Curated from the 2013 AMTA presentation by Edward Mohr on Reducing Injury and Increasing Output With Proper Body Mechanics. Read the entire article here.
When choosing a massage table, one of the most important accessories to consider is the head rest and face cushion. Custom Craftworks offers numerous massage therapy accessories to help each therapist extend his or her technique and upgrade the customer experience. Our face rests are no exception. We offer many face rests that are compatible with many of our tables.
Which Custom Craftworks face rest is best for you?
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There are generally three types of massage tables including those designed for a head rest attachment separate from the table, tables that have a face hole built into the table, and those with neither. Keep in mind that head rests from one massage table manufacturer do not necessarily fit in the head rest holes on a different table. Some do, and some don't so it's important to do some research to see which head rests may be interchangeable.
To ensure proper fit, measure the distance from the center of the left face rest hole to the center of the right face rest hole located at the head of your massage table.
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Rachel Romanelli, owner of Worker B Wellness in St. Paul, Minnesota elaborates on why she has used Custom Craftworks tables and equipment since she began as a massage therapist in 1995.
Finding the right tools and instruments for your practice is important. For massage therapists, Fluid Motion Soft Tissue tools make sense because they have been thoughtfully designed to perform effectively and efficiently saving you and your clients valuable time.
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“Price has no meaning without a measure of the quality being purchased.”
~W. Edwards Deming
Price is often used as a gauge to help judge quality. Chances are, a very inexpensive massage table is also a low-quality massage table. It may offer fewer features and be constructed from cheaper materials. An expensive massage table is generally assumed to be a high-quality massage table with many features and solid construction.
Which Comes First: Quality or Price?
Factors such as product features, specifications, construction and longevity of use and intangibles such as customer service, warranty, and availability of replacement parts are also valid considerations to ensure the customer receives the best value for the money spent. Custom Craftworks is customer driven striving to deliver unmatched value to our customers in products, service and performance.
An Industry Leader Since 1986
Custom Craftworks strives to manufacture high quality products created with a thoughtful design with massage therapists in mind and crafted with skilled workmanship and quality materials. With a long standing reputation of building quality-constructed, long-lasting massage products, Custom Craftworks has been crafting high quality massage tables since 1986. Pivotal Health Solutions acquired the company in 2009, and has proven to be one of the top brands for massage and spa equipment in the industry.
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We Let Our Tables Do the Talking
Although everyone talks about quality, Custom Craftworks delivers it. Thoughtfully created, our engineers design our products with input from industry experts and professionals so each product meets the ergonomic needs of therapists and comfort requirements of clients. Our skilled craftsmen and women build our products from materials constructed to withstand the conditions that massage therapists and treatment techniques require. Our products are continually being updated to adapt to changing needs and to better serve the massage community. We are customer driven in all that we we do and strive daily to enhance and improve their experience with us.
High Quality Materials Equal Satisfaction and Longevity
The Athena portable massage table is our flagship table, and we've been getting it right for over 25 years. More therapists choose the Athena Portable Table than any other for a reason. Built in the USA from premium materials including North American hard rock maple, American poplar birch and an aircraft-quality cable system, the Athena's unmatched craftsmanship is fully customizable table with a professional design leading to many years of satisfied therapists and customers.
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"My name is Evy Jester and I live in Paris, France, where I grew up. For many years, however, I lived in Los Angeles, and it was at the Massage School of Santa Monica that I discovered my love for massage therapy, a passion that has been my life’s work for nearly three decades. When I moved back to France with my American husband, it was out of the question that I leave my old table behind. So I lugged my Custom Craftworks table—probably one of the company’s first—with me to France. My Athena table, after literally thousands of massages and nearly 20 years down the line, is still going strong! That’s what I call quality craftsmanship. I wouldn’t change brands for anything in the world. Vive la France. Vive l’Amérique. And Vive Custom Craftworks!" Evy Jester, Paris, France |
Innovation and Design
Our Signature Spa Series Hands Free Electric Tables lead the way in product innovation featuring dual foot bar control bars allowing therapists to move freely around the table for a more fluid client experience.
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"This table can be lowered and it can be raised - so if I push down on it, it goes up. I can access that bar from anywhere around the table. I don't have to be in a specific location to do that. This table is great - it can lower all the way down, so accessibility from a wheelchair is a real plus for people who can't get on it from a certain height. I can match the height that they need." Cindy Koppatschek, LMT Cindy's Therapeutic Massage, South Dakota |
The Price Can Be Right
Price is often the focal point of closing deals. Unfortunately, in the vast majority of cases, pricing is used in total isolation from any other criteria, especially quality in the final decision.
A relevant question to ask decision makers is: if they were buying the product with their own money would they choose the same? Probably not. In fact, when we refer to our everyday lives, we never forget the relationship between quality and price.
Low price is costly for both clients and vendors because low quality means rework and, as a result, higher overall cost. Wasted time = wasted money. A high quality table created with expert craftsmanship that stands the test of time is worth a little more on the price tag.
In the end, consider both quality and value along with price when making a choice.
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