One of the most important decisions that you must take into account is the size of the portable massage table. It must be wide enough to accommodate a wide range of customers still pretty close with good body positioning on your behalf. Be sure to close enough to get the table, thus in the waist may resort to the shoulders have over hips out of customers, square hands parallel to the vertebral column. As a rule of thumb, the most popular and ergonomic choices are table widths of 70cms (28 inches) and 76 centimeters (30 inches). You can get 25" wide massage tables, but you should only choose this width if you are shorter in height and having a wider table will jeopardise your own back over the course of your career. You can also get hour glass shaped massage tables whereby the middle section is narrower for the therapist's benefit of getting in close and the top and bottom ends of the therapy table are normal width so the client will feel comfortable.
Table Aluminium
Table Aluminium
Table Aluminium
This is a common question I get asked. Many instructors advise their
students to get wooden tables because that is what they have used and
aluminum massage beds are a fairly recent innovation (circa 5 years).
Please note when I say aluminium I don't mean metal or steel which older
tutors may confuse as being aluminium. My current massage bed for
mobile work is aluminum and I must say I prefer it to my wooden massage
tables. It is stronger yet lighter. I think aesthetically speaking
wooden massage tables can be easier on the eye but don't be a sucker for
good looks when personality (functionality in this case) is more
important!) For more strenuous therapies such as sports massage I would
personally recommend an aluminum massage table. Some tables have wooden
legs but have an aluminum frame, which is a compromise in weight
reduction. At the end of the day it's a personal choice which you will
have to make with both options having pros and cons. I prefer aluminium
firstly because I feel they stand up to greater abuse and secondly they
will be light enough to take to games, matches and mobile visits on a
regular basis.
Table Aluminium
Table Aluminium
Table Aluminium
