Massage has been used for a long time to help relieve aches and pains, muscle stiffness and some joint pain. Like many things, if it’s done properly it can work wonderfully, although you may have trouble massaging your own back, if it’s aching. And it costs money. Professional masseurs may charge 40 and up and for many of us it can be too expensive to have done on a regular basis.
So what can you do if you’d like the benefits of a massage every week - or even every day - but you can’t afford the regular cost of treatment? Well, there are a number of things you could do, but one of the easiest and cheapest over the long term is to invest in one of the many home massage ‘chairs’, such as the SBM-500H from Homedics.
What a massage chair is for is to give you varying levels of massage intensity and, sometimes, to add heat to the massageas well. The different models ,of course have different features, but common to all of them is the concept of zones. There are usually at least a couple of zones of massage, which may be independently switchable and controllable. That means you choose the area where you need the massage the most.
Quality models, like the shiatsu SBM 500H, or Homedics SBM-500H, offer independently controlled back and shoulder massage. When you’ve experienced the facility to select the area that gets massaged, at the flick of a switch, you won’t want to go back to a basic model.
The models with heat output are also lovely to sink into on a cold winter’s evening. Sitting on a chair that gently warms your back and shoulders combining it with a gentle de-stressing massage is a lovely way to relax and unwind after the tensions of the day.
If you have any health issues, or joint, back, or heart problems, consult your doctor for professional advice before self-administering any massage.