Massage Chairs

Eight massage chairs, $4,000 to $10,599, median $4,800. Medical Breakthrough supplies six and Helios two, and the gap between the cheapest and dearest is mostly track length and roller count rather than a different category of machine.

Measure the room, then the chair

A full-recline chair needs clearance behind it, and the figure that matters is how far it sits from the wall when reclined, not its footprint when upright. Some models need two feet or more. Measure the space with the recline in mind before you shortlist, because this is the most common reason a chair goes back.

What the price buys

Above roughly $6,000 you are generally buying a longer roller track that reaches further down the back and into the glutes, plus more air cells and finer control. Below it you get the core massage and fewer zones. Neither band is a different technology. We do not publish health claims for these; judge them on track length, coverage and the fit of the chair to your body.

Delivery

A massage chair is heavy and usually a two-person lift through a doorway. Free shipping to the lower 48, no minimum, and it stops at the curb — the crate is left at the end of your driveway. Getting it inside is a $600 white-glove upgrade. Getting it inside and assembled is $1,800, which covers everything except electrical work: we recommend you hire a local electrician for that, because the wiring has to meet your local code and pass local inspection. Service fees are non-refundable: if the sauna goes back, the installation does not.