The invention relates to a back massage chair, in particular to an upper limb exercise type back massage chair. The invention aims at providing the upper limb exercise type back massage chair which can promote blood circulation, relieve back pain and make people tireless. According to the technical scheme, the exercise type back massage chair comprises a base, a vertical support, a seat plate, a cross support; a swing rod, a handling bar, a steel wire rope, a first pulley, a second pulley, a third pulley, a first sliding block, a first sliding rod and the like; the vertical support is fixedlyconnected to the left side of the upper portion of the base, the seat plate is fixedly connected to the middle of the right side of the vertical support, the cross support is fixedly connected to theupper end of the vertical support, the swing rod is hinged to the right end of the cross support, and the handling bar is fixedly connected to the left side of the lower portion of the swing rod. Thechair has the functions of upper limb exercise type back massage and lower limb exercise type sole massage, the advantages that automatic sole massage is achieved, exercise and massage people lean against the chair more comfortably are achieved, and the chair has the advantages of being convenient to use, safe to use, easy to operate, low in manufacturing cost and the like.