People ask me all the time.
What are the best massage chairs on the market?
And out of all that are available, what’s the
absolute best massage chair?
Since the invention of the
first massage chair in 1986 by David Palmer of
TouchPro, there have been a lot of changes
in design. The first chairs were rather crude:
Essentially a plywood box with a board attached
to the front on which you could rest your head.
And practitioners were very happy using these
not knowing how far the chair would develop over
time.
Today there are both
portable massage chairs and stationary massage
chairs available. The portable massage chairs
are very light, usually from about 14 to 19
pounds, and are very easy to carry. Some of the
portable massage chairs even have wheels so you
can pull them along behind you like a piece of
carry on luggage.
The best massage chairs
strike a balance between two factors:
Being easy to use and adjust for the
practitioner
Being comfortable for the customer
These factors compete with
one another. For example, some chairs have lots
of adjustments to make the customer very
comfortable, but the adjustments are so
complicated and take so long to do that by the
time the massage chair is set up, the massage
time is over. That’s hardly the ideal massage
chair.
On the other hand, some
massage chairs are very quick to set up and
adjust, but because they have so few adjustments
it is hard to get the chair positioned right for
the customer.
So the best massage chairs
are both easy to adjust and are comfortable for
the clients. Furthermore, it should be easy to
set up or take down the chair and because it’s a
portable massage chair, it should be compact,
light and easy to transport.
What’s my personal
recommendation for the best massage chair?
There are two chairs I
would recommend:
Stronglite ErgoPro
Earthgear TravelPro
Each has their unique
strengths and both are excellent chairs.
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