Choosing
Your Massage Table Padding
The
factors that you should consider in choosing your table foam
are modality requirements, comfort, durability, weight and
working surface.
Comfort is important for the client, especially in relaxing types of bodywork.
It is also important to the therapist. You want a well-padded table edge to
lean against and enough thickness to keep knees and elbows from bottoming out.
Our 2" double-layer foam is an excellent all around choice. Thicker foam offers
the ultimate in comfort. If you really want to pamper your clients choose our
3" deluxe foam.
Durability
is largely a matter of foam density. Many people mistakenly
equate density to firmness. Density relates directly to the
weight of the foam and not the firmness. The advantage to
denser foam is that it will not break down and take a set
over time. All of the Stronglite foams have enough density to last a lifetime of
steady use and never take a set.
Choosing
Your Face Rest
Almost all therapist use a face rest with their massage table. The
face rest provides a comfortable resting place for the client's
head and positions the neck and shoulder for easy access by
the therapist. It also effectively lengthens the table by
about 10" so even really tall clients will fit comfortably.
There are two models of face rest available on the market:
non-adjustable and adjustable. Stronglite's patented Double-Action
Plus Face Rest is an advanced version of our most comfortable, easy to use and
most copied face rest. The Double-Action Plus Face Rest has a unique v-shaped bar that eliminates uncomfortable chin-contact and adjusts in both an up and down motion as well as a tilting motion with just one quick adjustment lever.
Other Stronglite Massage Table Options
Stronglite offers the following massage table options for your needs and preferences. You may want to consider:
Standard on all of our tables, Reiki End Plates on the legs with a specially shaped plate that allows a therapist
to sit with their legs under the end of the massage table.
The
Arm Support is a padded platform that hangs under the face
rest and supports the client's arms when draped over the end
on the massage table. This is a very comfortable position in which
to receive a massage and opens up the scapula area for easier
access by the therapist. Available for all table models.
The
Massage Table End Extension is a padded plate that mounts on the end
of the massage table just like the face rest (all Stronglite portable massage tables have face rest mounts on both ends). It is designed to add
an extra 10" of working surface to your table. The Massage Table End
Extension is available with or without a face rest hole. Available
for all portable massage table models.
The Side Extension IIs
add 6" of width to your table so your client's arms will rest comfortably. Side
Extension IIs can be used on a narrow table to save weight, improve portability
and increase access to the client from the side. Available on all portable massage table models
except the Versalite massage table .
Stabilizer Bars, standard on all wooden Stronglite portable massage tables, connect the two folding braces on each end of the
massage table. These oak bars add a more rigid feel to your massage table and make opening
and closing easier.
