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Big savings on One of the main contributors to our everyday stress is our workplace. 70% of workers surveyed by a national survey stated that their job is very stressful. Stress is the
gemstones, #1 cause of disability. It costs employers billions of dollars a year on lost productivity and healthcare costs. (You can learn more about stress in our section on stress
jewelry and gifts. management.) Since workplace is stressful, it seems commonsense to provide some means of stress relief at the workplace. More and more employers are
Alternative recognizing that a regular massage can reduce the physical and mental effects of stress, thus reducing burnout and stress related diseases.
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"More and more companies offer massage therapy not only as a perk, but also to increase their employees' productivity and morale," said E. Houston LeBrun,
Stress president-elect of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). "You get immediate results the employees experience stress reduction and greater
Management satisfaction with their jobs."
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Treatments Indeed, studies have shown that massage improves bottom line of employers. A study by the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami found that after five
weeks, a group of 26 employees who had twice-weekly, 15-minute massages in the office fared better than a control group of 24 employees who were just told to
Preferred close their eyes and relax. The massaged group experienced reduced stress and improved performance, while the control group did not. Using electroencephalograms
Providers (EEG), researchers measured alpha and beta waves in both groups, and found massage recipients to be more alert. Stress hormones in the saliva of the massaged
Holistic Living group were lower than in the control group. The massaged workers completed math problems in half the time as normal and with half the errors they had before they
were massaged. The math skills of the control group did not improve. The massage recipients also said they were less fatigued and more clear-headed.
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Therapies Every year, more companies are heeding the call. There are no statistics on the number of companies that offer massage therapy onsite, but those that have offered it
Acupuncture include law firms, hospitals, manufacturers and major corporations, such as Boeing, Apple Computer, PepsiCo, Sony Music and United Airlines.
Aromatherapy Most companies contract with massage therapists who schedule appointments with employees during breaks. The recipient is seated in a specially designed chair
Ayurveda which allows the therapist to work on the back, neck, shoulders and arms addressing the common problem areas of today's workers. There is no oil used and the
Biofeedback worker is fully clothed. The massage session usually lasts 10- 15 minutes, the time for a coffee break.

Chelation Benefits of therapeutic massage:

Therapy
Herbal Medicine
Homeopathy relieves physical problems associated with repetitive tasks
Humor Therapy Helps balance the effects of stress in our lives thus reducing tension headaches, reducing anxiety level and restores a calm mind
Hydrotherapy and feeling of wellbeing.
Imagery Therapeutic massage helps balance the effects of stress in our lives, and avoid stress related disease and dysfunction by:
Light Therapy Triggers the Relaxation Response
Massage Relaxes tense muscles
Meditation Reduces anxiety level
NLP Normalizes blocked energy flow
Nutrition Improves immune system functioning
Prayer/ Spiritual Restores a calm mind and feeling of wellbeing
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Massage therapy is very beneficial to those who have special challenges such as a serious, debilitating injury, a stroke, a
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neuromuscular disease, or fibromyalgia to name a few.
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