Chair Massage Can Help Workers With Stress and Joint Flexibility

One of the most common complaints that we see as massage therapists is a restricted range of motion, along with pain, especially in the neck and shoulders. This applies to people in almost every profession, but especially those professions where primarily computer based work is performed. So, office workers, executives, managers, and designers are all sufferers from this problem, although even others who don’t do primarily computer work also have this issue. These would include people such as nurses, physical therapists, and other caregivers who almost invariably do not take proper care of themselves.

So, for such a universal problem, one ought to wonder if there is also an effective and almost universal solution. One such solution, according to a study published Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, is to offer individuals chair massage at work. Chair massage was demonstrated in the study to have a beneficial effect on joint range of motion and pain, especially in the neck area, which is where a great number of office workers complain of pain and restriction.

When we consider the damaging effects of this type of restriction and pain, it can be realized that this would contribute a great deal to employee sick time and down time. When a person has restrictions in their neck and back, they are more likely to take more frequent sick days to try to restore their range of motion and to give the pain time to heal. More sick time means less productivity for the employer.

By institution of a simple chair massage program on site at the office, employers can head this problem off before it becomes more intense. Other studies have shown that massage at work enhances productivity and decreases the number of sick days employees take, and the current study explored in this article is describing some of the likely reasons for that reduction in sick time. When staff members are in less pain, they are more likely to come in to work. And when there is the promise or possibility of receiving chair massage on any given day, then it is less likely workers will take a sick day.

For these reasons, along with others that have been explored in prior articles, it would seem that Chair Massage is an excellent practice to institute at most businesses. Wellness programs are also a great place to bring in chair massage for the employees. Whatever is right for your business, chair massage can help your employees.

Corporate Chair Massage: Successful Companies Secret Productivity Booster

All managers seek to increase the productivity of their staff. This is usually accomplished by keeping strict deadlines, making sure lateness isn't an issue, and making certain everyone is doing what they're supposed to.

But there are also more positive means, such as making sure everyone on your team is communicating well, making certain that the best person for each task is doing that task, and making sure the staff is healthy, calm, and having a positive work experience.

Corporate Chair Massage falls into the latter, more positive, reinforcements for keeping an office at peak productivity. Not only are workers feeling calmer and less stressed after a corporate chair massage session, they are also more productive. Studies prove this fact.

A good manager or company owner uses both forms of incentive to keep the staff working at its best. But without a good set of positive reinforcements, the work environment will be tense and nervous. Some companies choose to maintain a more rigid and tense work environment.

But in most instances, companies and managers wish to have the staff feel calm and collected, so that they can work at a higher rate of productivity. After even ten minutes, it's been demonstrated that employees will be more focused and relaxed, ready to carry out their responsibilities with more clarity and presence of mind.

Corporate Chair Massage is inherently a productivity-booster, in that it can improve workers' focus and output. Additionally, workers begin to realize that management does care, and therefore a conscious effort to work harder may also come into play.

Employer need not worry about how employees perceive management; with Corporate Chair Massage, as well as other proven steps like a fitness program or on-site workout center, can help your employees to feel calmer, and is usually a sort of secret factor that many successful companies are now exploring to set their staff apart from the competition.

In reality, if both companies have hired the best in the field, with all else being equal, having a more motivated, more calm and poised staff would likely create a significant difference with implications that would be apparent after a short while.


And, Corporate Chair Massage can help achieve that aim for your company, along with sound business practice, creativity and flexibility in execution and thinking, as well as being mindful that your staff is your company's asset with a value that is difficult to calculate, but is often integral to functioning. Whether staff chooses to stay or leave says a lot about a company. Chair Massage is a good way of communicating concern to employees.
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Chair Massage At Your Next Corporate Event

Trade shows, health fairs, product launches… there is no shortage of corporate events where bringing in chair massage would be appropriate. Chair massage has been shown in a number of studies to have beneficial effects, even when the massages are brief.

Studies done with nurses in a busy hospital showed that when they were given brief ten minute massages once a week, their stress levels decreased. Post traumatic stress disorder suffered by veterans was also helped by a healthcare modality similar to massage and offered by some massage therapists called CranioSacral Therapy.

Perhaps you are planning your company’s annual health fair. Chair massage is always one of the most popular offerings at such fairs. Trade shows are an excellent place to have massage, since there are always so many things to see at these shows, and people can often become exhausted from walking around for so many hours.

Perhaps the very best place for corporate on site chair massage is at a product launch. This is because many of the people in attendance are potential purchasers, as well as members of the media. Think of what excellent PR your company will receive for having offered massage to clients at your product launch. It can even help to improve your company’s media image if such is necessary in your business.

Chair massage is an excellent offering for potential clients, for partners, and for employees, in every type of corporate event that there is. If you would like more information about chair massage at your next corporate or office event, please visit our chair massage page by clicking here.

On Site Chair Massage: Motivating Employees To Come In on Even a Rainy Friday Before a Three-Day-Weekend

Most companies are structured similarly, in that their are tiered levels of management, and then the teams of workers, whether advertising professionals, nurses, or truck drivers. And as management, we often find that employees are not quite as motivated as our own superiors would like to believe possible.

Maybe the bosses of bosses are unrealistic. Let them deal with the team of thirty seven men and women you manage - and then let them expect more! Oftentimes, upper management does not understand just how unmotivated the workers can get, especially when they perceive the owners or bosses as not caring about their welfare or needs.



Management is left with the task of administering austerities and chastisements, while at the same time required to keep workers involved, punctual, and free of undue absenteeism. On Site Chair Massage can help, in this regard.



Considering that studies have shown that absenteeism dropped when a regularly scheduled wellness program including chair massage was instituted, we can pretty much state this as fact. Anecdotally, as well, our own observations with clients' feedback shows that employees really love Chair Massage!



