What is chair massage?

A chair massage is a massage routine given to a fully clothed employee in a specially designed chair with comfortable support for the face, arms, legs, and torso. The chair allows the professional massage practitioner to easily give a relaxing, yet energizing routine to the neck, head, shoulders, back, arms, and hands. In only 10-20 minutes, a chair massage can break the cycle of tension and increase a feeling of physical relaxation and mental renewal.

How chair massage can help

Chair massage helps employees cope better with everything from deadline pressures to environmental factors such as background noise. Massage has been shown to help reduce accumulated muscle tension, muscle stiffness, mental fatigue, back and neck pain, anxiety, depression and fatigue. Massage quiets the nervous system, improves energy levels and mental clarity, and helps prevent overuse syndromes such as tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and headaches.

Because chair massage guarantees the immediate result of decreased mental and physical tension, it is always a popular program. And if the stress relief and increased body awareness from regular chair massage helps a single employee avoid a job related injury, a massage program could pay for itself in future medical costs avoided.

Beat workplace stress

Employers are increasingly taking steps to prevent stress overload and promote morale and productivity. Chair massage is one step that can lower health care costs while it increases job satisfaction. In a Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine report (1998), the authors stated, "Health care expenditures are nearly 50% greater for workers who report high levels of stress." Equally as telling, the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. reported in 1992 that "problems at work are more strongly associated with health complaints than any other life stressor-more so than even financial problems or family problems."

Many stress-induced symptoms and conditions are preventable. Chair massage is very effective in helping people cope with both physical and emotional stress.

Not just for the workplace

Bring the rejuvenating, stress-relieving benefits of chair massage to any social gathering, sports event, waiting room, clinic, health fair or retreat. Contact us to arrange a one-time or on-going session.

Call (203) 387-5015 to find out more

Call us at (203) 387-5015 to discuss how easy it is to set up and how to tailor a chair massage program to meet your needs.