to
reduce stress and knots in your muscles. Massage chairs also offer speed
control settings so you can tailor the intensity of massage to your own
personal needs, or just simply to start off slowly and increase the
intensity as you go.
There are several different types of massage chairs utilizing three main
types of electronic massage therapy, they are: kneading massage, rolling
massage and tapping massage.
Kneading (also known as Shiatsu) massage chairs both relax and
invigorate using three movements:
1) Pressure is applied gently to an accupoint,
2) Pressure is held while allowing tension to transfer to the roller,
3) Tension is then released allowing pressure to leave the system.
Rolling massage uses rollers to roll along the spine helping to elongate
the muscles that support your spine and back and thusly relieving
pressure on the discs in your back. The rollers roll up and down your
spine, stimulating the spinal nerve roots and reducing muscular back
pain and tension.
Tapping massage helps to improve your blood circulation.
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