The chairs that are worth considering are like super-recliners. There are many different features available and the key to getting a good chair is to get one with the features that you really need. Focus on the chair's ability to give a good massage. Forget the high end chairs with stereo speakers built in. It's fancy, but not therapeutic and it adds to the cost of the chair. Also forget the chairs with built in heating. Usually, the heat from these chairs is not sufficient to really get much therapeutic benefit. A better approach is to purchase a tv chair recliner separate professional heating pad used by massage therapists. They are available at any good online massage supply shopping site.

Robotic massage chairs typically feature vibration, rolling, kneading, and knocking for the back. Vibration is self-explanatory and is the least useful. Kneading simulates the thumbs of a massage therapist rotating in circular motions on the two muscles that are on either side of the spine. Knocking is like having someone gently tapping on your back to eliminate both stiffness and muscle fatigue. Rolling simulates the hands of a Swedish massage therapist's hands moving on your back. Pick a chair that has a control panel that lets you control the speed and/or pressure in these back massage techniques. If back pain is a challenge for you, then select a chair that has a back scanning feature. With this feature, the chair will automatically scan up and down your back at the beginning of the massage cycle to determine the exact shape of your back. That allows the chair to provide a back massage tailored to the unique shape of your back. If you do not have back problems, then you may wish to not include this feature because the scanning feature tends you move you up into a slightly higher price bracket.