In-Office Chair Massage – why it’s good for employers, too.
Most people think about massage as a good way to deal with stress. And according to Eastern Kentucky University’s online Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety program, health care and missed work days caused by workplace stress cost companies in the US about $300 billion every year.
It makes sense then, to introduce measures that will help stressed employees deal with the physical, mental and emotional effects that stress (in and out of the workplace) can have on them.
AOL Media has already successfully introduced free in-office yoga to help relax its employees, and where the Fortune 500 companies lead, the rest of us will usually follow. It really does work – the more supported your workforce feels, the more likely they are to remain loyal, stay in the job and not ‘take a sick day’ just because they’ve had enough. So what can you do to help your employees destress at work?
Yoga might not appeal to everyone, but most people appreciate a massage. For many years Google has had massage available for their employees full time. In-office massage and chair massage programs are one way forward that’s relatively inexpensive – and compared to the amount it might cost you to have an employee go on long term sick leave with stress-related illness, it’s positively cheap.
Research backs up the positive effects of massage therapy on performance as well as mental alertness, so you can look forward to better productivity and accuracy as well as less sick leave to worry about.
It’s not just about stress
Although we think of stress as being the number one condition that massage can help with, many office workers also experience physical symptoms from desk work – and the same applies to factory, warehouse and even driving staff whose work can lead to musculoskeletal injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome. These injuries can lead to staff having to take time off sick and are to blame for almost a third of all workers’ compensation awards. Massage can really help reduce the risk of developing this type of injury, which means less absenteeism, fewer compensation claims, and less cost to employers.
Benefits of Chair Massage
- Lowers Anxiety
- Increases Circulation
- Boosts Immune System
- Lowers Blood Pressure
- Relieves Muscle Pains and Headaches
- Decreases Stress
- Improves Sleep Quality
How does in-office massage work?
There are different options you can choose if you’re looking for a great way to bring massage to the masses in your work environment.
It’s so easy to incorporate massage therapy into your workplace – Professional massage therapists, like Massage Works can be scheduled to come to your office, for health fairs, employee appreciation days, corporate events or on a regularly scheduled basis- weekly or monthly. We bring all the equipment necessary to provide your employees with a short bit of relaxation, pain relief and well being, which is a really good way to make employees feel valued as well as giving them a valuable de-stressing opportunity.
Chair Massage for Corporate Event
Why not look into workplace massage as a way to help keep your workforce healthy – you know they will thank you for it.
I like how you mentioned that chair massages are good for employees and employers since the message can help not only relieve stress but also with managing physical symptoms from desk work. That’s interesting to learn since being able to have a more relaxed mind and body when working would help the employees be more productive and potentially have a boosted morale. Personally, I would greatly appreciate if the office I’ll be going to every day would offer a corporate chair massage for us. Working there would be worth every sweat since I can get a wonderful service afterward. Thanks!
It’s true when you mentioned that massages are usually what people think to be a good way to deal with stress. Personally, I believe that workplace massage chair services would work for my staff because they would appreciate it. Hopefully, this will help keep up their mental alertness so that they can work productively once I hire a service to install some in our office lounge.