Unique Content Article: Myth Buster Challenge: Massage Chairs with More Motors are Best

Myth Buster Challenge: Massage Chairs with More Motors are
Best

by James Knolan

The massage chair industry has a few myths that have been
sustained over a number of years. One particularly
interesting one is the number of motors in a massage chair.
The myth claims that the more motors in the shiatsu massage
chair the better. Certainly, an increase in the number of
motors can enable more functions. Practical reality
suggests that more motors means more cost and more real
estate and weight of the massage chair. This myth will be
explored in this article.

The more motors the better the chair myth is going to be put
to the myth buster test. Obviously, having more motors
enables more massage options to be possible. Motors are not
cheap, in fact they are expensive. Immediately, there is a
quality versus quantity tradeoff. Having 18 motors versus 3
motors would make the cost of the 18 motor chair skyrocket,
if they use the same quality motor. First concern is the
quality level of motors in a massage chair with 18 motors.

Weight is a consideration since motors weigh between 2 lbs
to 5 lbs each. Imagine a massage chair with 18 motors, each
weighing 5 lbs for a total of 90 lbs just in motors.
Motors can quickly add more weight. Space is another
important consideration. There is only so much space in a
shiatsu massage chair for the motors and the mechanisms
driven by the motor. Shiatsu assage chairs with 3 motors in
the chair back are already constrained, where do the other
15 motors go?

The real issue is does having more motors increase the
quality of the massage? After all, this is the basis of the
massage motor myth. Most shiatsu massage chairs, whether
high end luxury models to even lower level models tend to
use a 3 motor system for the back massage rollers. One
motor drives the roller unit up and down the chair back.
Two motors are mounted on the roller system with one motor
to perform a kneading motion and the other motor to perform
a tapping motion. Both motors can be run simultaneously to
product a kneading/tapping massage.

If you examine the top of the line massage chairs, most use
1 motor to move the rollers up and down the chair back and 2
motors are used for the kneading and for the tapping. If
the design runs each left and right roller independent, then
this is done with 5 motors. The motors in this case do not
provide any further massage capabilities, but will put less
wear and tear on the motors, since their duties are split.
Again, neat design, but no real improvement in the actual
massage delivered.

There are still massage chair companies that claim to have
very high numbers of motors. Certainly, they are not motors
performing massage functions. These massage motors are
expensive, heavy, take up space and are integral to a long,
trouble-free life. Many massage chair companies jumped on
this fad and perpertuated the myth. If adding motors does
not add massage functions, then what is its value? In this
case more is not better. More motors creates more potential
problems, complicates the design and servicing. More motors
also means the quality level is being sacrificed versus
models with less motors. This myth is built on hype.
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Title: Myth Buster Challenge: Massage Chairs with More Motors are Best
Author: James Knolan
Email: info@massageunlimited.com
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