When choosing a massage table and trying to buy one on the internet, the choice seems daunting. But it shouldn’t be.
Follow this simple process and look to eliminate the styles of massage tables you DON”T need and then what is left will be a small selection to make your choice from.
Here are the 5 types of massage tables on the market. Tick which ones don’t apply to your treatment style or specifications.
- Lightweight & Mobile Friendly
- Flat
- Lifting Back Rest
- Ergonomic
- Wooden
- Aluminium
Once you select one or two types, the number of massage tables to choose form will be greatly reduced. Then you should move to the next decision which is quality level.
Everyone has different tastes when it comes to quality. There is essentially a price/quality trade off in everything we buy. We can buy a cheap Nokia mobile phone or an Apple iPhone. Both make calls and surf the web but one is 6 times the price. If you are shopping for a sofa for your living room you can buy a cheap one for £200 where the leather is feels like plastic or you can spend £1000 on a nice PU leather sofa with nicer foam inside. You can sit and read or watch TV on both sofas so why would you pay more?
Massage tables are the same. All massage tables will get you from A to B, i.e. you can massage a client on all of them BUT the ride will be different.
Once you have selected from the 6 types above, Then choose your quality level.
- Do you want a budget table under £100 where the table will creak and rock and may eventually break. The inferior foam will compress after a few months so the client will be laying directly on the wood!
- Do you want an entry level table which is usually between £100-£200 where you are getting higher quality components. The table shouldn’t creak or rock during treatments, the foam should last a number of years and the table should feel sturdy and reasonably good quality and value for money.
- Or do you want the Mercedes of massage tables. The one that gets you from A to B and the ride is comfortable and superior feeling. You usually have to spend in the high £200s upwards to get experience the best build quality and components.
Everyone has different budgets and a price/quality trade off and only you know yours.
