What are the benefits of corporate massage, seated chair massage and massage therapy?
What are the Benefits of Corporate (or Seated Chair) Massage?
The full benefits of 'seated chair' or 'corporate' massage are extensive however it is a simple and often cost effective way to:
- Show staff you care
- Relieve stress and tension
- Increase productivity
- Improve company morale
- Lower health care costs
- Reduce absenteeism
On an individual level productivity and efficiency is increased through:
- Relief to muscle tension and headaches
- Increased focus and mental clarity
- Increased company loyalty and morale
- Increased energy and circulation
- Increased mobility in the spine and limbs
- Reduced stress and increased tolerance to pressure
- Decreased blood pressure
- Increased postural awareness
- Increased immune response helping to resist colds and infections
- Prevention and therapeutic treatment of repetitive strain injuries
- Increases endorphins
Supporting Research
"In a 1996 survey of Reebok International employees who received regular on-site massages, 98 percent said massage helped reduce stress at work and 92 percent said massage increased alertness, motivation and productivity.
Studies have shown that implementing health strategies results in reduced absenteeism, increased retention of people in the job and increased productivity"
The Age, March 2000
"Employers would not give employees a benefit like this unless they saw a clear return on their investment. Those companies saw massage as an inexpensive opportunity to improve the bottom line, and they took it."
Medscape, September 1999
"Massage doesn't just feel good. Research shows it provides such real-world benefits as reduced heart rate, lower blood pressure, increased blood circulation, and a better range of motion."
Healthwatch, November 1999
"Seated massage is booming in Australia as more and more business leaders are realising the importance of staff health and morale"
Prevention, December 2001
"After massage, office workers completed a math test more quickly and with fewer errors".
Life Magazine, August 1997