What is the difference between reiki end plate and standard end plates on a massage table?
Posted: June 6th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: masage supplies | Tags: between, Difference, massage, plate, plates, Reiki, standard, Table | 1 Comment »
I’m looking to get a portable massage table due to I’m just coming out of massage school and I don’t know the difference. Could come one describe the difference between the two and if any pros and cons.
Reiki end plates are an open arch, presumably because a reiki practitioner would be doing more work sitting and want to be able to fit their legs under the table. The standard end plates on a massage table have a sort of decorative cross-piece, which gives them a little bit more stability (which is really only significant if you employ techniques that might mean the table is being subjected to a lot of motion during sessions, like Trager work or anything that requires getting up on the table with the client as in sports massage), but also means that when doing any work sitting down you have to spread your legs around the table to get close enough to the client. It’s personal preference, really.
I know that Earthlite has at least one model that you can get with a standard plate on one end of the table and a reiki plate on the other end, for folks who might sometimes want the option.