3 Types of People who can Highly Benefit from a Chair Massage

Anyone can benefit from a chair massage, after all, who doesn't enjoy the occasional massage? But why settle for occasional when you can enjoy a massage everyday in the comfort of your own home with a massage chair? If you identify with any of the three categories below, you may especially enjoy the benefits that a chair massage can offer you on a regular basis.

Athletes - Many professional and recreational athletes already enjoy the benefits of regular massage, especially after a race. But that is not the only time a massage can help. Here are some ways that any athlete at any level can benefit by a regular chair massage:

• Recover more quickly from strenuous work outs by increasing the flow of blood to tired muscles.


• Improve joint flexibility.


• Reduce muscle spasms and cramps.


• Relaxes and softens injured and overused muscles


• Promotes healthy lymph flow which helps the body to remove lactic acid from the muscles.


• Overall healthier state of mind which contributes to better sleep, which can help him perform better.

Chronic pain sufferers - having chronic pain is not fun, for the person suffering the pain or for those who have to live with them. My husband suffers from back pain, and he has good days and bad days. On bad days, the slightest movement the wrong way can cause a lot of pain. Everyday, basic activities become difficult. Chronic pain sufferers have to rethink all the basic things that the rest of us do without any thought. Though a chair massage cannot make the pain go away, it can bring relief by alleviating some of the pain. This is a fact recognized by many professionals who use massage chairs as part of their rehabilitation programs and many chiropractors also use them as part of regular treatment plans. Some reasons why include:

• Increases circulation which helps deliver nutrients and oxygen to tissues and organs, this helps healing.


• Chair massage encourages the body to release endorphins, the bodies natural pain killer.


• Relieves stress, which helps a body to relax. Pain seems to be intensified in a tense body, so this can be quite helpful. This can also lead to better sleep.

The chronically stressed - life in the modern world is fast and stressful. Many occupations require decisions that have to be made quickly and that can affect many lives. People juggle jobs, family and community responsibilities. Some people may thrive on the stress on good days, and be pushed over the edge on bad ones. Though everyone feels stress, people react to it differently, and some are highly stressed on a regular basis. Among other things, this affects their general well being, their relationships and their sleep. Being stressed also has real physical affects on your body, such as an increased chance of being sick, higher blood pressure, and an increased chance of heart disease. A regular chair massage can help a person to relax. Through relaxing sore and tense muscles, a massage can prompt the release of feel good endorphins which leads to a happier disposition, it puts the mind and body at ease. This in turns can help a person get a deeper and better sleep at night which also improves well being.

Through many of the benefits listed above, it is obvious that a good massage is beneficial. Though it may play a more obvious roll in your life if you are an athlete, are highly stressed or suffer from chronic pain, but anyone who is concerned about their general overall health will benefit greatly from a regular chair massage.