PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage apparatus which simply repeats massage which is liked by each user (patient) and which is effective.SOLUTION: The apparatus is provided with: a portable recording piece 1 for recording treatment data inputted and prepared previously by a qualified person according to each patient a stimulation imparting means 15 for stimulating the patient and a data reading control means 3 for controlling operation of the stimulation imparting means 15 based on the treatment data recorded in the portable recording piece 1. The data reading control means 3 has a data reading part 4 for reading the treatment data in the portable recording piece 1 when the portable recording piece 1 is made to access or inserted.COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT【課題】 各々の使用者(患者)の好みに合ってマッサージ効果の大きいマッサージを、簡単にかつ反復して行い得るマッサージ装置を提供する。【解決手段】 各々の患者に合わせて予め有資格者により入力されて作成された治療データを記録する携帯記録片1と、患者に刺激を与える刺激付与手段15と、携帯記録片1に記録された治療データに基いて刺激付与手段15の作動制御を行なうデータ読取制御手段3と、を備え、データ読取制御手段3は、携帯記録片1が接近又は挿入されることで携帯記録片1の治療データを読取可能なデータ読取部4を有する。【選択図】 図4