ABSTRACT A method for controlling massage apparatus and a massage apparatus are provided. The method includes presetting multiple temperature modes of infrared hot compress and a number of pulses corresponding to the multiple temperature modes receivingthe temperature mode ( S21 ) selected by a user outputting a pulse corresponding tothe selected temperature mode to make the infrared hot compress operate in the temperature mode (S21) corresponding to the pulse. The temperature of the infrared hot compress may be regulated in this method.11111111111111111111111 __±G00002*