Nothing beats a massage to help you feel your best. And now, it’s easier than ever to make massage a regular part of your health regimen, thanks to the massage chair. This issue covers many of the benefits seated massage makes available to you.
Seated massage’s greatest benefit to you is convenience. A seated massage session can be done fully clothed and requires no lotions or oil. This means you can receive massage virtually anywhere or anytime. You don’t have to worry about oil residue getting on your nice clothes if you get a massage during a workday. Nor do you need a private space or the added time required to disrobe for a traditional table massage.
Nothing is more important than maintaining your health. Feeling your best makes it possible for you to do everything life requires of you. Now it’s easier than ever to take positive steps to contribute to your well being with regular seated massage sessions.
Read on to learn more about how seated massage can help you. Please feel free to call if you have any questions. See you soon!
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Seated massage — anywhere you like!
People have enjoyed the many benefits of massage for thousands of years. Thanks to the recent introduction of the massage chair., you can now get the benefits of massage without lotions or oils, or needing to remove any clothing.
Although some forms of seated massage have been practiced over the years, the “massage chair” you see today was just introduced in the 1980s by David Palmer. His goal was to offer a means of making massage more available to people everywhere — in the workplace, stores, parks, etc. — so more people could discover what massage could do for them.
Having a chair ergonomically designed to position the recipient’s body properly for bodywork has enhanced the results obtainable and made massage much more accessible to a receptive public. As reported in Massage Magazine, “Sitting in a massage chair opens up the back muscles, relieves strain on the neck and provides a gentle respite for eyes usually glued to a computer monitor. Even 15 minutes of massage to the neck, back, arms and hands can increase circulation, returning energy levels and helping keep the body injury free.
“According to Palmer, most office-related physical symptoms can be attributed to loss of circulation. Tight muscles caused by stress and sitting behind a desk all day, especially at a work station that is not ergonomically designed, can impede blood and lymph flow through the body. The result is mental fogginess, decreased energy and susceptibility to repetitive stress injuries, like carpal tunnel syndrome. ‘When chair massage is used preventively, if you have problems it allows you to maintain a homeostatic balance that prevents the little problems from getting worse,’ Palmer said.”
Chair massages can reduce stress, pain, and fatigue. They also can alleviate symptoms of depression, improve function of the immune system, and increase workers’ ability to concentrate.
Other benefits include:
• Aids detoxification
• Improves circulation
• Relieves tight or sore muscles
• Improves range of motion
One of the goals of chair massage is to prevent health problems through regular sessions. Stress is the cause of most illness, so the simple act of regularly reducing stress through massage helps you to remain in better health. More doctors are prescribing massage to help patients manage stress and pain; chair massage makes it easier than ever to get those needed massages regularly.
The workplace is one of the areas seeing the greatest growth for chair massage. Businesses offering massage as an employee benefit include FedEx Corp., General Electric Co., Home Depot, JCPenny Corp., and Yahoo, while many more companies are inviting massage therapists on-site as an employment perk, as well.
The health benefits received by the employees equate to less absenteeism and happier workers. According to a report by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), “Studies clearly show that if employees are healthy, they’ll use less in health insurance benefits and be more productive.
“Focusing on the job and being more productive as a result of getting a massage during the workday was a common theme among survey respondents. The Container Store has massage therapists on-site at its corporate headquarters in Dallas twice a month. ‘Our employees strive to accomplish a lot of work every day, and a chair massage is a great way to rejuvenate them for the rest of the day,’ says Audrey Robertson, public relations manager.”
Find out for yourself what a chair massage can do for you; call for an appointment today!
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A recent AMTA report included these findings:
• The Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami (TRI) has documented the positive effects of massage therapy on job performance and stress reduction. The research indicates that a basic 15-minute chair massage, provided twice weekly, results in decreased job stress and significant increase in productivity.
• A growing number of businesses and organizations offer massage in the workplace, including the U.S. Department of Justice.
• At Boeing and Reebok, headaches, back strain, and fatigue have all fallen since the companies started bringing in massage therapists.
• More than 80 companies, including many Fortune 500 companies, are using massage therapy to counter such ills as musculoskeletal problems, stress and poor ergonomic design of furniture.
• 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%.
Chair massage is an ideal way for someone to discover the benefits of massage. Call today to schedule an appointment or to learn more!
“Massage therapy is beneficial for almost all diseases. Eighty percent of disease is stress-related, and massage reduces stress.” — Sandra McLanahan, M.D.
