The many benefits of massage therapy have been recognized since 4-500 years B.C. Records show that massage was widely used in China, Greece, India, Egypt, Rome and more. These ancient societies fully recognized the many benefits of massage therapy. Since prior to 1980 massage chairs have been available. These chairs provide a full range of computer-driven massage programs. It’s like having an expensive weekend at the spa available at any time for their owners.
The chair designers and engineers have been very successful in their continual efforts to capture the techniques of a well-trained professional masseuse. These massage techniques have been included in the functions provided by high-quality chairs for convenient use in your own living room. In a market of nearly a dozen manufacturers, the Inada Massage Chair is the worldwide leader.
Why Would You Want A Massage?
Among the many health benefits attributed to regular massage sessions is that of endorphin release. Endorphins are a family of neuro-transmitters with properties similar to those of morphine in terms of relieving pain and in promoting a sense of well-being. During the massage process, these marvelous compounds are created and released into the body.
It is reported that nearly 90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related issues. These include headache, back aches, eye-strain, anxiety, depression, neck pain, anger and cardiovascular problems. The latter include heart disease and high blood pressure. Physical and emotional exhaustion are among the more common ailments, as well.
The 90% figure matches well with my own daily experience as a pharmacist. Medicines used to treat these problems comprise the majority of our daily dispensing. When I discuss these issues with patients, I hear the same words used all the time. Exhaustion, fatigue, anxiety etc, etc.
A substantial number of these patients could use a regular dose of mother nature’s endorphins to help with their symptoms.
Endorphins can also flow through our bodies as a result of vigorous exercise. The intensity level of exercise needed to release endorphins can be quite high, however. Getting your endorphins to flow by receiving a massage is much easier and more fun, too.
Moreover, the beneficial effects of massage are additive! This means that continual and frequent massages lead to more and more favorable results even if you can spare only 15 minutes at any particular time. Practiced routinely, massage can help to prevent unnecessary strains and injuries that might otherwise occur due to tension build-up. It’s nice that something so comfortable, indulgent and convenient helped so many people feel better, play better and perform better.
Why would you want to choose The Inada Massage Chair?
The Inada Massage Chair is very unique amongst its competitors. It is actually programmed to analyze the contours of your body. The software responds to body shape and size so as to detect and focus on shiatsu points along the spine. Shiatsu points are particular areas of the body that focus and respond to finger pressure. Shiatsu is a Japanese term and is part of a very old holistic approach to healing. Similar to accupuncture, Shiatsu pressure is thought to work on imbalanced areas of the body and to restore the natural flow of energy or qi (pronounced chee) through the body.
The surface area covered by the Inada Massage chair extends to 3,048 square centimeters.
This feature alone is foundation for the claim that the Inada Massage Chair provides the most thorough massage of any chair on the market today.
Proprietary Inada “dreamwave technology” in some models provides gentle, undulating figure-8 motion that mimics how a massage therapist would do it. The software also offers extension and flexion plus gentle rotational stretching of the shoulders, mid-back and hips.
There are over a half dozen pre-programmed massage sequences with the Inada. This is just one of the many reasons that the Inada Massage Chair has been the undisputed worldwide leader for many years. Read the rest of this entry »