Many companies are learning the benefits of offering workplace massage to their employees—at Boeing and Reebok, for example, complaints of headaches, back strain and fatigue fell since the companies started bringing in massage therapists.

 

Workplace Massage is becoming increasingly popular, in part because of its convenience to the working person. Companies of just a few employees to ones with thousands are having a Licensed Massage Therapist visit weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly to bring the many benefits of massage directly to their employees.

With just a 15-minute break from the workday, Workplace Massage can provide relief from stress, headaches, tense muscles, and quite a few common conditions.

In a study conducted by Bowling Green State University to evaluate the effectiveness of a 15-minute on-site massage while seated in a chair on reducing stress as indicated by blood pressure, it showed a significant reduction in participants' blood pressure after receiving the massage¹.

How does it work?

On your designated Workplace Massage day, Howard brings a portable Desktop Massage Support (pictured below) that he will set up and adjust for each employee’s comfort at his or her desk or at a table.

This device sets up solidly on any desk or table top, providing balanced support to the employee's head and chest. It allows the employee to relax into a comfortable fully clothed position so Howard can massage any or all of the following:

                               - neck
                               - shoulders
                               - low back
                               - arms
                               - hands

 

1.    Download and post the Workplace Massage Flyer (editable version: Workplace Massage flyer) and Interest Signup form for the employees at your company with a deadline to sign up if they are interested. 

2.    After you decide on some days and start times that work best for your employees, contact Howard about one or two weeks in advance to assure that he can get you scheduled. (Hint: payday or the next day are popular days for Workplace Massage) Once you have a confirmed date, download and post the Sign Up Schedule form.  The employees can then sign up into time slots within a block of time that will be alotted for them. 

3. We require a minimum of six employees signed up for 15-minute or 30-minute massages and a maximum of seven total hours of massages in one day between 10AM and 5PM (for example, a maximum of 21 employees signed up for 15-minute massages each). Howard will check with you a day or two prior to the scheduled Workplace Massage day to confirm that enough employees have signed up to meet the minimum required.

4.    A day or two before the scheduled Workplace Massage day, a reminder message should be sent to all employees who signed up  to remind them of their massage appointments.