Fibromyalgia | Massage Chairs

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The pain is enough to continually wake the individual during the night, if only for a moment. These minute, continuous disturbances keep the sufferer from successfully entering the deep REM stage sleep that we need in order to be well rested.

While certain bedding products like memory foam mattress pads and similar pressure relieving materials can help, massage can also be a tool for a good night's rest. Massage has a profoundly relaxing effect on the body and mind, and many people who suffer from FMS find that massage is an excellent way to help them relax and fall asleep.

Why Massage Chairs?

Today's high-end massage chairs offer many of the same benefits as traditional, human massage therapy, with a few important advantages for people who suffer from fibromyalgia.

The first important advantage for FMS sufferers is the opportunity for much more regular therapy. Gentle, daily therapy has far more lasting benefits than a once-monthly pummeling. Because your massage chair is always available, it can be used on a daily basis for relatively short sessions, maybe a half-hour or less. Many people get massage therapy too infrequently to really see the benefits, and this is partly because of the high costs associated with it.

Many times, people who suffer from fibromyalgia are nervous about massage therapy because they are afraid it will be too painful for already tender muscles. That's why it is so important to find a massage therapist who is familiar with FMS, and can be responsive to an FMS patient's special needs. Massage chairs like the Elite Optima are therapists who never get tired, always have a time slot available, and work whatever hours you want them to. More importantly, quality massage chairs usually have multiple intensity settings as well as supplementary padding, allowing you to closely tailor the intensity and focus of your massage. You know yourself better than anybody, even a massage expert. A quality massage chair puts the power in your hands, allowing you to avoid problem areas if you wish, or focus on them.

Another huge advantage of mechanical massage chairs is cost. A typical massage therapy session can cost as much as $150 per hour, and often this is not covered by insurance. To see how cost effective a massage chair really is, we'll use a fairly conservative estimate of $50 per hour, for the purposes of a quick calculation: If you purchased even the most advanced massage chair at a cost of approximately $3000, and had daily half-hour ($25) sessions, your chair would pay for itself in just four months. [$25 X 30= $750. $750 X 4= $3000] If you were to use your chair once a day, everyday, over the course of the five-year warranty period, the cost would break down to just $1.64 per session. That's some pretty affordable relief.

Doctors are working hard to uncover some of the mysteries about fibromyalgia. As we begin to learn more about fibromyalgia, there are certain to be new treatments and drugs. As much as modern medical technology, and the latest drugs can do for us, sometimes the best treatments are a few thousand years old.

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