Increased stress levels at work can increase anxiety, headaches, lower self-esteem, irritability, back pain, exhaustion, and poor concentration.
Corporate massage supports employee wellness by reducing stress, contributing to a healthier, more focused, and productive workforce.
This can be performed in an open work environment or in a private room, such as a conference or work room. The massage therapist uses a massage table/chair in the office. Selection is dependent upon the client’s comfort and the space available in the environment.
Most massage sessions last between 10-15 minutes, but can last longer, and the employee is fully clothed.
Employee benefits
- Reduces adverse effects associated with repetitive work tasks and prolonged sitting positions
- Relieves tension and tired muscles
- Improves good feelings about the workplace
- Reduces stress which inhibits the immune system
- Energizes employees and motivates them to return to work
Employer benefits
- Increases employee performance and productivity
- Appeals to a broad employee base
- Shows that the employer cares
- Reduces employee absenteeism
- Enhances employee loyalty
- Requires no overhead to maintain and no capital investment for start-up
Fortune Magazine – Sometimes the best antidote to corporate stress is hands-on management at Apple Computer, NBC, Johnson & Johnson, Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Bank, and a host of other companies that have hired massage therapists to rejuvenate frazzled employees by kneading them…
Newsweek – At Boeing and Reebok, headaches, back strain, and fatigue have all fallen since the companies started bringing in massage therapists…doctors are prescribing massage to help patients manage stress and pain.
Touch Research Institute – It has been proven through extensive research that massage can consistently improve performance and productivity in the workplace, as well as decrease the amount of absenteeism and job-related accidents.
International Journal of Neuroscience – Massages rub employees the right way…a recent study at the University of Miami Medical School showed that after a 15-minute massage, people were more alert, less stressed, and could perform math problems in half with half the errors.