Human Touch®, the U.S. market leader of innovative massage chairs, Perfect Chair® recliners, and other wellness solutions, was contacted by massage chair owner and Minnesota Air National Guard member, Jill Shepard. She asked about the possibility of having a refurbished massage chair donated to her and her fellow troops for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. Human Touch quickly responded, delivering more than one chair — the company gladly donated 47 chairs, plus 30 foot and calf massagers and 40 pieces of exercise equipment. Although the Guard could not receive such a generous gift directly, the chairs made it to Bagram Air Base through other channels to be enjoyed by all those serving in Bagram.

Human Touch® is committed to supporting the brave men and women who selflessly devote themselves to protecting and preserving our nation’s ideals and freedom. This is why Operation Massage Chair was initiated, to instill wellness options to the troops, so that they could see the benefits of massage, and how taking care of the body in this way helps with overall physical and mental well-being. Jill and her fellow guardsmen have found the program and Human Touch® products to be an “attitude changer” among many other wellness benefits.

Said MSgt Curtiss Jones, 133rd AW/OSO, Current Operations/Loadmaster, “One of the many challenges we faced during our two month deployment was a place to go and unwind that didn’t require a gymnast-like contortion into recycled office furniture. There were few places on base that offered anything resembling comfortable seating, but the opportunity to settle into a Human Touch® chair for 15 minutes before or after a 14-hour mission (or if we were lucky enough, to watch a movie or a ball game back home) was a veritable morale boost.” MSgt Curtiss Jones went on to say, “A residual benefit of the chairs was that it got people out of their small 7x7 sleeping rooms and into an environment besides the mess hall, where they could interact and relax with other crewmembers and staff. Long after the chairs have offered their last calf massage, the benevolence and outreach of Human Touch® will be remembered by thousands of deployed soldiers and airmen. Thank you.”

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