Chair Massage

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Comment by Shanel Niedert on November 22, 2009 at 11:44am

How many of actually perform chair massage on a regular basis? Every Tuesday I go to a major farm equipment manufactuer and do chair massages for the workers. I get new clients and they really need a therapisst do to the job they perform! In my office no one really requests it.

Comment by Choice Kinchen on October 21, 2009 at 5:20pm

Actually, my criteria for selecting equipment is....will it withstand the rigors I put it through...and can I work with it comfortably? The last thing I need to do is buy a piece of equipment, say my chair, every 2 years because it does not have the performance promised. Also, my health problems dictate that my chair has to work for me and my clients. I'm all for "made in the USA" and buy local, but that better not mean "inferior product." Unfortunately, sometimes it does.

Comment by Alex Frigino on October 21, 2009 at 12:15am

Hey guys,

I just nixed a long post I was adding by hitting the wrong darn key so I'm only going to cliff note all that I said:

the #1 criterion for selecting ANY piece of equipment that is worth hundreds of dollars? MADE IN USA. If you live elsewhere, then make sure it is made wherever YOU ARE!

Here's something I know: Oakworks is made in the USA. Other leading brands are not...necessarily. One leading brand claims made in USA but should rather more honestly say: assembled. I found their chairs and tables on a import-export trade website: made in China. Do you care about carbon footprints and local economies? Make sure that besides "light and adjustable" it is also actually crafted locally.

Comment by Choice Kinchen on October 19, 2009 at 8:54pm

By the way, I use an Earthlite Avila II. It is my second Earthlite chair. The Avila II is awesome. It takes all of the work I can give it. It is highly adjustable. I can put my 5'0'' 100lb wife on it and 2 of my 6'7" 265lbs clients on it. It folds in a snap into a bag that is on durable rubber tires. Plus, ALL of the pads can replaced 1 at a time as each pad is velcroed and not glued on. I only wish Earthlite gave me royalties for the good words I give their chairs.

Comment by Choice Kinchen on October 19, 2009 at 8:46pm

Jill, I do mainly chair massage, specializing in the corporate and convention area. I also do table from my chair clients. Been doing massage for 9 years and bought my chair right out of school. I do none of the routines learned in school, rather I have incorporated from many modalities to form my own style...as I'm sure we all do.

Comment by Melaine Bennett on October 19, 2009 at 1:25pm

I'm new to massage and have been doing all chair massage so far, which I really enjoy. Any suggestions as to which CEUs would benefit me the most? Thanks for any input! :-)

Comment by Angellynnn on October 12, 2009 at 10:40am

Susan, I look forward to seeing a seated massage in a regular chair. Thanks!
:-) ~Angellynnn

Comment by Susan G. Salvo on October 10, 2009 at 5:23am

Thanks Angellynnn.

The chapter in my book about seated massage is written by Ralph Stevens. I use a lot of his stuff. I will definitely work on my body mechanics. Thanks for your suggestions.

I hope to post a seated routine featuring a regular chair rather than a massage chair soon. This will give students more options.

Comment by Angellynnn on October 8, 2009 at 3:06pm

Hi, Susan G. Salvo, I tried commenting on your chair massage video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvNVnsreTWk&feature=channel_page
on you tube, but I had problems posting them so here are my comments:

Hi, Susan. Thanks for posting the video. I am a student in MT training at Ralston School of Massage and will graduate in Dec. http://www.ralstonmassage.com
They teach Touch Pro chair massage from David Palmer and I noticed many times in your video you had bad body mechanics (hunched over shoulders), not bending your knees when doing compressions in the end (hunching over again). I loved your shoulder work.You just need to bend your knees more keeping back straight. I also noticed a lot of thumb usage (not good). Our school teaches us that thumbs go out w/ overuse. Ralston actually teaches us to use a stacked thumb or closed fist, but I appreicate you and your video. I will be trying some of the shoulder and neck techniques you did. Thanks!
~Angellynnn in Reno NV

Comment by Jill Suzanne Grove on October 6, 2009 at 1:15pm

Hello All!

Thanks to Ariana for creating this group.
I have been doing exclusively chair massage for almost 5 years now. !0 years ago I graduated from school "with a table and a dream". : ) After much onsite experience, I slowly morphed from table-only to 80-20 table chair, then quickly to 20-80 table chair and finally, all chair.

I love working onsite for businesses and organizations and I really enjoy the wide variety of folks that come to my chair.

I look forward to connect with folks here. Anyone else a "chair only?"

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