Medical Breakthrough Massage Chair

How the Medical Breakthrough Range Is Actually Structured

Medical Breakthrough sells ten massage chairs, from the entry MB5 up to the MBX. RecovAthlete carries all ten, every one active and in a single fixed configuration, so there are no options to pick beyond the model itself. The range is not a straight ladder. Three published features do the real dividing: the number of air cells, whether the chair has the manufacturer's Chiropractic BodyTwist motion, and whether it carries the Advance Medical Care Systems program set.

Everything below comes from the manufacturer copy published on each product page. Where a spec is not published, this page says so rather than filling the gap. That matters more on this range than most, because several specs buyers assume are standard are simply not stated.

The Three Tiers, and What Separates Them

All Ten Models Compared

The table is ordered by price, not by model number, because the two do not line up. Read the next section before you assume a higher number means a higher spec.

Three Things the Model Numbers Do Not Tell You

The MBX is not the most expensive chair in the range. The manufacturer describes the MBX as the top of the lineup, and it is the only model publishing a dual roller design and an Advanced L-Track. It still lists below both the MB9 Plus and the MB8 Plus. If the Eight Hands design is what you want, you do not have to buy up to reach it.

The MB8 Plus lists above the MB9. The MB8 Plus carries Chiropractic BodyTwist and the open feet chamber. The MB9 carries the Advance Medical Care Systems program set, which the MB8 Plus does not. They are different chairs rather than sequential ones, and the cheaper of the two is the one with the newer program set.

Heat therapy is not published on every model. Intense Heat Therapy is stated on the MB6, MB6 Plus, MB7, MB7 Plus, MB8 Plus and MB9 Plus. It is not stated on the MB5, the MB8 or the MB9, including where those chairs list above models that do publish it. The MBX is the only model naming the heated zones, as heated back and foot rollers. If heat matters to you, confirm it by call before ordering rather than assuming it scales with price.

What Is Not Published on This Range

Nine of the ten Medical Breakthrough product pages do not state a track type. Only the MBX publishes one, as an Advanced L-Track. If you are comparing against a chair sold as SL-track or S-track, this range cannot be lined up against it from published data, and any comparison table claiming otherwise is inferring. Programme counts, roller counts, motor counts, noise ratings, upholstery material and doorway clearance are also unpublished across all ten. Air cell totals are missing on the MB5, MB6 and MB7. Maximum user weight is not stated on the MB6 or MB7 Plus.

None of the ten product pages carries an FDA registration or clearance claim, and none of them is a medical device. These are consumer massage chairs. Follow your own medical guidance on whether a massage chair suits your situation, particularly if you have an implanted device, are pregnant, or are recovering from surgery.

Room Size and Delivery

Recline clearance is the number that catches people out. It runs from 66 in on the MB5 to 72 in on six of the ten models, measured from the wall. Chair weight runs from 275 lb on the MB5 to 435 lb on the MB7 Plus and the MBX, so the route into the room matters as much as the room itself. Doorway clearance is not published on any model, so measure your narrowest doorway and turn before you order.

All ten ship by freight, with white glove delivery available, and the manufacturer states seven to fourteen business days from order to delivery. Delivery crews place and unbox the chair. Call 866-861-6317 if the route in is tight and we will go through it with you before the crate is booked.

Medical Massage Chairs for Health Clubs and Clinics

A large share of the searches that reach this page come from health clubs, recovery lounges and clinics looking for medical massage chairs and foot massage systems for multi user rooms rather than a single home. Two points are worth being straight about.

First, Medical Breakthrough does not publish an intended use rating separating home from commercial duty on any of the ten models, and it does not publish a duty cycle. A chair that suits one household is not automatically rated for a room running sessions all day. We will not tell you a chair is commercially rated when the manufacturer has not said so. Call us and we will put the question to Medical Breakthrough directly and come back with their answer in writing.

Second, if foot and lower leg work is the draw for your members, the reflexology suite starts at the MB6 rather than at the top of the range, and the Medical Breakthrough 8 Plus Open Feet is the one model with an open feet chamber instead of an enclosed one. For a room where members arrive in different footwear, that difference matters more than the model number does. Multi unit pricing and service arrangements are handled by phone. For a broader commercial view across categories, see commercial recovery equipment.

Which Model to Start With

Why Buy Your Medical Breakthrough From RecovAthlete

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Turned down for financing somewhere else? That is usually where we start. As an authorized dealer our pricing matches the manufacturer's, so the real question is who gets you approved, who picks up the phone, and who stays with you after the crate arrives.

Authorized dealer, full manufacturer warranty stated as three years including in home technician service. Ask about the price match when you call. 866-861-6317.

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