Did you know?
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Research
indicates that a 15-minute chair massage results in
decreased job stress,
increased alertness and
increased speed & accuracy on math
computations. (1) |
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Office workers
massaged regularly were
more alert,
performed better and were
less stressed than those who weren't
massaged. (1) |
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Up to 90% of all
visits to primary care physicians are for
stress-related complaints. (2) |
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Stress accounts for
$26 billion in medical and disability payments and
$95 billion in lost productivity per year.
(2) |
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Over 50% of lost work
days are stress related which keeps about 1 million
people per day from attending work.
(2) |
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Health care
expenditures are nearly 50% greater for workers who
report high levels of stress.
(3) |
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40% of job turnover
is due to stress. (4) |
1. Field, Ironson,
Pickens et al. (1996). Massage therapy reduces anxiety and
enhances EEG pattern of alertness and math
computations.International Journal of Neuroscience 86,
197-205
2.Occupational Health and Safety news and the
National Council on compensation Insurance (U.S.A.)
3..Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
4.
American Institute of Stress
