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This is my honest review of COMFIER Neck Back Massager with Heat, Shiatsu Massage Chair Pad 2D/3D Kneading & Compression Massager. Wow that its a mouthful.I want to talk about the few things that really matter to me. Essentially, I want to talk about package presentation including shipping experience and unboxing. Next, I will talk about installation, followed by learning curve, usability, and finally the product performance review, followed by wrap-up/summarization.1. Shopping and shipping experience You are ordering from Amazon, as you know, and there should be no problems here... if you have Prime, you should get your shipment promptly. I received my shipment 3 days after ordering, but there was a holiday weekend during my wait.2. Unboxing - see attached photos, the box is clearly descriptive but comes in an outer cardboard box. Inside, in exactly one minute I was completely unpacked with the massager unit, AC adapter, product manual and warranty card/reminder. The remote control is attached to the unit but tucks away when not in use. All in all, the unboxing is simple and installation can be done by anybody. There are 2 elastic straps which attach to a chair you would like to use (I recommend an upright but comfortable chair.... the wooden chair that I used was a little too stiff, but hey, I was excited to start using the massager).3. Installation and learning curve: Installation is quick. 1. Attach elastic straps to back of chair, 2. Attach AC cord to massager on one side, and outlet on the other. 3. Before you sit down, determine whether you want to remove the flap which lies in front of the middle of the machine where the shaitsu "fingers" lie. A piece of velcro holds the flap in place. The massager is more intense on the back when you do not use the flap. I like to remove the flap for this reason, and because I like seeing the lit-up shiatsu compression balls along the middle lower part of the unit (see photos - lit up in red and blue). Learning curve can be quick if you sit down and press "DEMO" on the remote. My suggestion is to do this the first time around so you can experience the different functions and areas massaged by the unit. Once you learn the remote, via a few days practice, you'll know exactly which buttons to hit to get to what you need quickly.4. This massager has a lot of areas, functions, and hence possibilities. I have a photo of the remote control which can help me explain different features of the massager. The top row of buttons has "vibration" and "demo". Demo, as I mentioned, is a good place to start and should be about 15 minutes. Vibration refers to vibration of the seat, and has 3 intensity levels depending on how many times you push the button... low, medium, and high, then off. The 2nd row refers to the neck shiatsu massager balls... and can be raised or lowered. The rotation can be made to go clockwise or counter-clockwise, depending on your preference. Regarding the next row, I feel deep pressure with the 2D/3D button so I liked it turned on... "rolling" made the nodes travel up and down, stretching out my spinal muscle with simulated fingers. "Spot" with the 2 arrows offers fine-tuning of a spot massage without the rolling function... this is helpful when you have specific pinpoint soreness. For the row of "AIR" buttons, I like to use "Air back" along with "Air seat" to get compression in the lower back and seat areas... the intensity button feels very strong on the highest level, so I suggest starting on a lower intensity for this. Finally, the last row of buttons before the power button indicate if you want Shiatsu massage on full back, upper back, or lower back... I suggest going Full back (both lights lit I think). The heat button should be obvious, but I'm not fond of heat in my massages.5. In summary, this is a full featured high-performance product, and I feel like this is premium and next best to getting an actual massage chair in the thousands of dollars. For this product, portability beats an actual massage chair every time... I can get this massager off my chair and packed in a minute flat. (I like to remove this massager when my nephews come by because this is a quality massager and therefore not a toy, and therefore children should not use, or at least use with supervision). This massager is everything I expect from Comfier. Thank you for reading.

I've had good experience with Comfier heating pads and have always wanted to have a massage chair, but didn't want to spend $2k+ for one. Putting this massager on my recliner is exactly what I needed for 1/10th of the cost, and it has the added benefit of being easily removable and stored when not in use. I could see this not fitting as well on a regular kitchen chair, but it's perfect on a recliner.Some of the features I really like:* Independent neck and back massage settings* Back massager has multiple modes including 2D (both rollers spin together), 3D (rollers spin one at a time), and rolling mode (slides both rollers up/down together, not spinning), and being able to move it to a specific spot* Air compresion on back and bottom is a great bonus and helps improve circulation* There is a pouch on the side where the remote tucks away when not in useAs a ~6ft tall person, the neck massager can be adjusted to comfortably massage my neck or down to my mid-shoulder which is great for shoulder knots. There is a couple inches deadzone between the back massager high point and neck massager low point, but it's easy to slide myself down on the recliner a bit to get my lower shoulder area with the back massager. This has already helped a ton with chronic neck and shoulder pain - highly recommend!

Took a couple weeks to really figure out what works best for me. I had to be patient because my immediate reaction was to return it. I fidgeted a lot to get the right spots. Now I add 1 or 2 pillows to reach spots I want so I can relax more. Don't need or use the airbags as it doesn't do much for me and the side airbags squeeze too tight to be comfortable. Wish the neck portion would just go up and down like the back massagers but I have to manually adjust and remote doesn't always work so have press again and again to move it. Also, the neck massagers stick so far out compared to the back massagers, so it is not as relaxing as hoped. (I took back cover off and left neck cover on, and even added additional neck cover.) Neck massagers have 4 rollers, 2 on each side, but unfortunately, can barely feel the smaller rollers unless I push into headrest, but then the big rollers are way to much to handle. So that is a real bummer because I would get better recovery if I could feel the smaller rollers working. Heat works well but takes a while, so I turn that on as soon as turn on unit. I got this on sale for $160 and I think it is worth it for that price as it does reduce my back pain upon awakening, and later in the day, if I need to stay upright. Watched videos before purchased which was helpful before deciding what could work. Good luck, hope this helps!

I've been on the lookout for a massage chair for a while and my current living space doesn't allow for a full-sized massage chair so I decided to check this massage pad instead and honestly I'm really pleased with the product obviously it's not a massage chair but it does offer a lot of same features for maybe a fraction of the price so I'm pretty pleased with the price / performance or features ratio and I like that it has the heating features. it has massaging balls and it virtually massages all the lower and upper sections of your back and also the neck. So it's pretty good in what it does for the price. So I'm pleased with the purchase. And I've been looking forward to using this every day when I get back home from work. And time will tell how it lasts through the years. But looking at the build quality, it does look like a solidly built product. So hopefully it will last for a long time and serve my family for years to come.