Sunday, March 20, 2011

A Few Natural Massage Chair Therapeutics

By Grant Wolberger


There is a huge trend for people looking for more natural healthcare. Unfortunately, most of Western medicine has not focus much on prevention. The majority of the health care and its associated costs are on very expensive surgeries and procedures. If people adopted more healthy and natural lifestyles then many of these problems could have been avoided. Massage chairs are becoming a natural ally in providing on-demand therapy when needed.

Many of these treatments are termed as alternative medicine. This is in contrast to scientific medicine which has conducted extensive clinical trials. Massage therapy has been practiced as an alternative medicine practiced for centuries. However, since clinical trials are expensive and are dependent on controlling the intellectual property, no substantial clinical trials have been conducted for most alternative treatments.

Massage chairs have developed a variety of massage techniques. Many of these techniques are based upon more famous massage school practices. Techniques such as shiatsu, Swedish, deep tissue and reflexology can be found in many massage recliners.

There are a number of standard massage program integrated in today's massage chairs. It is typical to find shiatsu, Swedish and sports massage therapy. These are normally programmed as an automatic program. Push one button and it runs the entire massage chair.

Massage chair manufacturers closely study the hand movements of masseuses. This enables them to replicate these unique movements mechanically. These mechanical hands never get tired. They can knead and knead and knead until you are thoroughly relieved.

Many massage chairs will actually perform a body scan. They use sensors in the chair which will scan your body. This can tell the precise location of the back, shoulders and also acupoints. This information is then used to target your specific areas for a customized massage.

One important element of help is stretching your body. Massage chairs have integrated traction systems. They have lower body stretching systems as well as upper body stretching systems. These help to elongate and pulled the larger muscles and joints of the body.

Many sports therapists are routinely apply heat to the muscles. This is done to help reduce swelling and enhance blood flow. Massage chairs have integrated heaters built throughout the recliner. These can be activated individually to target the application of heat.

For relaxation, massage chairs have integrated MP3 players. This allows the recipient to listen to soothing music on headphones. This helps to cut the ambient noise and to provide relaxation time for the mind. Music helps to release the tension being held by the mind focusing on particular stressors.

Massage chairs have built-in many effective foot massage techniques. You can now find reflexology massage built into the foot wells of a massage chair. These come with reflexology nodes and with soothing compression massage. These provide great relief for sore and tired feet.

There are quite a few natural therapies integrated into massage chairs. In addition to an arsenal of massage techniques, you can find other natural therapies such as stretching, heat and even music. These additional treatments provide for a total massage experience. It is important that you are able to relax your mind. This helps to release the tension in your body which leads to a more effective and thorough massage. See how massage chairs can provide a range of health benefits for you.




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