The invention discloses a sectional type massage chair backrest. The sectional type massage chair backrest comprises a neck and shoulder section, a back section and a waist section; the neck and shoulder section comprises a first outer shell, a first support and filler, the space between the first outer shell and the first support is filled with the filler, and the neck and shoulder section is provided with two single-head type cylindrical massage heads which act on two sides of the neck and shoulder portion respectively; the back section comprises a second outer shell, a support and filler, the space between the second outer shell and the support is filled with the filler, and the back section is provided with a pulley massage mechanism composed of two pairs of pulley type massage heads; the waist section comprises a third outer shell, a third support and filler, the space between the third outer shell and the third support is filled with the filler, and the waist section is provided with double-head turntable type massage heads which act on two sides of the lumbar vertebra. By the three-section design, the sectional type massage chair meets requirements of the curve of the human body and can meet related human body sizes of people at different ages, the massage function and other use requirements.