Why Now?
"Ultimately it costs less to prevent than to cure and prevention is therefore a wise financial investment for any organisation"
(Institute of Management, UK)
Along with stress, back-related illness is becoming more and more prevalent in the workplace. Long, desk-bound hours, along with increasing competition and tighter deadlines, have had a negative effect on employee's health. Stress-related headaches, neck strain, tight shoulders and lower back ache have become all too familiar companions for too many of us. The British put in more hours than anyone else in Europe (an average of 47 a week for men and 43 for women). A recent survey showed that these long hours are putting unprecedented strain on our personal lives, affecting our sleep and causing us to loose contact with our friends.
Stress had become a primary reason for absence from work, costing British business £10.2 billion per annum, with an estimated 200 million days lost through sickness absence
(Confederation of British Industry - CBI)
As working hours continue to encroach on our leisure time, more and more companies are providing in-house solutions. Massage at work ('On-Site Massage') was first introduced in the mid-1980's and is designed specifically to address these problems. The massage uses acupressure points to stimulate the meridian system and removing stagnant or overactive energy to allow the client to become more balanced. Physically it will help to improve the muscular, nervous and circulatory systems; increasing vitality while at the same time reducing blood pressure. Mentally it will help to clear the mind and increase focus and attention to detail.
More and more companies are discovering for themselves the benefits of providing regular treatments for their employees:
A study, published in the International Journal of Neuroscience, found that people who regularly received massage at work were more alert, were faster and more accurate on math computations, and had lower blood pressure.
