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Head massage orscalp massage is a form ofmassage directed towards thescalp orhead of the recipient.
One suchmassage device is the "Orgasmatron", made of partially flexiblecopper wires attached to a handle and operated manually. It is made by anAustralian company of the same name. The device is sold in theUnited States under the name "Happy's Head Trip". The Orgasmatron was designed by Dwayne Lacey, who registered the design in 1998.[1] Since it was first brought to market, several similar devices appeared, resulting in legal action from Lacey.[1] According toThe Guardian, the device induces "a heavenly, tingling sensation".[2]
The head massager is used so that the rods encompass the skull of the person massaged, the movements maneuvering it can be either circular or back and forth.
Indian head massage is analternative medicine massage. One form of this is Champissage (a trademark; possibly aportmanteau ofchāmpi, theHindi andUrdu term for the practice, andmassage).[3] In Champissage, the upper back, shoulders, neck, head and face are massaged.
