
Discover amma chair massage, rooted in Chinese and Japanese medicine, blending reflexology, shiatsu, Swedish massage, and chiropractic techniques to clear energy blocks along the meridians and promote relaxation.
Learn how Amma chair massage uses an economical chair to deliver quick tension relief without disrobing or lying down, ideal for patients with space, time, or condition-related discomfort.
Identify contraindications before chair massage via a brief patient interview to confirm conditions like infections, pregnancy, recent surgery, skin issues, bleeding, or serious illnesses; if present, cancel the session.
Master the full back protocol for chair massage, combining gentle surface preparation, circular frictions, progressive pressure, palm and thumb presses, and shoulder-to-hip work, with body mechanics to protect the back.
Perform a head-focused chair massage protocol: cranial digit massage on the scalp with press-and-drag for three seconds, occipital stretch, first cervical vertebrae press, unison shoulder-to-forearm presses, and two-arm tie kneading.
Perform circular friction on the back from the side during chair massage, with left hand stabilizing and right hand on the shoulder, in three dorsal sections.
Master the amma chair facial massage protocol, including counter indications. Perform gentle draining, digital massage from forehead to chin, and a palms-warming finish around the ears and eyes.
The chair massage is a relaxation and therapeutic massage, which is performed with the client dressed and sitting in an ergonomic chair. The massage is done with thumb pressures, palm pressures, frictions, even with the elbows. Many of the techniques used come from the Shiatsu Japanese massage. This massage is one of the most popular in the US. The chair massage includes the areas of the head, neck, neck, shoulders, back, waist, hips, arms and hands.