Workplace Massage

In this age of wellness awareness, how is this possible? After all, don't companies want to lower their company's medical expenses by promoting wellness to their employees?

Actually, the majority of businesses in the United States still do not promote massage therapy to their employees. Most employers do not make provision for their employees to receive massage therapy as a covered expense under their health insurance plans.

Most businesses still do not understand the value of chair massage in the workplace. We need to get out and make them aware of how good massage is for their bottom line, but more on that on another page.

So how does workplace massage actually work? First, you, the workplace massage therapist, will need to meet with someone from the company and convince this person of the value of massage therapy. Then, obtain a contract with the company. Once this has been done, you will need to get workplace employees to become your clients.

Most of the time, this is not a difficult thing to do. Usually, a representative of the company where you will perform chair massage will send out an e-mail to all of the employees. The e-mail will state when you will be on site, offering massage times and the price. The typical office massage is a 15 minute chair massage routine.

Usually, the typical office worker will want a basic chair massage involving the neck, shoulders, back, hands, wrists, and arms.

Typists will especially appreciate massage performed on the hands, wrists, and forearms.

Some office workers, especially those on the telephone all day long performing customer service, will want the base massage for relaxation purposes. Customer service work on the phone is extremely stressful, especially when it involves any type of finances such as banking, or insurance. I know because I have done both types of customer service.

Other employees will be in pain and will need therapeutic chair massage.

Most employees will respond to the e-mail, saying they want to schedule a 15 minute appointment and will happily pay for it. In most areas of the country, chair massage is still $1 a minute.

So by the time you arrive to perform massage in the workplace later in the week, your schedule should be full and you may have to turn away clients until your next visit. If you have too many clients, you may have to go to that workplace more than once a week or take another massage therapist with you.

Once you get the employee in your chair, it will be your job to do such a great massage that the employee will come back for an appointment the next time you visit. Always try to give your very best massage. Each employee will go back to his/her desk and tell co-workers how great (or how bad) your massage was. Word of mouth advertising is the best kind of advertising.

When you have completed the massage, collect your fee from the employee, clean your hands and your massage chair with your sanitary wipes, put a new paper towel on the headrest and get ready to greet your next workplace massage client. You will be lucky to get a lunch break, especially if there are a lot of employees.

Workplace massage is a great stress management program for employees. Learn other work site health promotion programs you can offer to improve overall health and wellness at the workplace. Corporate massage in the workplace is appreciated by everyone who gets chair massage at work.

Anyone who types or uses some sort of keypad or keyboard all day long at work needs a chair massage. Normally, you think of chair massage as being for the neck, shoulders, and back but did you know that the arms, wrists, and hands can also be massaged during a chair massage?

Therapeutic chair massage for the forearms, wrists, and hands is great for those who type all day. It is also helpful for those who have carpal tunnel syndrome. It relieves pain and swelling.

Over time, therapeutic massage can reduce and even eliminate pain from carpal tunnel syndrome when given correctly.

It is important for the computer operator, data entry operator, typist, and even the cashier to inform the on site massage therapist of the pain they are experiencing in their forearms, hands, and wrists. Let him/her know where your primary pain is and what you do most of the day.

Sometimes, one arm hurts more than the other. It will take several sessions to really help, but many see an improvement after their first session.

In addition to massage, there are stretches and exercises that the therapist can teach the client to do in between massages. When the pain gets bad, these stretches and exercises can relieve the pain and help the typist get through the shift. They also help the client remain pain-free in between workplace massage sessions.

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