| Robotic massage chairs are becoming more popular | | | | There are many models on the market but if you're |
| every year. This increase in popularity is largely | | | | looking for the best, you need to look at those that |
| because of the genuine therapeutic benefits many | | | | have been designed by Japanese companies. |
| people get when using one. Unfortunately, many chairs | | | | But why buy Japanese? Because, without doubt, they |
| offer no therapeutic value at all. If you want one that | | | | are the market leaders. The companies were founded |
| has real therapeutic value then you need to buy a | | | | and have survived in the most competitive market |
| shiatsu massage chair and it should be Japanese. | | | | place. The Japanese take robotic massage chairs |
| Until quite recently a massage chair was just an | | | | seriously; an astonishing quarter of the population owns |
| armchair that vibrated. While some found this type of | | | | one! The fierce competition in Japan has pushed the |
| chair to be relaxing it offered no real health benefits. | | | | sophistication and reliability of Japanese brands to |
| But, in recent years we have seen the introduction of | | | | where they are today and well beyond what |
| the shiatsu massage chair and its ever increasing | | | | non-Japanese makers are able to produce. Any |
| technical design and features. | | | | consumer seriously interested in 'the best' should only |
| Shiatsu is a holistic form of Japanese massage where | | | | consider Japanese brands. |
| the emphasis is on the body's acupressure points. This | | | | Every single new feature that has been introduced |
| form of massage has been found to help alleviate a | | | | has come from a Japanese manufacturer. Features |
| whole host of ailments and conditions. | | | | such as, kneading and rolling mechanisms, air bags, 3D |
| In order for a chair to offer genuine shiatsu it must be | | | | rollers, automatic body shape detection, synchronized |
| intelligent enough to locate the acupressure points of | | | | music and massage, to name a few. A Japanese |
| the person sitting in the chair. As each person's body | | | | chair will almost certainly contain more features, |
| shape is different, the rollers in the back of the chair | | | | massage options, more sophisticated hardware and |
| must be accurately positioned before the massage | | | | software than non-Japanese chairs. |
| begins. Cheap models of chairs allow for the roller to | | | | Japanese brands may not be cheap but that's |
| be moved manually to target the areas need. But, how | | | | because you're paying for the technology that must be |
| many people can claim to be professional therapeutic | | | | incorporated in to the chair is if it's to administer |
| masseur or know where their acupressure points are? | | | | genuine shiatsu. You should expect to pay a minimum |
| The manual alignment of rollers is unsatisfactory. | | | | for $1,800 for a shiatsu massage chair. |
| The best robotic massage chairs are now full of | | | | There are many Japanese companies to choose |
| sophisticated technology. These chairs come with | | | | from, including Fuji, Sanyo, Fujikura and Inada. Each |
| body shape detector or optical sensors that will first | | | | offers a range of chairs to suit budget and user |
| scan the length of a person's back, locate the | | | | feature requirements. But, whichever brand you |
| acupressure points and then automatically adjust the | | | | choose, you should choose Japanese if you truly want |
| rollers to the correct alignment. It is only chairs that do | | | | the best robotic massage chair. |
| this that can truly claim to be shiatsu massage chairs. | | | | |