i like this very much its very very good.................

-evelyn

12/11/10

I carry all of my stress and tension in my shoulders. Skeptical of how this would help me, I decided to go ahead and try it. Within 3 days of using the massaging cushion with heat, my knots are almost gone! My whole back feels like I'm in my 20's again. Truly amazing - never before has something helped me this much. I just purchased one more and am giving it to my mom as a Christmas gift!

-Carrie

12/8/10

I am right now trying out this Shiatsu cushion---AMAZING. I have had back problems for many years and need a massage 3 times within every 2 months. I will be looking forward to owning one of these. Where do I find one of these here in Woodstock,Ontario. --Canada

AWESOME --do you have a model that also does the glut area??

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-R. Pinter

9/25/10

The Homedics SBM-200H message chair is the ideal at home message treatment. It has 3 setting~~spot message, regular message, or rolling message~~and you choose if you'd like heat with your message. I loved the heated rolling message~~it felt like I was getting a professional message, only with heat!! I've gotten so I love to do it as soon as I get home from work, because it helps me relax and loosen up all those stiff muscles.

The chair itself it light, compact and fits in all the chairs in my house, and would fit perfectly in my car seat if I had an adapter. It has a 15 min. timer on it, so it doesn't become too hot~~which at first I thought was kind of bothersome, when I was doing a message, but after thought realized this is probably a great feature, so that if you leave the massager on, it will kick itself off. No worries!! And it's quick to heat right back up...you only have to wait a min. or two to start your message right back up. It's got a handy little remote attached to it, that is perfect for you to hold in your right hand, so you can easily switch settings while you're doing your message...I like to do the rolling message, then switch to the lower back, then the upper, then back to rolling. I could do this for hours!! It's SO relaxing...I've set mine up in my living room so that I can have my message while watching tv!! Perfect!!

This message chair is ideal for those who don't have the $ to drop on an expensive message table, but would love to have a massager of their own. For the cost, this is a bargain, and you'll love it!! It's well worth every dime you'll spend on it!!

-M. Bradley

8/19/10

The Shiatsu massaging cushion is shaped like a chair pad. It is portable and can be placed in any type of chair, including, I would assume, the front seat of a car. You'd need the proper plug adapter, though, because it works by plugging into an outlet, not by batteries. The only caveat for what chair you can place it in comes from the product's manual. It says to be careful of upholstery, so I put a towel over my padded recliner when I placed the cushion on it. That chair, by the way, was a great choice for using the cushion because I could recline while being massaged. To add to the relaxation experience, the cushion has a convenient, hand-held control which allows you to access with the touch of a finger the three different massage programs the cushion offers: (1) shiatsu spot massage, (2) regular shiatsu massage, and (3) rolling massage. When you choose the latter two programs, you can select movement up and down the full length of your back, or have the cushion focus on your lower or upper back. For all three programs, you can add heat, which amplifies the healing effects. You can also control the width of the massage so it conforms to your particular body size. There is also an automatic timer within the cushion that shuts it off after 20 minutes, but it feels so good, I did it for a full hour the first night. Be careful, though, that you don't do it too long. The automatic 20 minutes are about right for most people, because you can get, as the saying goes, "too much of a good thing," and give yourself a pain flare the next day if you have the cushion massage you too long.

I rate this product 5 stars for ease of use and portability, 5 stars for looks, 5 stars for how good it feels, and definitely 5 stars for value for the money. While a simple, electric cushion like this can't take the place of a human masseuse, I found it felt almost as good as a very expensive, electric massage table I have used in my chiropractor's office--and a comparable 20-minute treatment by that table costs almost as much as the price of this cushion.

By the way, you don't have to have a chronic back problem to find good use for this cushion. It would make a great gift for most of the adults on your Christmas list. I plan to give one to both of my children. At ages 19 and 22, they don't have the middle-aged aches my husband and I suffer, but they periodically get acute back pain from overdoing it in sports.

-Kate McMurry

8/19/10