How can you make sure the entire crew comes in on Fridays? Have random Chair Massage. No one wants to pass up the chance to chill out at work. Chair Massage is performed fully clothed, usually off to the side in a spare office, cafeteria, or even a less-trafficked hallway. The chairs have a small footprint and can basically be set up anywhere.



I know already what you, the reader, must be thinking at this point: "Chair Massage may well be effective, but try telling the Big Boss to spend more money, after I just left his office with him complaining to tighten the reigns on spending!" Typical scenario, and probably quite predicable. But the fact remains: Chair Massage can help deal with employees feeling like work is "hell on Earth" or some Sisyphean horror they must drag themselves to every day.



How can one convince their boss that this is worth the time and, more importantly, money? Studies have been done regarding chair massage in the workplace and absenteeism. Nothing beats evidence-based science. If your boss is intelligent enough to run a successful firm, then he is probably adept enough to put together the clues and realize that although not free, the benefits far outweigh the costs.



Present ALL the studies, with live links, that show that chair massage at work, and therapeutic massage in general, is helpful. (This blog previously posted may be helpful in getting you started. Click here to link)And of course, scheduling even one session and gauging the reactions of the staff might be the most prudent way to proceed. There is no commitment in this case, and if the upper management doesn’t like the results, it was a cheap experiment to run, in any event.




Owners and managers at many companies realize that chair massage is a profoundly cost effective, therapeutically effective, and socially motivating force that keeps the workers enjoying their jobs - something some companies do not care much about, leading to higher turnover rates and less overall company loyalty. As with anything else, the best way to go would be to try it and see. Watch your staff. Notice any changes. See for yourself if Chair Massage is really so fundamentally beneficial.

And of course, there are options where employees and the company split the bill, along whatever lines you specify, or even have the employees pay themselves, but able to receive therapeutic massage during work time. The idea of not having to spend anything is initially very appealing to most company owners, however, the most successful programs seem to be those where the company pays, with the highest rates of participation, and likely the best impression made on employees by the company itself. Click here for more information about chair massage in the office.

Workplace Chair Massage For High Stress Jobs

I have often wondered many times, what are the most stressful jobs out there? And how can people at these jobs be helped to handle the extreme amounts of stress their jobs entail? So, today I did a search for the most stressful jobs in every industry, and came across an interesting list on the website smartplanet.com.

According to this list, the most stressful jobs are enlisted military personnel, general military, firefighter, commercial airline pilot, and public relations executive. These were at the top of the top ten list of most stressful jobs. Of all of the people working every type of job, these people could most certainly benefit from massage therapy, and not necessarily just chair massage. They really need to de-stress!



I have given mobile massage to people in the fourth and fifth most stressful jobs many times, and been told about the high stresses that their jobs entail. If you think about it, being an airline pilot is definitely stressful, since you are in control of a huge airplane, and you have to keep it flying right and not crashing. Since airline crashes are a pretty rare thing, these airline pilots are definitely doing a very good job at their work.



Since many airports already have an on the go chair massage place, a regular mobile massage would probably be best for these people. Although, some of those airport massage places basically have no private rooms and give chair and table massage in a public area with windows all around so that passersby can see what is going on. I can imagine that many pilots would not be comfortable with having people walking by seeing them getting a massage in uniform. Maybe pilots can instead be offered chair massage in the private pilot’s lounge, with our mobile massage therapists serving several pilots in one day, or offering longer massage in their lounge, using a small room that might be available in the lounge.



For people working in public relations, the high stress often comes from meeting extremely difficult quotas, and dealing with clientele. Often the clients who use public relations firms can be very demanding. These types of businesspeople would do very well with short duration chair massages in the office, since most of them don’t have the time to receive a full length massage session.



Although these jobs that have been mentioned in this article are considered very high stress, most people have jobs that can be considered high stress, especially if they work for someone else. Demanding work hours, nearly impossible deadlines, and difficult clients are the most common complaints associated with nearly all jobs. For this reason, everyone can benefit from chair massage in their office or workplace, whether paid for by the employer or by themselves.

If you are interested in learning more about workplace massage, or to book a session of massage in your office, please visit our website for more information by clicking here.

Regular Chair Massages and the Modern Workplace

While chair massage in the workplace is a relatively new idea, gaining in popularity in recent years, it is certainly an idea whose time has come. There have been a few studies into this area of workplace benefits, i.e. weekly chair massage sessions, but the few there have been have shown large benefits both to the employees and to their employer.

There has been evidence that receiving workplace chair massages on a regular basis can reduce employee stress, as well as reducing their required sick time. Reduced stress improves the employer’s bottom line by causing productivity to increase, thus increasing profits. Also, the less sick time that employees take, the better it is for their employer’s bottom line. If you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Less sick days mean that there is more work getting done, and when there is more work getting done, the employer’s profits will increase.



This seems like a win win situation that nearly every office manager and owner would be aware of and implement into their business. All types of businesses have had and would be great candidates to begin a program of office chair massage on a regular basis. From small real estate companies to large hospitals, small accounting firms to large multi billion dollar trans-national corporations like Google and Yahoo (who offer such programs to their employees), every type of business large and small can benefit from chair massage at their location. Whether it is a one time appreciation event or a monthly visit from a local massage therapist, chair massage is a great idea for everyone.



Even with all of the information on possible benefits above, some businesses still see it as an unnecessary expense. However, many employers provide the therapist and allow their employees to pay for their own massages, especially when it is going to be a regular occurrence. Other employers have split the cost with their staff members, paying for half or more of the cost. Most chair massage therapists charge a very reasonable price, often times around half of what a regular table massage session would cost.

If you are interested in learning more about chair massage at your location, or if you would like to book a session, please visit our website by clicking here.

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.
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