massage table? whats required

[Happy Hunter]

I have just enrolled on a swedish massage course and am now thinking about getting a massage table to use at home but there are so many to choose from. Have decided i want extra width or removable arm supports? but do you need adjustable back rest, and is oval any better, also face hole vs head cradle which is best.

Does anyone have a harmony hill couch from e-bay?

Many thanks

Starship

 

[sol]

I would probably wait until you start your course and you can see how a table feels.

I'm not sure where you are in the world but the Massage Table Store is quite good, they have a showroom and you can wander about and try different tables for size, I think they are south of Birmingham somewhere. Gloucester maybe?

I have a wider table, I prefer it, I also have thick sponge on it which I find is good as I do remedial work and no hands massage and it's more comfortable for the client with these types of treatments. If you're going mobile you might want something more lightweight.. I'm mobile and I wish my couch was lighter, fortunately I rarely take the couch out on visits. Back rests - this depends on what you want to do, I don't have one and have never used one so unsure what it would be like, I do reflexology but have another chair for this. Arm rests? Another thing I've never used, but I have a thing on a face cradle which people can slot their arms into if they want, saying this I rarely use the face cradle. I'd say make sure you're ok with the heights and that it's adjustable and have a good lie down on your couch and make sure you'd be comfortable with it. Just don't rush the purchase cause you're stuck with these bits of it for a while.

If you go up to the top of the forum and do a search on massage couch you'll get a whole host of posts which may give you more info.

 

[Aerohead]

You can read quite a good article about choosing a massage table here.

 

[Danny Boy]

Starship,

IMHO height adjustment is a must. I've seen the Harmony ads recently and am thinking of replacing my fixed height table with one.

derekw

 

[hpeyzuarifdixseyn]

Thanks for your replies, I dont intend buying a couch just yet, but wanted to get an idea of which looked the best so i can start saving up. I like the look of the oval ones as we dont have much room but havent found one with an adjustable back yet!!! (if its needed)

Also good to know that there is somewhere you can go and have a look at them, thanks for that Gussie, I live in sheffield so it would be worth the trip.

Starship