Ever come home from work, your back and neck are in knots, your feet hurt and your body feels run down. Just about every day, right?

Don’t you just crave for someone to just get on your body to work out tight muscles and help you relax?

This is why massage chairs have become one of the popular home therapy products on the market today. Owning a massage chair means being able to have a massage whenever you want and it never says “not now, dear”.

Since we are practicing massage therapists, we know that a massage chair can never replace the experience of a hands-on full body massage. But, very few of us can afford or have the time to see a massage therapist every day.

Massage chairs are designed to give a very effective mechanical massage to the areas of the body most people complain about, mainly the neck, back, hips and feet.

Massage chairs are not for everyone, depending on their health conditions. We have personally known people who have medical conditions that contraindicate using a massage chair, go into the “back stores” and the staff tries to sell them a chair without qualifying them. If you are considering purchasing a massage chair, please consult with our staff therapists first, regardless of which chair you decide to purchase.

There are over 30 different lines of massage chairs to choose from and but we only wanted to carry the sturdiest, most effective chairs on the market. This is why we won’t carry the same chairs you see at the “back stores” or in catalogs. They just don’t measure up to ours.

HOW TO BUY A MASSAGE CHAIR

There are over 30 lines of massage chairs on the market, with brand names like Omega, Premier, Popular, Interactive, Human Touch, Micro Touch and Pro-Med.. All of them will tell you about their features but say nothing about what is really important – how they are made. Here’s why.

All of these chairs are made in Taiwan and 90% are made by Tai Sheng Manufacturing. They make both the lower cost aluminum frame chairs and the higher cost steel frame chairs. But some of the higher cost chairs are made with aluminum frames, which can warp and break down over time. You need to find out what type of frame the chair has before you buy.

The price break between a low-quality and a high-quality chair is around $2500.00. Under that price, the chair uses lower-quality components which will last around five years and will give a weaker feeling massage. The high-quality chairs uses larger and stronger components will last ten years or more and will give a stronger massage.

Buying a chair from an out-of-town company at a show or catalog can be risky. Your only contact is an 800 number and if they go out of business, so goes your warranty. After the first year, you will have to repair it yourself or spend $200-500 to send it back to the factory.

You wouldn’t buy a car without test driving it so why would you buy a chair without sitting in it. Every chair feels different, regardless of price. Spend some time in it before purchasing. People who extremely short or tall will have a different experience and will have to find a chair that matches their height.

:p>CONTRAINDICATIONS:p>:p>

As highly-trained therapists, we are serious about making sure the products that we sell to you are appropriate to your health condition. Please realize that massage chairs are not for everyone and before you try a chair in our store, we want to know if you have any of the following conditions that may affect your ability to use a massage chair.:p>

You must not use this chair if::p>

You have a serious circulatory or lymphatic problem, such as varicose veins, thrombosis, etc, especially in your feet, legs or arms

Advanced problematic pregnancy

You have been advised by your doctor not to use this type of medical device:p>

Please seek medical advice from your treating physician if you have any of the following conditions::p>

• Serious heart problems
• Serious diabetes
• Serious osteoporosis
• Serious skin condition
• Malignant tumor
• Sensory impairment
• Recent surgery or therapy to treat a specific condition
• Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy
• Acute gastro-intestinal complaints
• Joint dysfunctions such as rheumatism, hammer toe and gout
• Pacemakers or other electronic medical device
• High fever
• Persons with serious spinal injuries or curvature