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• Massage chairs increase the nutrition of the tissues via an increased exchange of fluids and materials.
• Massage loungers, via the mechanical actions on the soft tissues, produce a dilation of the blood vessels which helps to improve your circulation.
• Massage recliners help to reduce the lack of blood and by direct pressure and stimulation reduces pain due to the irritation of nerves that control your circulatory system.
• Massage chairs enhance the elimination of waste products of your metabolism.
• Electric massage chairs help to reduce any swelling and contusions.
• Shiatsu massage has the overall effect of lowering your blood pressure and reduces your pulse rate.
• Massage facilitates tissue healing through the enhancement of circulation.
• Massage chairs increase tissue fluid and assists lymphatic circulation thus reducing swelling and enhancing the immune and filtering activities of this system.
• Massage loungers increase both your venous and lymphatic flow.

Shiatsu is a Japanese word: "shi" meaning finger, and "atsu" meaning pressure.  But shiatsu is more than acupressure.  It is a combination of many different techniques, including pressing, hooking, sweeping, shaking, rotating, grasping, vibrating, patting, plucking, lifting, pinching, rolling, brushing, and in some cases walking on the person's back, legs, and feet.  Shiatsu strengthens the immune system and, if practiced consistently, truly becomes preventive health care.

Now you can take advantage of the marvelous treatment whenever you like in the privacy of your own home, or through our Vending Massage Chairs placed at various locations.  Massage Concepts have electronically replicated the touch and pressure of a shiatsu master.  Computer assisted research has made the ultimate in massages available to everyone.

Massage is the manipulation of soft tissue effecting a change in the surrounding tissue and structures.  Our bodies and posture are held in balance by the muscular system.  In order for you to stand still there are various muscles throughout the body constantly tightening and slackening to maintain the stillness that you desire.  If one or more of your muscles becomes too tight or slack then your posture will be thrown out and your body will deliberately put other muscles out of their normal state of tone to compensate.  If this is not corrected it will over a period of time be accepted by your body and you will have a permanent imbalance.  You will become accustomed to this over time and quite probably will not notice that you have a dysfunction until you try to do something which requires a normal full range of movement.

This is where massage therapy comes into its own for if the muscles being worked are too tight they will be relaxed and stretch, however if they are too slack then they will be toned and tightened.  If a joint is too tight causing stiffness then it will be released, or if too slack then it will be tightened, or rather the surrounding tissue that holds it in its proper alignment will be adjusted.  This is the main physical property to massage but it does have a pronounced effect on all the systems of your body, as well as relaxing you mentally and reducing emotional turmoil.

Massage was used extensively in the national health system up until the 1950s when it was abandoned, not because it was ineffective rather because it demanded a one to one approach which was deemed to costly in therapists' time.  They then taught their physiotherapists to use exercise and machinery which is why there is such a big difference between a NHS trained physical therapist and a massage trained physical therapist.

General Benefits of Massage Chairs

Besides the fact that massage feels good and is a pleasurable experience, it increases your body self awareness and sensitivity, reduces your stress, tension, and anxiety levels.  Massage calms the nervous system and has a centering and balancing effect, relaxes, focuses, and clears your mind.  Massage helps to improve and maintain your posture and also fulfills your need for a caring and nurturing touch.  It encourages good self-esteem and a general feeling of well-being, increases your awareness of the whole being connection and improves your emotional awareness.

Massage chair benefits to your muscular system:

• Massage increases the blood supply and nutrition to your muscles.
• Massage helps your muscles recover more quickly from exertion and fatigue.
• Massage relaxes your muscles, effectively reducing spasms, tension, and c ramping.
• Massage reduces and breaks down adhesions (knots) and fibrosis.
• Massage stretches your connective tissue.
• Massage helps to re-establish your proper muscle tone.
• Massage reduces your muscle and soft tissue pain.
• Massage supports increased work capacity and encourages your metabolism.
• Massage helps to prevent muscular atrophy (wasting from injury and paralysis).

Massage lounger benefits to your skeletal system:

• Massage improves the circulation and nutrition of the joints and helps increase your range of joint movement.
• Massage reduces joint strain and compression through releasing tight muscles and tendons.
• Massage increases the ease and efficiency of your movements.
• Massage helps to increase the retention of nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur in the bones and this aids in fracture healing.
• Massage and the use of massage chairs increase the nutrition of the tissues via an increased exchange of fluids and materials.
• Massage, via the mechanical actions on the soft tissues, produces a dilation of the blood vessels which helps improve your circulation.