 Job
Stress and On-site Massage Therapy
Job
stress costs the U.S. economy more
than $200 billion annually
through diminished productivity, compensation
claims, absenteeism, health insurance
and direct
medical expenses. Today, many businesses
(especially corporate
offices), employ
massage therapists on-site.  Many
studies
indicate that on-site office massage
therapy programs
improve
and increase productivity levels of
workers, as
well as
decrease sick days, and keeps
workers happy by
improving
mood.
Here
are some facts about Job Stress
from
The American Institute of Stress:
http://www.stress.org/job.htm
- 40%
of workers reported their job
was very or extremely stressful;
- Job stress is more strongly
associated with health complaints
than financial or family problems;
- 25% have felt like screaming
or shouting because of job stress,
10% are concerned about an individual
at work they fear could become
violent;
- 62% routinely find that they
end the day with work-related
neck pain, 44% reported stressed-out
eyes, 38% complained of hurting
hands and 34% reported difficulty
in sleeping because they were
too stressed-out;
- According to a survey of 800,000
workers in over 300 companies,
the number of employees calling
in sick because of stress tripled
from 1996 to 2000;
- Stress keeps about one million
people a day from going to work
- Unanticipated absenteeism
is estimated to cost American
companies… $3.5 million
annually;
- Job stress is also very costly
with the price tag for U.S.
industry estimated at over $300
billion annually… |
On-Site
Massage Quotes from AMTA
http://www.amtamassage.org/about/demand01.html
“An increasing number
of corporations, small businesses
and municipalities have found
on-site massage to be a low-cost
benefit with high payoff”.
“The Investor Relations
Group, Inc., of New York,
offers each of its 15 full-time
and part- time employees a
weekly 15-minute massage,
because it makes a difference
in retention and employee
morale”.
“Among organization
benefits managers, 8% report
that massage is an employee
benefit”.
“At Boeing and Reebok,
headaches, back strain and
fatigue fell since the companies
started bringing in massage
therapists”.
“By including 15 minutes
of free massage therapy once
each week, the Calvert Group,
an investment firm in Bethesda,
MD, reduced its turnover rate
to 5% in an industry where
the norm is 20%”.
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“Research
shows that 60% to 90% of doctor
visits are stress related”.
Perkins,
A. (1994). Saving money by
reducing stress. Harvard Business
Review 72(6):12.
“Northwest
National Life reported in
1993 that one million absences
each day in the workplace
are stress-related”.
Farrell, F. (1994) The demoralized
zone: Healing the downsizing
survivors. Executive Directions.
September/October: 37-43
“Forty
percent of job turnover is
due to stress.”
Bureau of National Affairs
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With statistics like these, it is
clear why many companies are investing
in on-site massage treatments for
their employees.
"A
growing number of USA firms are curbing
employee stress by offering free or
low-cost massage right at the office."
-USA Today
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As
you begin to sell your services
to employers and companies,
be sure to remind them of the
following facts:
-
Chair massage can improve the
quality of the workplace resulting
in increased productivity, commitment
and drive.
- Businesses can have a happier
and healthier work force; one
which includes a peaceful environment
where employees can feel energized,
recharged, happy and appreciated
through their workday.
- Employees will be more dedicated
to the company as they will
feel prized as a result of their
employer’s caring gift
of massage.
- Employees that receive massage
work as part of a corporate
wellness program feel less
stressed, and are less likely
to take unplanned time off from
work.
- Massage provided in the workplace
promotes overall well-being,
and will reduce healthcare costs
and sick days.
- Reducing anxiety and aggression
by promoting relaxation will
result in more energy and concentration,
which yields better quality
of work.
-The great effects of massage
in the workplace contribute
to the welfare & success
of the entire company.
- Massage lowers tension and
pain, and will yield happier,
more relaxed workers.
- Less fatigue means clearer
minds, more creativity and better
problem solving in the workforce. |
In Volume
#6, on-site office massage therapy
is covered in detail. You will be
introduced to massage techniques using
silk (which will allow your subjects
to remain dressed, and you can forgo
lotion- these are ideas that support
quick, practical work-site treatments).
You will learn how to perform upper
and lower extremity techniques in
the sitting position, as well as view
demonstrations on chair massage using
a regular chair (so that you don’t
have to carry a special chair with
you).
We
all know that many corporate employees
work with computers all day long,
and so with this volume you will also
gain knowledge of how to perform acupressure
for tension headaches in the sitting
position, as well as neck exercises
(which give energy boosts, increased
memory and reduced tension). As if
that weren’t enough, Boris also
demonstrates in this volume how to
perform Full-Body Massage techniques
using silk. Keep in mind that this
silk method is an old Chinese technique
which allows for deeper mobilization.
In
Summary:
“The effectiveness
of a 15-min. on-site massage while
seated in a chair… showed…”
“Massage therapy reduces anxiety
and enhances EEG pattern of alertness
and math computations”.
Field, T., Ironson, G., Scafidi, F.,
Nawrocki, T., Goncalves, A., Burman,
I., Pickens, J., Fox, N., Schanberg,
S.,
& Kuhn, C. (1996) International
Journal of Neuroscience, 86, 197-205.
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