Question:
Hi i was wondering if i could get some opinions and advice.
Im looking to buy my first massage table. Should i buy one with an adjustable backrest as i do reflexology and sports therapy (amongst other therapies)?
Is very important to have this feature?
Personally i prefer to have any therapy, including reflex, lying totally flat as i feel i can really relax then.
What do you guys think??
I will def. get one with a face hole but is the backrest necessary??will i be sorry if i dont get one?
Thanks xx
Hi Rosie,
I'd have thought with Reflexology that a table with a back rest would be perfect to sit people up and get to their feet! I'm an aromatherapist, and although I do treatments with my clients flat out, I find it really really helpful for the end of a treatment - I can take the client's weight on the backrest - I ratchet it up as they lean back against it. It stops the horrible effort for them of a struggle to get up from being so relaxed. I'd love to hear what everyone else thinks though!
Nellx
Thanks :)
But cant you get to their feet just as well when theyre lying flat? (maybe not?!)
I really appreciate your advice..and the tip about putting up the backrest at end of treatment is really good...;)
Almost all the tables i find have face hole on one end and the adjustable back on the other end..how does that make sense?!
Makes no sense to me,though most of the more expensive ones I've seen have them at the same end. I think it's a strength issue for the cheaper tables, particularly if they have attachments like a face cradle or arm rests - the sides aren't rigid enough to have the raised bit over the end they have the attachments going through.
Do you mean 'face cradle', Rosie, because I've seen lots with a face hole on the adjustable back rest? I find ithelpful to adjust the backrest at the end of the treatment too, the client can sit up and sip a glass of water, to help bring them around from the deep relaxation. Also, some clients, particularly those with digestion problemsandHiatus hernia, dislike being totally flat.
Hi rosie83[/align][/align]I have seldom had to use my backrest, but you can guarantee that if you don't get one, you will be presented with someone who can't lay flat :-)[/align]
Im looking to buy my first massage table. Should i buy one with an adjustable backrest as i do reflexology and sports therapy (amongst other therapies)?
Is very important to have this feature?
Personally i prefer to have any therapy, including reflex, lying totally flat as i feel i can really relax then.
What do you guys think??
I will def. get one with a face hole but is the backrest necessary??will i be sorry if i dont get one?
Thanks xx
Answers:
Hi Rosie,
I'd have thought with Reflexology that a table with a back rest would be perfect to sit people up and get to their feet! I'm an aromatherapist, and although I do treatments with my clients flat out, I find it really really helpful for the end of a treatment - I can take the client's weight on the backrest - I ratchet it up as they lean back against it. It stops the horrible effort for them of a struggle to get up from being so relaxed. I'd love to hear what everyone else thinks though!
Nellx
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Thanks :)
But cant you get to their feet just as well when theyre lying flat? (maybe not?!)
I really appreciate your advice..and the tip about putting up the backrest at end of treatment is really good...;)
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Almost all the tables i find have face hole on one end and the adjustable back on the other end..how does that make sense?!
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Makes no sense to me,though most of the more expensive ones I've seen have them at the same end. I think it's a strength issue for the cheaper tables, particularly if they have attachments like a face cradle or arm rests - the sides aren't rigid enough to have the raised bit over the end they have the attachments going through.
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Do you mean 'face cradle', Rosie, because I've seen lots with a face hole on the adjustable back rest? I find ithelpful to adjust the backrest at the end of the treatment too, the client can sit up and sip a glass of water, to help bring them around from the deep relaxation. Also, some clients, particularly those with digestion problemsandHiatus hernia, dislike being totally flat.
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Hi rosie83[/align][/align]I have seldom had to use my backrest, but you can guarantee that if you don't get one, you will be presented with someone who can't lay flat :-)[/align]
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