On-site Massage Therapy in the Workplace

Massage therapy is recognized as effective treatment for many specific problems as well as preventive health care and stress management.

Massage therapy alleviates soft tissue discomfort associated with everyday and occupational stresses, muscular over-use and chronic pain syndromes.

Benefits

Massage Therapy in the workplace is a simple, cost-effective way to:

relieve stress and tension
increase productivity
improve employee morale
improve overall employee health by decreasing and even preventing the ill effects of stress

Offering massage therapy at the office gives your employees easy access to this beneficial treatment, and shows them that you care about their health and well being. Appreciated, stress-free employees are more productive and happier in their jobs.

Employers have also found that offering massage therapy in the workplace has more than employee relations' benefits.

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)
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)

Massage therapy in the workplace just makes good business "cents".

What to Expect

A Massage Therapist will come to your workplace with a massage chair. The massage chair is portable and does not take up much space. The design of the chair allows a relaxing and comfortable position for you and easy access for the therapist to treat your back, neck, shoulders, arms and hands.

Treatments usually last 10-15 minutes, and vary between relaxation massage to assist in relieving tension, and treatments designed to prevent or treat repetitive strain injuries. You remain fully clothed and no oils are used. This makes for an ideal workplace treatment and leaves you feeling refreshed and ready to return to work.

How the Program Works

Your on-site massage program can be set up in various ways.

a regular weekly or bi-weekly program as an ongoing benefit to employees
combined with weekly or bi-weekly "lunch and learn" seminars on stress reduction, prevention and care for repetitive strain injury, low back health and other related topics
you may also offer on-site massage therapy monthly or at special times of the year as an incentive or reward for project completion or outstanding work performance

Cost

Again, there are several options in setting up on-site massage therapy:

the employer may offer the program as an ongoing benefit to employees
the employer may pay the hourly rate; minimum two hours scheduled
the employer may be billed per treatment; minimum six treatments billed
the employer may simply provide the space, and employees will pay for their own treatments; massage therapy is covered under most extended health care plans

Registered Massage Therapists

Our Registered Massage Therapists complete a minimum of 2200 hours of extensive training at an approved massage therapy school and are registered by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario under the Regulated Health Professions Act and Massage Therapy Act of Ontario.

Our therapists have extensive knowledge in health sciences, orthopedic assessment as well as treating and preventing musculoskeletal conditions. Postural retraining, therapeutic exercise and self care advice can all be provided by our Registered Massage Therapists.

For more information about setting up an On-Site Massage Therapy program, please call (416) 365-1016.