Appendix 1
Summary of the Benefits of Workplace Massage
• Increases employee morale
• Lowers stress
• Decreases overuse injuries
• Provides some high-touch to counterbalance high-tech environments
• Offers employees something new and different
• The benefits of this type of massage quickly outweigh the concerns:
- Nobody has to undress, and if they really don't want their hair messed up, they just have ask the massage therapist not to massage their head;
- The massage is usually given in a public space and is very conservative;
- The boss realizes that happy employees are productive employees;
- Employees who receive this extra benefit are more likely to feel grateful and be more responsible.
• Reduces anxiety
• Strengthens the immune system
• Reduces blood pressure
• Encourages a sense of well-being
• Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity
• Helps relieve tension-related headaches
• Alleviates discomfort during pregnancy
• Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness
• Helps relieve stress and aids relaxation
• Improves circulation
• Improves movement of lymph fluids
• Promotes deeper and easier breathing
• Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion
• Reduces muscle spasms
• Increases awareness of body-mind connection
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