Which Massage Chairs & Recliners Give The Best Home Relaxation Experience?Get your HT-1650 in perfect condition with our repair guides provided below. As always, if you need any further assistance with your Human Touch product, please feel free to contact our helpful Customer Experience department. They can be reached at (800) 355-2762, Monday through Friday. 6:00 am – 5:00 pm PT. Please choose from the guides below User & Care ManualI've never experienced a workout quite so rigorous as the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. The world's largest innovation event spans 1.8 million square feet of exhibit space. For three eight-hour days, I schlepped my laptop and camera bag across the thinly carpeted floors. My body, fueled by coffee and Clif bars, ached and fatigued quickly. Unsure how I would survive the convention, I set out to review every luxury massage chair I encountered at CES. My mission gave me an opportunity to break from walking and receive much needed, therapeutic relief.
It was a wild success. Here are my favorite chairs, ranked least to best: 4. Daiwa's Relax 2 Zero Chair Pro: The Relax 2 Zero chair by Daiwa uses air bag technology to relieve muscle tension from head to toe. The bags inflate and deflate, gently pushing the body from side to side. Con: The pressure was a little much for me, however, and I winced several times when the bags pinched my arms and legs too tightly. The materials felt cheap, as well, which became the most apparent during the foot massage. The rollers in the foot cradle felt like a bag of marbles held in a Ziploc baggie. 3. Adako's Zenith Chair Pro: Adako's "zero-gravity" Zenith chair is a dream for those who appreciate a good glutes massage. The chair's L-shaped roller track travels from the neck to the hamstrings, delivering concentrated pressure at the body's intersection: the buttocks. Plus, with a price tag under $8,000, the Zenith chair is the most affordable one I tried.
Con: While the glutes massage was out of this world, the chair provided an unmemorable experience for my other body parts. Plus, the L-shaped track limits its reclining capability. 2. Inada's DreamWave Chair Cost: $9,499 ($10,499 for the TruBlack Leather model) Pro: Stepping into Inada's DreamWave chair is like getting a hug. The chair provides 1,200 square inches of coverage — more than any chair on the market, according to Inada USA President Cliff Levin — so it gives the illusion of cradling you. Its 16 pre-programmed sessions means there's an experience for everyone. I prefer a gentle Shiatsu massage, and the Stretch session tugged at my limbs lightly and comfortably. Con: The DreamWave chair's pervasive coverage trapped my body heat and made me sweaty. My biggest concern, however, is the near $10,000 price. Pro: Infinity is massage chair royalty, and in fact, a sales manager at a rival company's booth recommended I check them out.
After a few minutes in the IT-880, I understood why. Infinity chairs feature one of the longest roller tracks on the market, so it cups the head and gives a mind-blowing crown massage. The chair also inverts, lifting the legs above the upper body and improving circulation and blood flow. The clincher here is in the price tag: Infinity's IT-8800 comes in more than $3,000 cheaper than Inada's DreamWave chair. Con: N/A — If I had that much money sitting around, my first call would be to Infinity. Pro: Tware's AiraWear is a massage vest that fits underneath your jacket. Small, inconspicuous motors inflate and deflate the vest from the inside, providing for a therapeutic compression massage. The wearer can choose a program from the company's app, which communicates with the vest over Bluetooth, and select the intensity. Con: The vest doesn't apply much pressure, and instead, replicates the feeling of an iPhone vibrating in your back pocket. While it's a fun novelty item, you're better off booking a massage appointment.
See also: Massage Chair (Robot Chicken episode) A massage chair is a chair designed for massages. Traditional massage chairs allow easy access to the head, shoulders, and back of a massage recipient, while robotic massage chairs use electronic vibrators and motors to provide a massage. A massage chair in use Chair Massage is done in an ergonomically designed portable chair.[1] Chair massage focuses on the head, neck, shoulders, back, arms and hands. Massage therapists are able to offer on-site massage to many environments because of the portability of the massage chair, and clients do not need to disrobe to receive a chair massage. Due to these two factors, chair massage is often performed in settings such as business offices, employee appreciation events, trade shows, conferences, and other corporate settings. A robotic massage chair contains internal electronic motors and gears designed to massage the person sitting in them. Most robotic massage chairs have some form of controller to vary the type, location, or intensity of massage.
The first electric massage chair was invented in Japan before World War II. Massaging chairs most frequently resemble recliners. There are many different types and brands, including office-style chairs that operate from internal batteries. A less expensive option is a separate massaging pad that may be used with an existing chair. Robotic massage chairs were first brought to market in 1954 by the Family Fujiryoki company. Today, Japan is the largest consumer of massage chairs with some surveys suggesting that over 20% of Japanese households actually own a massage chair. Massage chairs vary tremendously in price, style and intensity, from cheap "vibrate only" chairs to full intensity Shiatsu models. Choose from a variety of back massagers and enjoy the benefits of massage in the comfort of your own home. Portable Back Massage Cushion Massage Comfort Cushion with heat 3D Shiatsu Select Massage Pillow with Heat Comfort Pro Elite Massaging Vibration Wrap with Heat