The Beginner’s Guide – How to Become a Massage Therapist in Georgia

Massage therapy provides relief to people from all walks of life… the weekend athlete, the home gardener, the over-stressed executive, secretaries, waitresses, laborers… virtually anyone can feel a need for massage therapy.

Research studies 출장마사지 conducted in the United  States, Europe, and Asia have documented that massage therapy has an impressive range of physical, mental, and emotional benefits including, but not limited to reducing the effects of stress, relaxing tense muscles, increasing blood circulation, decreasing chronic pain, strengthening the immune system, improving nerve functioning, benefitting sleep, and improving skin tone.

The problem with massage is simply getting them. At typical massage therapy prices of $60 per hour one massage per week ends up costing $3,120 per year… year after year. For people with chronic problems like back pain, arthritic pain, poor circulation in the extremities, and chronic stress, one massage a week is just not sufficient to produce desired therapeutic effects… and the $15,600 annual price tag of 5 day per week massages it out of the question for most people.

A viable solution for people who want or need regular massage therapy is the robotic massage chair. They have the power to bring the health benefits of regular massage therapy directly into your home. Robotic massage chair technology has come a long way in the last several years. While no robotic massage chair matches the benefits received from a skilled human massage therapist, many chairs achieve amazing results by electronically and mechanically simulating the actual hand movements of Swedish, deep tissue, and Shiatsu massage therapists. It’s almost like having your own resident personal massage therapist.

There are many different mechanical devices that claim the title of massage chair. That means consumers need to be cautious because it’s very important to get a chair with the right features. It’s possible to get too few features, but also too many features.

There are a couple of massage chair devices that you should stay away from. At the lowest end of the spectrum are the massage cushions that slip over an existing chair. Some simply vibrate, others have what they call a “shiatsu” massage, and both varieties may have heat. From a therapeutic viewpoint, these types of devices are worthless. There is one minor exception. Some that can work off the cigarette lighter or accessory outlet in a car can provide some benefits to circulation on long auto trips. One level above the slip over massage cushions are vibrating chairs. All they do is vibrate. These are also not particularly useful from a therapeutic view.

The chairs that are worth considering are like super-recliners. There are many different features available and the key to getting a good chair is to get one with the features that you really need. Focus on the chair’s ability to give a good massage. Forget the high end chairs with stereo speakers built in. It’s fancy, but not therapeutic and it adds to the cost of the chair. Also forget the chairs with built in heating. Usually, the heat from these chairs is not sufficient to really get much therapeutic benefit. A better approach is to purchase a separate professional heating pad used by massage therapists. They are available at any good online massage supply shopping site.