About Chair Massage
 It’s
a fact of life that work and stress are inextricably
linked. The everyday pressures of the workplace, along
with long hours of sedentary work, can lead
to myriad complaints, such as eyestrain, neck and shoulder
pain, repetitive strain injuries and even symptoms of
anxiety and depression.
One in four workers currently experience
pain or discomfort on the job. Luckily, there is a simple
way to help curb employee burnout! Massage is remarkably
effective at alleviating symptoms caused by work stress.
It calms and soothes the body and the spirit.
Chair massage lets a client receive head,
neck, shoulder, arm, hand and back massage from a massage
practitioner while seated. The massage can be performed
in almost any workplace setting, and there’s no
need for a private room, since the recipient remains
dressed.
Our expert therapists use a massage
chair specially designed to take pressure off the head,
neck, and arms and lower back. Using hands, elbows and
forearms, the practitioner applies a variety of massage
strokes and techniques to soothe, stretch and relax
the client. Electronic massage devices may also be used
to apply percussion and vibration to assist in the massage.
| Check
the facts! |
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| 1. |
Research
indicates that a 15-minute chair massage results
in decreased job stress, increased alertness and
increased speed & accuracy on math computations.
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| 2. |
Office workers massaged
regularly were more alert, performed better and
were less stressed than those who weren't massaged.
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| 3. |
Up
to 90% of all visits to primary care physicians
are for stress-related complaints. 2 |
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Stress accounts for
$26 billion in medical and disability payments and
$95 billion in lost productivity per year. 2 |
| 5. |
Over
50% of lost workdays are stress related which keeps
about 1 million people per day from attending work.
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| 6. |
Health care expenditures
are nearly 50% greater for workers who report high
levels of stress. 3 |
| 7. |
40%
of job turnover is due to stress. 4 |
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