massage chair

The massage chair was first introduced to the consumer market in the late 1980's. Intended to emulate the motions and techniques of an actual masseuse, the goal of the massage chair was to relieve stress, tension, and alleviate back pain.

Although massage chair were initially slow to catch on, after a decade or so, interest in the technology increased, spurring competitors to strive for the most effective models.

Massage chair nodes and rollers - these vary in size and shape, designed to emulate fingers and hands. A massage chair with large rollers and nodes provides a more generalized approach at massaging, while massage chair with smaller nodes and rollers provide the more detailed, point-specific massaging.