Do Massage Chairs Work? Get The Answer.

Are you intrigued by the benefits a massage chair may deliver? Are you also skeptical about the claims and promises made by the myriad massage chair sellers you find online? Take heart. You are not alone. 

Massage chairs aside, there have been countless devices—thousands, millions, tens of millions—sold through the years that claim to offer a surefire way to soothe tight and sore muscles. Since most of these products disappeared as quickly as they appeared, it’s a good thing for you to ask the most basic of all massage chair questions: “Do massage chairs really work?” 

You’ll be pleased to learn that they do! In this article, we cite research supporting this claim and share direct quotes and testimonials from some of our customers. Let’s get started.

Do Massage Chairs Help Reduce Muscle Tension, Pain, and Stress? 

It is widely known and accepted that properly manipulating sore muscles helps relax them and reduce pain. You only have to have someone—even a friend or family member with no massage training—work a tight muscle to become a believer in massage therapy. Your body isn’t lying to you: There’s convincing research showing that massage chair therapy does work.  

One such study of clinical outcomes was published by the National Library of Medicine, which is part of the world-famous National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland. According to its authors, the “study was [conducted] to compare clinical outcomes such as pain control, satisfaction, and quality of life modification, as well as the cost-effectiveness of massage chair therapy with those of in-hospital physiotherapy.” They further explain that participants received up to six treatment sessions within three weeks. 

The massage chair therapy protocol was as follows: “Total massage time was 20 min, including 3 min of constant stretching, 5 min of vibration mode and stroke mode, and 40-degree heating of the treatment region. This…