Congratulations! The fact that you are reading this booklet indicates that you have a real interest in the natural therapy movement and that you are probably considering purchasing a treatment table. You are joining one of the fastest-growing industries in this country, and the reason it is growing so fast is simply because it works. Massage and other natural therapies offer both logical and practical answers to many of today's ailments.

The normal health-care system is becoming very expensive, and more and more people are finding that they are simply unable to afford it. Prevention is always better than cure, which is another reason why the natural therapy industry will continue to grow and that hopefully your career will also flourish with it!

Centurion is the oldest and largest manufacturer of massage tables in Australia, and we are proud to be a part of the natural therapies' industry. We are committed to the growth of natural therapy in Australia, and have contributed towards this growth over many years. Centurion was the sole supplier of all 1200 portable and electric tables for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Centurion was chosen from a long list of Australian and international table manufacturers on the basis that Centurion tables represented the best value for money in the world.

This booklet has been prepared as a service to the industry and is an example of our on-going commitment. It combines our practical experience in manufacturing tens of thousands of tables, together with feedback from our customers around the world.

The simple way to use this booklet is to read it through from cover to cover. Along the way you will pick up a good practical understanding of treatment tables. This knowledge is not meant to supplant anything you have been taught in your course. Some teachers of specific modalities and techniques may recommend different tables to our suggestions. Nevertheless this booklet will be extremely useful to the vast majority of students and practitioners.

As a shortcut, you may care to simply scan through the questions, and review the answers to the questions that are of personal interest. Regardless of your approach, we would strongly recommend that at the very least, you review the answers to the questions concerning table height, width, weight, and adjustable versus fixed height.

Keep up the good work!

Stephen Falkiner