Chair Massage

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Comment by Debra Rilea on April 16, 2010 at 9:35pm

From Stronglite.com

The Chair Features

Durable semi-gloss silver aluminum frame holds 1200 pounds static weight; 600 pounds working weight

Comment by Marion McCall on April 16, 2010 at 5:48am

I vote for the Strong-lite too. It can be wheeled or carried quite easily. It adjust easily for a wide range of body types and sizes.

I have had no complaints with mine except the mechanism for the face cradle, but that has been changed anyway. I sometimes work at events with other people who have cords on their chairs. I remember one cord giving way with a client in the chair.

Check weight limits too. The Strong-lite used to hold 600lbs - does it still? Many of the other chairs have much lower limits and it could be embarrassing to ask!

Comment by Debra Rilea on April 15, 2010 at 9:57am

Oakworks does make a nice product. I use the Stronglite Ergo-Pro. With an aluminum frame, it is durable and lightweight. It has wheels for easy portablility, sets up quickly and has enough adjustability to accomadate all body shapes and sizes without being overly adjustable so you don't waste time setting the chair differently for each client. Package on Stronglite.com website is $349 and they are offering free shipping too.

(Must acknowledge that older generations of chairs had some issues, the company has improved their products and once again I feel comfortable recommending them.)

Comment by Joan Annunziata on April 15, 2010 at 7:32am

Hi Rachel,
I just replaced my 4 year old dolphin ll chair with a new Portal Pro 3 Oakworks chair. The dolphin is a fine chair but it’s not that strong and you end up having to always carry around a wrench to tighten the bolts. The reason I bought a new chair only after 4 years is that the leg of the chair just snapped off. I did call the company and they said they will send me a box to mail back the chair and they will try and repair it. This will all take time and I do corp. chair massage for a corp. 3 times a week so I needed to have a chair asap. I decided to order the Portal Pro by Oakworks and I really like it and it has a lifetime warranty on the frame of the chair where as the Dolphin only has a 5 year warranty on the frame, hum make you wonder why only five years? The best thing is that that Portal Pro 3 is less expensive too; my opinion is go with Oakworks.
Best of luck, Joan

Comment by Rachel E on April 14, 2010 at 2:38pm

Hello all,

I am researching massage chairs, and want to get an opinion on the best and worst chairs. I'm not looking for anything too expensive, but I will pay a premium for reliability. I need to order a chair very soon.

Thank you,

Rachel

Comment by Debra Rilea on March 29, 2010 at 11:07pm

Many golfers experience pain in their low back, hips, glutes and legs due to repeated one-sided dynamic body rotation as well as the upper back and shoulders. And no matter what they will credit or blame you for the better or worse game after the massage if you do pre-event massage or during the event massage because massage will change the action of those very repetative muscle patterning that they count on for a consistent game. For that reason I prefer to offer post-event massage.
However, a concern for post-event massage is that if this is a casual, fun golf tournament there could be an over consumption of alcohol. Every event has its own challenges and learning processes- one of the reasons I love chair massage, it is always interesting.

Comment by Belem Patton on March 29, 2010 at 7:42pm

Thank you both! I appreciate the advice :)

Comment by Marion McCall on March 29, 2010 at 4:01pm

If the golf massage is ahead of or during the game, you will want to keep the massages fairly short and brisk. Don't relax them too much or they can't play!

Comment by Rick Johnson on March 29, 2010 at 11:43am

Hi Belem,
I'm a golf pro in Virginia. There is no golf specific routines that I know of but I would suggest the following: Work the scapular region thoroughly with emphasis on mid trap and rhomboid for thoracic mobility.Then rotator cuff and deltoid work. If you have time include some fore arm and hand/ wrist work as well.I always include some stretches and scapular rotation for increased shoulder mobility at the end. Hope this helps.But I'm sure the golfers will tell you what's tight or hurts and you can go from there.

Comment by Belem Patton on March 29, 2010 at 11:10am

Hello Everyone! I am a licensed massage therapist in Amarillo, TX. I practice alot of on-site chair massage in office environments, but I have a golf tournament coming up and would like any tips you can give me about giving the player a chair massage that is more geared towards sports, or golf really. Any helpful hints would be much appreciated!

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