Corporate Massage – a growing phenomenon
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Corporate Massage
Many organisations face the stiff challenge of attracting and retaining good employees, as the most valuable employees can often take their pick of excellent jobs due to their high qualifications. Whether your company uses corporate massage through a regular employee wellness or benefits package, or as part of an incentive program, a chair massage program can be an asset to your human resource department and your company.
The number of organisations that offer corporate massage therapy to lower stress and improve productivity is growing every year. A workplace massage therapy program can help to increase job satisfaction and create a caring environment that employees really appreciate. And a corporate massage program can even help attract skilled workers in the first place!
Corporate massage has quickly become one of the most popular and requested benefits in the workplace today. The physical demands of long hours at the computer and the high stress of the new marketplace have made all forms of work stress reduction increasingly necessary. A good chair massage reduces fatigue and tension for greater productivity and safety.
So just what is corporate massage? Corporate chair massage focuses on the upper body areas that often cause problems for people who sit at a desk or use a computer keyboard. Chair massage can help prevent or relieve carpal tunnel syndrome, tension headaches, neck pain, and back problems. This chair massage technique is performed in your normal work attire and requires no oils. Instead of using a table, the massage takes place in a specially designed portable massage chair provided by the chair massage therapist. Leaning forward in the chair allows you to relax completely with your head resting in a comfy face cradle lined with a soft, disposable cloth cover. The therapist(s) will bring everything that they need, including massage equipment and supplies. All you need to provide is some quiet space and eager participants. Corporate massage typically takes about 10, 15 or 20 minutes, no longer than a coffee break, but is far more effective!
Take a look below and ask yourself if any of these benefits could help you or your company:-
Reduce Stress: The overall corporate massage session is designed to reduce physical as well as mental stress.
Increase Morale: Chair massage is an effective benefit that shows employees that your company cares about their mental and physical health.
Decrease Repetitive Stress Symptoms: Problems like carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis are examples of injuries associated with repetitive actions. This type of work leads to chronic tightness and physical injury. Corporate massage helps to reduce this chronic muscle tightness and help to educate clients on correcting posture, stretches, and self-help.
Increase Range-of-Motion: Range of motion is decreased by chronic tension; corporate massage can reduce tension and tightness, thereby increasing range of motion.
Reduce Muscle Soreness: Poor posture and chronic tension lead to soreness and pain. By reducing the tension through corporate massage and educating your employees on posture, corporate massage can help eliminate pain of this nature.
In addition to lowering stress and increasing productivity, corporate massage can significantly improve employee problem solving abilities. A recent study in American Psychologist gave one group of workers a 15-minute rest, and another, a 15-minute massage. The group that received the chair massage performed significantly better on complicated tasks like math problems. Corporate massage also improves creative thinking and relieves fatigue.
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