Indulge Yourself With a Massage Recliner

Massage recliners have come a long way from those of yesteryear. Some of us remember that most of them tended to not do much in the way of relaxation other than make you exhale a sigh of relief once you exited them. Some models had an alarming tendency to shake, rattle, and roll the body so much that you avoided them; others had a vibration so low that they irritated more than relaxed.

But today, massage recliners do it all – they come with heating features; true, deep-kneading massaging effects that stimulate endorphins; spot-massaging mechanisms that target only certain body parts; plus many sport an ergonomic design that makes the chair quite comfortable and pleasant to sit in even if it did nothing more.

Relax the Back 

You can buy massage recliners as portable, fold-up models starting at around $250 all the way to the top-of-the-line models that go up to $3,000 and more. One lower-priced model, the iJoy 100, sold by Relax the Back, sells for about $600 and features three programmable massage settings for the entire back area, just the lower back, or only the upper back. Its recline ranges from between 110 to 155 degrees, it has an adjustable pillow for the lumbar and cervical areas, and it only weighs in at 86 pounds, which makes it easy to move around a room by virtue of unobtrusive back wheels.

At the high end of the massage recliner product line, Relax the Back’s $2,795 model features a chair you just may have trouble forcing yourself to leave. This recliner gives quad-rolled pendulum massage as well as zero gravity positioning. Any lumbar pressure you may be experiencing evaporates with the chair’s s-curve design features that provide perfect, on-the-money spinal alignment.

Ultimate Back Store

Another reputable massage recliner retailer, the Ultimate Back Store, offers 18 different chairs from manufacturers such as Omega Massage, Interactive Health, and Panasonic. The site’s highest-priced offering is the HT-1650 by Interactive Health. For $4,495, purchasers of this recliner get features such as multitudinous combinations of “Human Touch” massage, heated panels, two-program/three-setting foot and calf massage, acupressure point detection, vibrating armrests, and much more.

The Ultimate Back Store’s lowest-priced model, the same iJoy 100 offered from Relax the Back, is available at this site with an optional ottoman that serves as a foot and calf massager. You can also purchase a “SofTable” to make a trio of iJoy furniture ideal to relax with while you have a place to set books, magazines, drinks, or snacks.

A massage recliner – no matter how expensive or well-equipped – won’t ever replace the trained manipulations of a registered massage therapist. But for those who’d like to achieve a sense of relaxation in between visits to their masseur or masseuse, this type of chair might just fill the bill. Just be sure to make your purchase from a reputable dealer and don’t get carried away with fancy gadgets or add-ons you don’t need or want. Then, sit down, lean back – and enjoy!