Frequently Throughout the day we find ourselves stiff from sitting in the office chair, behind the driving wheel, or another uncomfortable position. And even if we physically active through the day, at night our muscles ache and are asking for a good care.

Unfortunately, with a modern rhythm of life it’s hard to find time to visit a massage therapist regularly. Fortunately, nowadays it’s not a huge problem, because the massage chair industry reached unbelievable heights in realm of massage therapy.

High-end chairs offers you full-body massage and stretching, which can be compared with real hands of a good therapist. And the best part: you don’t need to go anywhere, it’s right in the comfort of your own home.

The regular price for high-end chairs is somewhere in a range of $4,000 to $10,000.

Almost all of modern massage chairs in this “high end” category have such features as: Zero-Gravity Recline (position in which your body feels weightless), full-body massage (including full-legs and arms), auto-detection of your body composition and stretching program.

But how can you choose a perfect massage chair for yourself? That’s where our guide will serve you. We will compare several of the best massage chairs in specific price range category, so you find that, which will fit your needs and your wallet perfectly.

All massage chairs compared above have Zero-gravity technology (except Titan), full arm and leg massage, stretching, adjustable length to fit people of different height.

Fujita Kn9003 Massage Chair

This is the most recent model from Fujita, upgrade to KN7005 & KN7005R. The KN9003 has an all new Foot Roller Massager, which is located under the soles of the feet.

The foot roller massagers work with the air bag massager to provide simultaneously rolling and compression massage to your foot.

Fujita Kn9003 has a modern look, 6 programs (whole body, night time, neck & shoulder, weightless, stretching, pelvis swing), 13 intensity levels, 3 motors, and 46 airbags. It also has infrared sensor technology to determine precisely your spine composition.

Spine rollers can reach up to your tailbone. Massage chair from Fujita also has heating function in three points: waist, knees and ankles.

Most of recent models of high-end massage chairs including Fujita Kn9003 have stretching mode, which help to stretch spine and legs. Beside that Fujita has pelvis twist program, which helps to release muscles in low back and to help with low-back pain. Full head massage and neck massage targeted directly on accu-pressure points.

Fujita Kn9003 is a decent massage chair, which have everything for a good massage at home.

However, it doesn’t have any mp3 player or speakers, so if you are a music lover you need to look for another model.

Iyashi by Infinity Massage Chair

Iyashi by Infinity is relatively new chair, which appeared on the market in August 2013. It has very futuristic look. Iyashy has solid plastic encasement with leather interior. It has 6 automatic massage programs and 38 airbags.

Another one of a kind feature of this chair is rollers which can go as low as your gluts (all other chairs have only air bags underneath buttocks and gluts, not enough for an intense massage). Iyashi also has such features as lumbar heat, dual foot roller, and hip twist.

What is great about this chair that it’s space saver. Most of the chairs need to have space behind them in order to go in Zero-gravity position. This one swings forward when it reclines and can be put right to the wall.

Iyashi has mp3 player (but you can also play music from your phone), and speakers, which has function of massage synchronization with music. Plus you can control your chair with your smart-phone through blue-tooth. Apple and Android have app for that.

Drawback of this chair is that it doesn’t have a head and neck massage.

Inada Sogno Dreamwave Massage Chair

Inada Sogno is great chair and it has almost perfect reviews on Amazon, but reality is that it’s already 4 years on the market and doesn’t have many features which more recent models have.

Besides Zero-gravity technology and stretch program, It has neck massage, infrared (with heat) body scan, chiropractic hip twist. Inada Sogno also has 8 different automatic programs (that’s quite few), 13 motors and 100 airbags.

But it doesn’t have mp3 or speakers, no foot rollers (they give much better massage than airbags), no bottom massage (which is the best in Iyashi by Infinity), no heat.

So, for the money it costs you can buy something more advanced.

Omega Montage Pro Massage Chair

Omega Montage Pro it is a nice looking massage chair. It has 5 massage programs (Relaxation (Chinese, Activation (Thai), Vitality (Japanese), Night and Morning).

Features, which differ it from other massage chairs, are: full-body heat with individual controls for the back rest, seat and foot rest, vibration under the buttocks, and magnetic foot therapy.

Omega Montage Pro also has mp3 player and speakers, with music synchronized massage program. Unfortunately, it doesn’t scan your body to adjust to your physic (it’s only have foot extension), no head or neck massage, and no stretching program with hip twists.

Titan TI-7900 Massage Chair

As many others Titan TI-7900 has such features as infrared body scan, stretching program, mp3 player and speakers. It also has decent neck and back of the head massage, which targets special accu-points in your neck. It has a wide variety of automatic programs, adjustable intensity of the massage level, and color-changing lights for chromo therapy.

What is special about this chair it’s the only massage chair, which has an adjustable armrest, which can accommodate wider or narrower bodies. Plus it has finger pressing foot massage, which is superior then just airbag massage, but according some reviews is not so good as double-roller massage.

Drawback of this chair is in absence of hip twist function, which present in many recent massage chair models.

Osaki OS-3D Pro Dreamer Massage Chair

New massage chair from Osaki, OS-3D Pro Dreamer is another Zero-gravity chair, which makes full-body massage with 8 pre-programed massages (Quick, Full Air, Anti-Stress, Wake-up, Muscle relief, Recovery and Music Sync).

OS-3D Pro Dreamer uses digital sensors to figure out contours of your body, for the most customized 3D massage (rollers can also move front and back). It also can target specific accupoints in your body, giving the best stress-relieve.

Good features of this chair are lower back heat, roller foot massage, stretch program, and the presence of mp3 player with speakers and music-synchronization massage program. It also has 2 Zero-gravity positions instead of one.

Drawbacks are the absence of the hip twist feature, no head massage and no gluts massage.

iRobotics 6S Ultimate Massage Chair

iRobotics 6S is the only chair assembled in US. It has 6 programs (Japanese, Health Care, Morning, Night, Swedish, and Deep tissue), 104 massage air bags plus robotic arm. It can be controlled from smart-phone through blue-tooth, same Iyashi by infinity massage chair. iRobotics has good quality speaker with mp3 player. It also offers head, neck and massage, plus stretching program.

Unique feature of this massage chair is human voice response in English, Spanish, Japanese, and French. However this feature can’t outcome the absence of such things as hip twist, foot rollers and heat massage.

The Ultimate Massage Chair

The Ultimate massage chair is a very modernistic look, though it’s pretty bulky. It has 5 automatic programs (Relaxation (Chinese), Activation (Thai), Vitality (Japanese), Night, and Morning) and 4 levels of intensity. Positive moments of this chair are hip twist function, foot rollers, heat pad, which can be put wherever you want, music therapy with synchronized massage, and back of the head massage.

According to customers reviews shoulder airbags work good, but not for a short person (they can’t lowered or adjusted). The strength of massage is unequal for differ parts (over level 2 for arms is too hard, and level 4 (the highest) for back isn’t hard enough.

Almost every chair, described above has some unique features, which are not available in other models, so it’s hard to name the best one.

Though, Iyashi by Infinity can be named one of the best massage chairs.

Beside to be a great massage chair, it has a very cool and modern look; it is a great choice for a modern style living space. And a “wall-hanger” feature makes it perfect for small spaces.

For those who prefer a more classic look and doesn’t care about the absence of music therapy function Fujita Kn9003 is the best choice of massage chair.

And if speakers, mp3 player, and a synced with music massage are as important for you as a good massage and stretch, Osaki OS-3D Pro Dreamer is your perfect chair.