Hi folks!
I have a very comfortable massage plinth, the Combi Lite 3-in-1 (see ), that I got last year when I was training for massage. It's comfortable and sturdy... but it weighs a ton! Well, 18 kg to be more precise. Which makes it almost unfeasibly heavy to transport and set up and is putting me off mobile practice.
I'm seriously contemplating investing in a much more lightweight table for home visits. Has anyone any recommendations? I like the look of the Porta-Lite Delta (
I originally wanted a plinth with a raising back, like those we use in college, so that I could use the plinth for reflexology too but in practice the plinth is not ideal for reflexology being a little too long and not offering the client support in the right places (often resulting in numb bums and sore backs!) So I'm thinking of getting a separate portable chair for reflexology. I've seen the Lafuma chair recommended for this purpose. Has anyone used them for reflexology? Don't they look an awful lot like a garden chair?! 
Hope you can offer some advice.
C
Hi
I use a Lafuma chair for reflex and some other therapies. it is so comfortable my husband always falls asleep in it. It's easier to carry than a couch and I recommend a carrying bag with it.
Nicola
I just spent ages on a reply and then the flippin internet kicked me out!
I have got the garden chair from Argos - my friend who is a reflexologist has a lafuma - side by side there is nothing between them except she has also got a carry case - mine cost £49 hers £99 with case
I have recently got a new couch which I am really please with - it is so much lighter than my old couch - I got it off ebay from a company called Therapy tables -pm for email address
it is extra wide and light - the couch weighs 11kg on its own and appx 14 kg with the add on head rest and arm rest - it has a great carry case which has wheels which actually go where you want it to
As a mobile therapist myself I have been recommending it to everyone
Coolaboola
have looked at your ebay link - it looks the same as my couch or very similar but mine cost me £120 + £19.99 p&p ordered Thursday, delivered 7am Monday morning
I think this is my link 110178208139&ssPageName=ADME:BEOIBSA:UK:31
I have checked and it is still on there - I got the blue one and it is lovely
(said that already)
I have a Lafuma. However, this afternoon I gave my boyfriend a reflexology treatment on his new massage table. I've just asked him which is more comfortable for reflexology and he said the Lafuma.
I would say the lafuma for reflexology - I agree with your boyfriend Sarah - it is definatly more comfortable to have reflex in the chair -
also the dribble runs down my chin while I am asleep in the chair rather than into my ear - or is that just me:sleep:
That's great to get some feedback. I kind of figured the reflexology would be more comfy in a chair - the plinth (even with the raised back) is not all that comfortable or convienient at all)
Will have a look at those table links ... Thanks again!
hemelgirl, could you repost the link (or other details) re your plinth? How is your new plinth working out?
Lafuma provides a much better lumbar support, as with a couch, you can sometimes 'slide' a bit, many clients, once supposedly settled don't like to admit that they are now uncomfortable.. I would say put some of your budget into a chair and buy a slightly less fancy couch as the ideal comprimise.
I saw a copy of a lafuma in a garden centre this week, pretty impressed, few minor things different, but only £60..
Hi folks!
I have a very comfortable massage plinth, the Combi Lite 3-in-1 (see ), that I got last year when I was training for massage. It's comfortable and sturdy... but it weighs a ton! Well, 18 kg to be more precise. Which makes it almost unfeasibly heavy to transport and set up and is putting me off mobile practice.
I'm seriously contemplating investing in a much more lightweight table for home visits. Has anyone any recommendations? I like the look of the Porta-Lite Delta (
I originally wanted a plinth with a raising back, like those we use in college, so that I could use the plinth for reflexology too but in practice the plinth is not ideal for reflexology being a little too long and not offering the client support in the right places (often resulting in numb bums and sore backs!) So I'm thinking of getting a separate portable chair for reflexology. I've seen the Lafuma chair recommended for this purpose. Has anyone used them for reflexology? Don't they look an awful lot like a garden chair?!
Hope you can offer some advice.
C
coolaboola, regarding your link to the ebay item, the table is lightweight mostly because of its dimensions. its only 25" wide which i think you may find is too narrow for the majority of yoru client base and is usually only used by bueaty therapists or else therapists of smaller stature under 5 feet.
the couch you previously bought from massage store is 28"
I personally have tried out the Porta-lite delta from massage warehouse and think its excellent. it recently received a good review in an issue of massage world magazine. one of the girls i work in a clinic with once a week has one.
Hi, I bought a portalite massage table from Massage Warehouse but I sent it back. The backrest is backed with MDF and the screws that kept the ratchet in place just fell out after a few clients got on the couch! I told them that I wasn't confident in the product and they took it back and refunded me without any problem at all. Nothing wrong with the company at all but beware that the couch, although very comfortable in all areas, is only backed with a cheap MDF rather than good solid wood.
Love
sorry I havent replied sooner, missed your post
I am a techno phobe and not sure about links etc - I will try and get hubby to do it for me when he gets home
Is it just reflexology you practice or do you need the massage couch for massage as well?
my couch does not have a sit up back - I could not find one that sat up but was light enough - it was not a feature I used a lot anyway and can work without one