| Many people go through their daily | | | | enhances blood circulation, prevents |
| routines in the home and office without | | | | muscle cramps and spasms, relieves pain |
| rest. They are so focused on their work | | | | especially for people with arthritis and |
| trying to accomplish their tasks and | | | | sciatica, helps speed up recovery from |
| meet deadlines as soon as possible and | | | | injuries encountered at work, accidents |
| this may go on for weeks, months or even | | | | or sports, strengthens the immune |
| years. What they're forgetting is that | | | | system, relieves skeletal problems and |
| all work and no leisure will result in | | | | improves posture and promotes body |
| aching bodies. | | | | awareness. |
| So the best way to pamper one's self | | | | If, however, you are not used to having |
| these days is through a body massage. | | | | somebody massage your body, there is a |
| Old as it may seem, massage is still | | | | good alternative nowadays and that is to |
| considered an effective form of medical | | | | use a massage chair. With this device, |
| care with lots of health benefits. No | | | | you can get a body massage right in the |
| need to spend so much money on | | | | comfort of your home or office. Chair |
| medicines, all you have to do is go to a | | | | massage is growing rapidly in the U.S. |
| spa and get yourself massaged. | | | | and Britain as well as other parts of |
| The origin of massage dates back in the | | | | Europe are starting to utilize it too. |
| ancient times. It was widely used then | | | | In fact, this can even be experienced |
| by the Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks, | | | | these days in shopping malls and |
| Romans and Indians. A Chinese book on | | | | airports. |
| internal medicine described massage of | | | | Introduced in the late 1980's, the |
| skin and flesh as well as breathing | | | | massage chair is designed to follow the |
| exercises as suited for treating | | | | motions and techniques of a real |
| paralysis, chills and fever while Greeks | | | | masseuse to relieve body aches and |
| and Roman physicians used the method in | | | | pains. With advancements in technology, |
| relieving pain. In India, their | | | | they have also been improved through the |
| traditional system of medicine called | | | | years and many models now can do the |
| Ayurveda involved therapeutic massage | | | | Shiatsu and Swedish massage. |
| using aromatic oils and spices. The | | | | Basically, massage chairs have three |
| Swedish massage emerged only in the 19th | | | | major parts - motors, preset patterns |
| century and used techniques similar to | | | | and programs and nodes and rollers. |
| that of China, Egypt, Greece and Rome. | | | | These essential components all |
| Today, intensive care units use massage | | | | contribute to giving the user a good |
| in treating children, elderly people, | | | | body massage notably for the neck and |
| babies being incubated and patients | | | | back part depending on his or her needs. |
| suffering from heart attacks, strokes, | | | | The chair can automatically adjust for |
| AIDS and cancer. Also, several kinds of | | | | the weight, height and width of the user |
| massage techniques have been combined | | | | and it can be programmed to specific |
| with other therapies like aromatherapy, | | | | levels of massaging such as the tapping, |
| reflexology, osteopathy, Rolfing and | | | | rolling or kneading motions. |
| Hellerwork. | | | | Investing in a massage chair is ideal |
| Massage indeed provides great health | | | | for people who frequently experience |
| benefits to the body. It relaxes the | | | | body aches. And if maintained well, |
| nervous system, eases tension and | | | | users can even hand it over in the |
| anxiety thereby relieving stress, | | | | future to their children. |