Methods of driving a massage chair are described for dispensing effective massage to reduce stress and relieve pain in an effective manner. The massage chair includes a backrest, a seat, two massage arms assembled with the backrest and having at least two contact members, a plurality of bottom airbags disposed in the seat, and a plurality of lateral airbags disposed at a left and a right side of the seat. The method includes defining a coordinate reference including a lengthwise axis extending along a length of the backrest, a transversal axis extending from a left toward a right side of the backrest, and a front-rear axis extending from a front toward a rear of the backrest, and driving the massage arms to perform certain sequences of massage actions to provide relief in the neck and shoulder areas, the lower back, and thigh and hip.本發明提供一種驅動按摩椅的方法。透過有效的按摩方式可以減輕及舒緩身體的壓力與疼痛。按摩椅包含一背靠、一座椅、兩個按摩扶手、數個底部氣囊、以及數個側氣囊。該兩個按摩扶手組接於背靠且具有至少兩個接觸件，該些底部氣囊設置於座椅中，而該些側氣囊設置於座椅的左右兩側。該按摩椅的驅動方法包含定義出一參考座標，參考座標包含一縱軸、一橫軸、一前後軸。縱軸沿著背靠的長度延伸，橫軸從背靠的左側朝向背靠的右側延伸，而前後軸從背靠的前側朝向背靠的後側延伸；以及驅使按摩臂執行按摩動作來舒緩頸部、肩部、下背部、腿部及臀部的疼痛。
