| v>My husband has back problems, and no matter | | | | - Kneading, this mimics the feel of thumbs pressing |
| how hard I try, I just do not have the touch when it | | | | firmly on both sides of your spine while moving in |
| comes to back massage. Sometimes I think I do | | | | circular motions |
| more harm than good. He tells me to feel and sense | | | | - Rolling which is the gentle motion of pressing firmly |
| what needs to be done and where, but I just missed | | | | on one side of the spine and then the other. Great |
| out on that sense of touch, the sense that all good | | | | for relieving tension and loosening the muscles |
| massage therapists seem to be born with. So for the | | | | preparatory to a deep massage. |
| sake of our marriage, I recently started doing | | | | - Percussion feels like fists or the edge of the hands |
| research on massage chairs, and was really impressed | | | | quickly tapping on back muscles. This is one massage |
| with what I found, especially the Human Touch | | | | technique that even I can do most of the time, and |
| massage chair line. | | | | is a good way to invigorate the entire back. |
| Human Touch has been in business for almost 30 | | | | Another great thing about a Human Touch massage |
| years, and is the only robotic massage chair tested | | | | chair, is that it really is a whole body experience. Not |
| and recognized by the American College of | | | | only does your back get massaged, but your calves |
| Chiropractic Orthopedists as a valid supplement to | | | | and feet as well. The Human Touch calf massage is |
| back-care therapies. | | | | unique in that it firmly massages your calf muscles |
| Their first massage products came out in 1979, the | | | | from your ankles towards your knees which directs |
| Human Touch massage chair was introduced in 1985, | | | | your blood flow upwards to improve circulation. As a |
| and was revolutionary because it was the first | | | | beginner runner, this personally sounds very good! |
| robotic massage chair to introduce the contoured | | | | And of course, at the base of the calf massage |
| tracking system that was designed to follow the | | | | portion of a Human Touch massage chair, is a foot |
| S-curve of the spine. In 1987 they launched a | | | | massager. Using the same technology as on the |
| multifunction massage system with computer | | | | back, the foot massage feels like hands gently |
| controls. They continued on their innovative path by | | | | squeezing your feet to relieve discomfort and |
| setting industry standards in the 1990's with | | | | increase circulation. |
| quad-roller technology. Human Touch bases their | | | | Now, these chairs come in different styles, and I |
| research and development on the fields' of massage | | | | often wondered how the calf and foot massager |
| therapy, chiropractic and orthopedic medicine, and | | | | worked. Well, on some Human Touch massage chair |
| stress management. Much of their massage | | | | models, the chair reclines. The calf/foot massager can |
| technology and products are used in the medical | | | | be tucked away under the chair so that the chair |
| profession along with other treatments for back pain | | | | looks like a regular recliner when upright, but when |
| and spinal disorders. | | | | reclined the foot rest comes up and can be rotated |
| The Human Touch massage chair technology closely | | | | upwards to expose the calf and foot massager. How |
| mimics known therapeutic massage techniques used | | | | cool is that! |
| by spinal and back care professionals. These | | | | Yes, a Human Touch massage chair is in my future, |
| techniques include: | | | | not only would it be great therapy for my husbands |
| - Compression that feels like hands pushing firmly on | | | | back, but it would be beneficial for our marriage too! |
| your muscles along the side of your spine and in | | | | MJ writes for ClickShops Inc. |
| towards the spine itself. | | | | |