Corporate Chair Massage
Whether you are interested in Chair Massage for a one off treat or a regular corporate benefit for employees, there are a multitude of benefits for you and your employees.
The Benefits
- Research indicates that a 10-15-minute chair massage results in decreased job stress, increased alertness and increased speed & accuracy on math computations.
- Office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better and were less stressed than those who weren't massaged.
- Up to 90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related complaints.
- Stress accounts for $26 billion in medical and disability payments and $95 billion in lost productivity per year.
- Over 50% of lost work days are stress related which keeps about 1 million people per day from attending work.
- Health care expenditures are nearly 50% greater for workers who report high levels of stress.
- 40% of job turnover is due to stress.
Sources:
- Field, Ironson, Pickens et al. (1996). Massage therapy reduces anxiety and enhances EEG pattern of alertness and math computations. International Journal of Neuroscience 86, 197-205
- Occupational Health and Safety news and the National Council on compensation Insurance (U.S.A.)
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- American Institute of Stress
