Lower Insurance Rates
Lower Insurance Costs
Lower Insurance Premiums

"Did you know that by having healthier employees, they will use thiere health benefits less, saving the company hundreds of thousands of dollars in insurance rates? Hence lowering Insurance cost and premiums.

Also by adding chair massage to alleviate day to day stress will increase the health of all employees.

In a study conducted at the University of Miami's Touch Research Institute 26 employees received 15 minute on-site chair massages while another group of 24 employees were allowed to sit in a dimly lit room, told to close their eyes and relax. The two groups were tested using electroencephalographs to study brain wave activity and saliva stress hormone tests to measure stress along with both subjective and objective tests of the effects of the two relaxation methods.

The group receiving chair massage had:

  • Lower stress
  • Reported that they felt more alert
  • Performed significantly better on a math skills test, while completing the test in half the time of the control group
  • Stated that they felt less fatigued and more clearheaded

Studies showed job stress and anxiety were reduced while alertness and performance on math tests were increased following in-chair massage therapy. - International Journal of Neuroscience, 1996

An Ontario company reported a 25% reduction in time off for work related injuries and compensation claims dropped by $200,000 after implementing a massage therapy program., Financial Times, 1992
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Effects of Work-Site Massage

A fast paced work environment with high demands, little chance of relief and limited control, characterize "high-stress occupations". Recent studies reported work-related stress rates of 30 to 46 percent. In a study of 28,000 workers in 215 different organizations, Kohler and Kamp reported that stress at work was associated with employee burnout, acute and chronic health problems, and poor work performance. In this California study, on-site massage helped to maintain employee's job satisfaction and more, while control-group job satisfaction diminished., University of California, Davis - Medical Center

  • Many companies, (e.g.. GE, Goldman Sachs, Young & Rubicam, and American Airlines) are inviting massage therapists on-site as an employee perk and as a means of reducing stress and absenteeism. "Pressing the Flesh", New York 31 (1): 36-40, January 12, 1998

  • At Boeing and Reebok, headaches, back strain, and fatigue have all fallen since the companies started bringing in massage therapists… Doctors are prescribing massage to help patients manage stress and pain. "The Magic of Touch", Newsweek, April 6, 1998

  • 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. "Alternative Medicine Moves Into the Workplace", Alternative Therapies 2(1): 47-51, January, 1996

  • By including 15 minutes of free massage therapy once each week, the Calvert Group, an investment firm in Bethesda, MD, reduced it's turnover rate to 5 percent in an industry where the norm is 20 percent. HR Focus, September, 1997: 1-3

  • A growing number of businesses and organizations offer massage in the workplace, including the US Department of Justice. "The Magic of Touch", Life Magazine, August, 1997: 52-62

  • When offered, 60% - 100% of employees take advantage of the program. Oxford Health Plans Survey, New York, December, 2000

  • On-Site massage is cheaper than vacation and childcare. On-Site massage reduces work- related stress, improves alertness, performance and productivity, and even keeps people feeling well enough to stay at work when they would rather go home. Crain's Chicago Business, February, 1999

  • Employees that receive massage work as part of a corporate wellness program feel less stress, are more productive on the job and are less likely to take unplanned time off from work. HR Magazine, October, 1998