Friday, August 22, 2008

Acupressure Massage Therapy in Massage Chairs

By James Knolan


Massage therapy helps your body to rid itself of built up toxins. Your first line of defense is the blood to remove toxins. Your lymphatic system removes toxins that the blood cannont. Both of these systems can be enhanced with acupressure massage therapy. Acupressure is a form a massage therapy from ancient Chinese medicine. It uses firm pressure on specific trigger points in your body to increase blood circulation which helps to remove toxins from your body. The top massage chair companies now offer acupressure massage therapies to further help the body's natural toxin removal systems.

If you ever felt decreases in energy throughout your body, then you may have trigger points which have become blocked. The energy that normally flows through your body may be decreased leading to a feeling of fatigue. Acupressure massage therapy targets this particular symptom to help restore balance to your system. There are hundreds of pressure points in your body. These trigger points can be manipulated to enhance the energy flow in your body to bring back the levels of energy you are used to having.

Acupressure massage therapy uses a combination of basic massage techniques. To enhance blood flow, vibration massage is used. The acupressure points are stimulated by using thumb like pressure and small circular motions to unblock these areas. To help overall relaxation and reduce soreness, kneading is used on the muscles. Major muscles can be effectively loosened and tightness reduced with the use of tapping massage. These rapid tapping blows effectively relieve built up muscle tension. When used in combination, these massage techniques are part of the acupressure massage therapy.

Acupressure massage therapy has many positive benefits. It helps to alleviate stress, muscle tension, aches and pains. It helps to harness the body's own recuperative powers. The acupressure stimulations help diffuse the build up of toxins in the body. As toxins in the body build up, it causes stiffness in the muscles. This muscle stiffness puts pressure on the circulatory and lymph systems. This puts unequal pressure on your body putting it out of balance and harmony.

The technology that is being incorporated into the best massage chairs is simply amazing. Advanced mechanical systems coupled to sophisticated software has produced wonderfully effective massage therapies. These massage recliners have sensors to scan your back. Their software programs create a digital map of your back and locate your individual trigger points. The software then targets these points and the mechanical systems provide kneading, chopping, vibration and firm pressure. These effective systems provide thorough and invigorating relief for your whole back and body.

For the lower body, many manufacturers have developed air compression systems. The air compression systems incorporate specifically designed airbags with special nodes to activate trigger points in the lower body. When the air compression system activates, the airbag inflates and the node pushes gently into the trigger point. These are most commonly found for the back of the calves and for the bottom of the feet. Stimulating these trigger points help to induce total body relaxation and release accumulated tension.

The ancient Chinese have understood the great healing powers of the body. They have studied and correlated many therapies to assist and enhance the body's own natural healing powers. These techniques are systematically being integrated into the best massage chairs. These top brands are finding innovative ways to provide effective relief of many common disorders. Acupressure is known to relieve insomnia, dizziness, headaches and more. We are just beginning to realize the power of these simple but effective techniques. Stress has been around since time began, stress relief is your counter balance. Massage chairs are the most convenient method to receive ongoing stress relief.

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