The benefits of workplace massage treatments are many, for both employer and employee. All companies big and small reap the rewards of both short and long term effects of implementing a workplace massage program. A regular workplace massage program is preventative medicine, relieving and diminishing stress and tension often attributed to long days at the office. Regular treatments aim to relax and rejuvenate, and in the long term eliminates persistent pain, stiffness and headaches.
Benefits of Workplace Massage
Immediately after a seated massage treatment, sore muscles and joints are relaxed, muscle spasms ease and tension dissipates. The bodies relaxation response is triggered, and energy levels and relaxed alertness also improves. Increased blood circulation and elevated oxygen and nutrition delivery to the cells improves circulation enhancing the ability to think and concentrate. Whilst blood circulation increases, pulse rate decreases, which is also a trigger from the relaxation response.
In the long-term, participants have noticed an overall reduction or the complete elimination of persistent pain and headaches. Overall awareness of general health and wellbeing is also enhanced. Health and wellness go hand in hand and if participants feel better, they want to carry this feeling on into their daily lives. We find eating habits improve, sleeping habits improve and insomnia lessens.
The office environment benefits too. Highly strung, stressed out execs create grumpy, frazzled and snappy co-workers. Relaxed, open, communicative and stress free employers create a happy and productive environment to work, and that happiness is infectious. Office morale improves as staff realise they are appreciated and valued.
It is well documented that employees who are happy with their employer are loyal, stay longer and perform better. The flow on effect of more efficient, dynamic and focused personnel is a rise in productivity and profit. Coupled with diminished sick days and absenteeism and less Worksafe claims, health care costs can drastically reduce too.
Making workplace massage part of your workplace health and wellness program is a simple and inexpensive way to reward staff whilst reaping the benefits of many long-term and short term outcomes. Corporate massage is a sound investment for large and small businesses alike. Employees are the most valuable asset in any organisation and a Two Hands Corporate Massage program is an ideal way to care for and reward those assets.
To cater to a growing need of our existing client base, we are thrilled to expand our services the now includes Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
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