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Corporate Massage Therapy

10/27/2018

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​Corporate Massage Therapy  by Toni Smothers (SOLD  6/10/10)
 
Massage therapy at the workplace is catching on across the country. There are varied ways to incorporate this workforce and management bonus. Employers who want to go the extra mile for their workers find massage at work to benefit all levels of employees. Your company can schedule certified massage therapists to perform worksite massage for weekly, bi-weekly or monthly appointments.
 
Some companies split office massage therapy fees with their employees; others cover the cost as a performance incentive. Another option available is to simply allow a twenty minute break time for your employees, so that they can take advantage of a self-paid chair massage session during the work day. Fees for a massage therapist run an average of $1.00 per minute for chair massage. The massage therapist will likely expect a tip, if services rendered were performed to the recipient’s satisfaction, unless an up-front gratuity has been previously agreed upon.
 
 
Hectic schedules, customer demands, as well as personal stress factors, can all adversely influence a person’s work day. Maladies of all kinds have been attributed to stress. Spending much time in a chair hunched over a computer can tighten muscles in the shoulders and cause discomfort. Headache often accompanies tight muscles in the neck. Working out these stiff neck and shoulder muscles can refresh creativity and attentiveness. Massage therapy relieves tension and stress levels, while heightening employee morale and affording an overall feeling of employment satisfaction.
 
Massage therapy invites relaxation and renewal, as well as relief from pain. While heart rate and breathing slow, blood pressure is lowered and the production of stress hormones decreases. Additionally, serotonin, a chemical that has a positive affect on emotions, is increased. Once relaxation is achieved, fatigue, anxiety and even digestive disorders are alleviated. The physical manipulation of muscles increases blood circulation, which works along side the relaxation response to culminate in enhanced distribution of oxygen and nutrients to the muscles. When muscle tissue relaxes, painful soreness and spasms cease.
 
Sometimes, nerves can be compressed when the muscles surrounding them contract. While nerves are supposed to transmit massages back and forth from the brain to the body, tightened muscles can impede the function of the nerves. When muscles are made to relax through massage, the nerves are able to perform optimally. Neurological pain signals to muscles, bones and nerves can be lessened, or even eliminated. Massage can benefit deeper tissues by releasing tension in superficial layers of muscles as the whole body comes back into balance.
 
Suburban Chicago law firm, Kovitz, Shifrin, and Nesbit and the Colorado Health Institute, in Denver, are just two vastly different type companies that offer their employees massage therapy for very similar reasons: Increased productivity and job satisfaction. Just take Google, for example: they even have a “Google Massage Program Manager.” Corporate massage is taken very seriously by the people at Google. Their employees can’t rave enough about how much they appreciate a little time off from a grueling day for an invigorating massage. (You can view a YouTube video, accessible from Google’s site, praising the benefits of massage therapy.)
 
Absenteeism is very costly to any business. Colds, viruses, tension headaches, sciatica, all kinds of disease and malfunction of the body, can be attributed to stress. Massage therapy may be helpful for many of the common causes that keep workers home when they are needed at their job on a regular work day. With decreases in pain and increased functioning of the employee’s health, fewer sick days can be achieved through the regular use of massage therapy. Enhancement of the immune system and recovery from illness would go a long way toward justifying the implementation of chair massage therapy at the workplace.
 
It is not really clear how much relief can be expected with the occasional use of chair massage. But, there will be definite rewards that will be visible: the indulgence will offer your employee something new and unusual to break up the day and it is almost certain that you will earn the gratitude of your employee.
 
Employees who demonstrate maximum reliability, productivity and loyalty are those who appreciate the fact that the company they work for has employee well-being as a strong priority. Adding corporate massage therapy to your employee benefits package might just be to your company’s benefit.

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12/9/2019 08:51:41 pm

How I wish the company where I work too has this benefit for us! But as of now, it is just part of my wishlist and I hope that God listens to me! Corporate massage therapy is something that employee deserves because after a long day of work for example, their bodies might be craving for a certain massage. I guess, that is not too much to ask especially if these employees have dedicated their time for their job. Hopefully, more companies will have it too!

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    Bio: Toni Smothers has written articles for “Total Health”, “Let’s Live”, “People In Action” and “The North American Mentor” magazines.  She is a member of the Faithwriters.com writing community and was previously the editor for the teen section of their on-line magazine. She has written many programs, sermons, and skits and has edited several websites. Additionally, she has answered hundreds of questions for GotQuestions.org, a biblical resource site. Here is just one of their many testimonials: "Thank you for this insightful website! I was able to look up many questions I have asked over the years since becoming saved. The site is easy to navigate and gave me so much biblical background for answers that I feel my armor has been strengthened. You and your staff be encouraged to continue to speak the truth for God's glory." When Toni is not writing, she can usually be found cuddling with her 5 pound, furry, Chihuahua muse, “Princess Sweet Pea.” Toni Smothers studied homeopathy extensively and became a proficient layman. She wrote about homeopathy for “Total Health” and “Let’s Live” magazines. Smothers describes her experience befriending a refugee family from Laos in her article published in the travel magazine, “People in Action.” Additionally, “American Mentor” magazine has published some of her poetry. Smothers drew upon her fun experiences as a youth pastor to provide the needed insight to function as the editor of the teen section of “Faithwriters” magazine and she is a member of the Faithwriters.com writer’s community. 

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