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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair type massage apparatus, having a construction suitable for supporting and giving a medical treatment to the sole, the back of the heel, and the like which are the lower end parts of the lower limb, and supporting the sole of a person to be treated whether the lower limb of the treated person is bent or not when the treated person is seated. SOLUTION: An expandable footrest 4 is disposed in front of a seat part 2 of a chair type massage machine 1. The footrest 4 has a calf placing member 4a for supporting the calf of the treated person and a foot placing member 4b for supporting the sole and the back of the heel of the treated person. The foot placing member 4b is provided with a sole support surface supporting the sole of the treated person and a heel support surface erected in the rear of the sole support surface to support the back of the heel of the treated person. The heel support surface is provided with an air bag, whereby the back of the heel of the treated person is held to apply pressing stimulation to the back of the heel. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
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