Shiatsu Massage Chair Reviews

Many companies claim to make shiatsu massagegenuine article and retails for around $4,300. It's a
chairs but in reality the chairs offer nothing of thelot of money, I know, but you really are getting
sort. At best, most offer a general type ofsomething that is in the top tier. It's a very stylish
massage. Genuine shiatsu is the application ofchair but more importantly, it comes with physical
pressure with fingers and thumbs on energeticbody shape detectors that will automatically
pathways, called meridians to improve the flow ofadjust the massage rollers to your body shape to
energy. Quite frankly, most chairs lack thedeliver a perfect massage. You get a leg
technology needed. However, some do. Here's amassager but no arm massagers with this model.
review of some of the best shiatsu massageRetailing for a thousand dollars less - and in my
chairs currently available.opinion, a better chair - is the OSIM iSymphonic
The HoMedics Shiatsu massage chair and others,Massage Chair. Now, this chair is packed with the
like the iJoy, are often touted as giving a genuine,latest technology. It uses optical sensors to
human-like shiatsu massage. But they really don't.detect your body shape and to automatically align
The problem is that in order to get a genuinethe rollers to deliver a stress relieving massage.
shiatsu, the chair has to be intelligent enough toThere are also 5 Healthcare programs and you
know your body shape, just as a professionalcan customize them to create your own unique
massager takes into account each persons height,massage. But, what's really impressive about this
weight and so forth. Chairs like HoMedics and iJoychair is the music therapy system. Unlike the
are cheap and lack the technology required. Don'tFujikura chair (mentioned above), it just doesn't
get me wrong, they're good chairs, but youplay music, rather the massage given is directly
simply can't find a shiatsu chair for under $1,500.orchestrated by the music of your choice; if you
So, how much do you need to spend? Well, if youdecide on hard rock, you'll get a pounding, but if
want a chair that does deliver, then you're talkingyou listen to soothing classical, you'll get an
around $1,800.altogether gentler massage.
The Fujikura 2000 massage chair retails for thisThe Inada i.2 Massage Chair (HCP-i.2A) retails for
price and comes with an intelligent 4 roller systemaround $3,300 and is cheaper then either the
that conforms to the contour of your spine and aSanyo or OSIM but I believe offers the best
special neck massage function that directlyvalue for money. Like the OSIM massage chair, it
targets stress relieving "tsubo points" on youruses optical sensors to detect body shape and
neck. It also has other features such as 26 airautomatically adjusts the chair rollers. Also, like the
bags - 20 of which are in the foot and calfOSIM, it has no arm massagers but it does come
massager - as well as arm massagers. Thewith vibration in the armrest. The overall design of
massage modes include: rolling, kneading, shiatsuthe chair is very contemporary and stylish.
results, compression and percussion, chop actionFor its cost and feature list, the Inada is certainly
and flapping. As an added bonus, the chair comesa shiatsu massage chair I would recommend.
with a music therapy system.However, it's worth trying to test the others out
Fujikura is a Japanese company and if you reallyif you possibly can, especially the OSIM and Sanyo
want the best shiatsu massage chair you shouldmassage chairs, so you can be absolutely sure
buy one designed by a Japanese company. Thewhich one is best for you.
Sanyo HEC-SA5000K Massage Chair is the