Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The Best Reflexology Treatments Integrated in Massage Chairs Shown

By Amanda Dadich


The popularity of massage therapy is growing along with the trend to natural products and services. Many people are seeking natural ways to maintain their health and vitality. Massage therapy continues to grow as people are finding natural ways of coping with relieving stress and tension in the body. Many massage techniques are readily available from a massage therapist and even in massage chairs.

One important form of massage therapy is called reflexology. Reflexology is also known as zone therapy, it would come under the heading of alternative treatments. It has been practiced in various forms from the earliest records of man.

Man has always sought ways to increase their health and vitality. Many different forms of healing therapies have evolved. Some have very distinct characteristics like reflexology or shiatsu. However, the commonality between cultures is the development of many massage therapy techniques.

One interesting difference with reflexology is that it is effective in stimulating the functions of the major organs. The bottoms of the feet are stimulated by applying pressure. This creates a reflex reaction connected to another part of the body. This is quite fascinating how the body is interconnected.

Reflexology is considered an alternative medical treatment. It is not known to have any side effects. It is used primarily for relaxing tension in the body. It stimulates and relax is the area where the pressure is applied. It also is believed to induce relaxation to other corresponding body parts.

Many of the diverse massage techniques found throughout the world are becoming much more readily available. For example, massage chairs now contain foot reflexology massage treatments. These massage chairs are able to deliver a soothing and relieving foot massage that induces full body relaxation.

Massage chairs come with reflexology nodules built into the foot wells of the leg rest. Some of these have plates which are removable. For example, the Panasonic EP 30004 comes with removable plates. If a reflexology massage is not desired, then plates can be removed.

Another manufacturer that has a very effective reflexology foot massage is Omega. There Montage Elite massage chair comes with their foot flex technology. This specially developed reflexology massage uses airbags to gently apply pressure to stimulate the reflex reaction. Other airbags hold the top of the feet to provide soothing relaxation. This also helps to restore flexibility in the feet.

The DR 7700 massage recliner from Sanyo comes with reflexology nodes in the leg rest. These provide gentle stimulation of the acupoints on the bottom of the feet. Sanyo has also incorporated a heater just in the foot well to warm and to the feet as well.

The beauty of many of these massage chairs is that in addition to reflexology massage they also contain numerous other massage techniques. You can also find other popular techniques such as Swedish, Hawaiian, shiatsu, sports, deep tissue and compression. They provide full body capabilities in many have complementary therapies as well.




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