Your Employee’s Health and Well-Being: Chair Massage and the Workplace

Many of today’s biggest employers have found massive benefits to their staff which come from using chair massage. Chair massage can be both an incentive and a reward for a job well done. Chair massage is an incentive for employees to work more efficiently because they know that if they do, their boss will book more sessions of office chair massage.

Of course, most of the employers that we work with have used chair massage in the office as either a reward or as a demonstration of their appreciation for hard work. When using chair massage in the office as a reward, generally a session occurs while employees are in the midst of or have just met a deadline. If it is in the midst of a deadline, it is usually close enough to the end that the boss knows it will be completed on time. When it is just after a deadline, that is when we see staff members with the most stress.



In most businesses, deadlines are extremely tight, and employees work very long hours to meet them. This leads to stress, lack of sleep, inability to relax, and occasionally general malaise or ill feeling. When an employer is concerned about his staff’s well-being in the long and short term, they will often have a session of chair massage to get their staff back to feeling their best.



Regular sessions of chair massage in the office are ideal for helping to restore the staff’s health and well-being. When they are more relaxed, they are more productive. They are likely to take fewer sick days, which is a boon for any business. They also tend to become more efficient when their stress has been relieved by a session of chair massage. Even short duration sessions of chair massage have been found in studies to effect marked improvement in staff member’s stress levels, using self tests as well as blood and other tests.



If you are an employer interested in having a session of chair massage at your office, please click here more information.
© Copyright 2013 H Miller

Chair Massage in NJ: The Possibilities Are Endless!

Chair Massage. Something that most non-Massage Therapists I speak with have never come closer than ten feet of, usually at the local New Jersey mall, walking by to get somewhere ELSE. The chairs do look a bit strange, at first glance. Chair Massage itself, however, is not strange at all. The seated position is comfortable for clients receiving Therapeutic massage, and is also a great position for the therapist to be able to work on the client's back and shoulders.

Now, Chair Massage is often found in the office. Corporate Wellness programs, as well as Health Fairs, are some instances. There are many companies that have regularly scheduled chair massage sessions for employees. Because the chairs are portable and lightweight, they can be set up in under a minute, anywhere that's convenient for the company. We've worked in offices, hallways, cafeterias, on the lawn...anywhere that there was a little space.



Another place most New Jerseyans will end up seeing a Chair massage in use is at an event, maybe a party, or event a corporate event. Chair Massage just lends itself to these sorts of gatherings, and whether for work, or friends and family, a few therapists with portable chairs can add a much-appreciated aura of calm and relaxation. Chair massage has been proven, in controlled studies, to promote relaxation for most people. (Click here to view studies related to massage therapy's benefits)



So, if you've seen a Chair Massage in progress at the Mall but were sort of weirded out by the whole thing, but really wanted to try, don't worry: Sooner or later, you'll have an opportunity for a chair massage at your next company health fair, or maybe your niece's Bat Mitzvah. It could be at your local USO fund-raiser, or even at your own parents' wedding anniversary party. There's really no telling, honestly, as Chair Massage finds its way into an ever-increasing number of sorts of venues, covering all situations: public, private, professional, family.



Or, you can be proactive and book a Chair Massage for your next event! (click here for details) Remember to discuss how many therapists will be necessary when booking, as a shortage of therapists is never a good thing. Also, another consideration is how long each session should be. Each person receiving a massage can go for anywhere from five to twenty minutes, depending upon the number of guests, and how long the event will be.



Even a ten minute session of Chair Massage, done just once, can have positive effects At most events, recipients of Chair Massage often wish to go a second, or even third time! Of course, there's usually a line, and so this is often not possible. But still, they try! If you happen to attend a gathering or celebration, and there's a Massage Therapist present with one of those oddly-shaped portable chairs...by all means, have a seat and learn firsthand why this is so popular among so many different groups of people.

©Copyright 2013 H Miller

Mobile Office Chair Massage BEFORE Your Next Big Deadline

When your company is contemplating and preparing for your next major deadline, perhaps chair massage will come to mind. Chair massage can help your employees to have greater concentration and focus, along with less anxiety and stress. Since deadlines tend to be associated with a lot of anxiety, this can be a great way to help improve the response that your employees have to deadlines.

Your staff undoubtedly has a very heavy workload, with each person contributing their fair share of work to the completion of the deadline. While there are some individuals who work better under pressure, even those individuals can end up with stress related health complaints around the time of a deadline. Such complaints range from the occasional tension in their shoulders to constant migraines which make work (and any other daily routine activity) difficult if not impossible. While there are many who work very well under pressure, there are also those staff members who do not work well in such situations.

For these employees, as well as the rest, rather than trying to force them to do something they are unable to do, you might want to instead treat them to a short duration chair massage. The massage chair can be situated in a small office, the cafeteria, a break room, or any other place where you have a small amount of space in your office. All employees can come in at a scheduled time to receive their massage.

If you provide chair massage for your employees before their deadlines, you are likely to find that their work is completed faster, you are ahead of schedule, and their is a much more relaxed vibe at work. This inspires creativity and productivity far better than the constant crunch time reminders that many employers bring to their staff. Since it may very well help to boost the bottom line of your business, it certainly can't hurt to try chair massage for your staff before their next deadline.

If you would like more information about offering chair massage for your next event or office party, please click here.
©Copyright 2013 H Miller