The Benefit of the Bend in an Ergonomic Massage Table
The Benefit of the Bend in an Ergonomic Massage Table The right ergonomic massage table is a great investment for your career as a physical therapist. It can help enhance your clients’ comfort, and it can also help you during the session. While there are a ton of massage tables on the market, not all are the same. In fact, some are better than others and some can benefit both you and your clients simultaneously. How? Well, look at Comfort Craft’s massage tables which come with the bend design.
What is the Bend and What are Its Benefits?
The founder of Comfort Craft, Jim Craft, who suffered a head and neck injury in 1983, came up with the bend design over 27 years ago when he realized that flat massage tables are not ideal for the body’s comfort. Additionally, Jim took note that flat massage tables can put strain on bodywork therapists during massage sessions. So, he came up with the bend, also known as the mid-split design.
This creative approach allows the relaxation of the lower back and supports the arch of the body when lying face up. Another great benefit of the mid-split is that it can be used by therapists to help themselves with opening their own front line due to overworking their own muscles. In other words, the bend not only improves the treatment and the comfort of the clients, but it also reduces the therapist’s efforts by half and allows them to work more efficiently. A two to three-minute massage session can make a major difference in day-to-day work. Therefore, a therapist would no longer need to hunch over the client, putting tension on their shoulders, arms, and back just to be able to give the client a good massage.
Gone are the days where the physical therapist leaves the session with sore shoulders and arms. Now, massage therapists can do their job efficiently with more comfort and help their clients get the best out of the treatment. Plus, clients are much more relaxed because their lower back is supported and they are not lying down on a flat surface.
What Is the Best Part About Comfort Craft Tables?
The best part about each of Comfort Craft’s ergonomic massage table is that it could be custom designed. For instance, you can choose the model that most suits you and your clients and custom build your own ideal table online. All you would have to do is pick out your table shape and size, pillow type, and color. In addition, you can choose from other features to be added to your table based on your needs. For example, you could include a sit-up pillow to make the table into a semi sit-up position and/or include a leg extender to increase your table’s length from 4” to 10”.
The bend design provides you with more selections and features that will help ease the client into the massage and provide you with lasting comfort. So call Jim today to learn more about the perfect ergonomic massage table for you!