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How do you handle stress in your workplace?
Whether you work for a small business or are part of a large corporation, workplace stress can negatively affect you, your team and your company. Stress kills creativity. It causes job burnout, frequent absenteeism, and depression. It cuts productivity and accuracy but increases employee dissatisfaction.
Stress can kill the spirit of a team or an entire workplace, yet it’s impossible to work or even live without stress interfering with the flow of your day whether at work or home. Since stress is going to exist in the workplace, learning how to combat stress is necessary for yourself, your team or your employees. Finding one’s power during stressful situations yields great results like increased productivity and higher levels of employee contentment and happiness. Daniel Goleman author of “A Relaxed Mind is a Productive Mind,” warns that stress and reactions to stress can spread like a virus. He says, “A steady dose of toxic energy from higher-ups will encourage valuable team members to update their résumés rather than their to-do lists.
Some experts say if you want increased production from employees, skip the business meetings and offer massages instead. Recent studies show that medical professionals with high-stress jobs that require incredible mental fortitude are finding significant relief from work-related stress symptoms by simply incorporating a therapeutic massage into their daily routine. Many hospitals are beginning to offer massages to employees during their lunch break, and the results are amazing. Nurses, doctors and other medical professionals report that headaches, shoulder tension, insomnia, muscle pains and fatigue are lessened or eliminated by these short therapeutic massages.
Large corporations and even small businesses are starting to appreciate the benefits of a professional massage for their employees. Even a short 15-minute massage can help reduce ailments like asthma, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, tension headaches and anxiety and depression. Absenteeism goes down while job satisfaction goes up when employees have access to massage therapy. Massages calm the worried mind, improve circulation and encourage a sense of wellness in employees. When employees feel better and more relaxed, it allows them to focus and stay on task.
Benefits of On-Site Massage Therapy
If your workplace provides on-site massage, you have access to relief from stress and pain even when you’re on the clock. When companies provide chair massages for employees, both parties benefit. A Time magazine survey of workers revealed that massage breaks were actually favored over coffee breaks. A brief 15-minute massage is both energizing and relaxing. It increases alertness and creativity while soothing away the stress of deadlines and demanding work conditions.
According to the Miami Research Institute of Florida, workers who receive massages complete tasks more quickly and with fewer errors. Vivanti offers on-site Corporate Chair Massage Programs to improve productivity by reducing anxiety, easing physical symptoms of tension and boosting morale. It’s easy to work massage therapy into your workplace wellness plan.