FAQ
A: On-Site Acupressure Massage is based on the principles of Anma, a traditional Japanese massage.
It incorporates over 100 specific acupressure points on the head, neck, shoulders, arms, hands and back to leave the client relaxed and calm yet energised and alert.
It also significantly reduces muscle tension in the upper body by concentrating on the areas most affected by prolonged repetitive work.
Carried out with the client fully clothed and sitting in a specially ergonomically designed chair and taking approximately 20 minutes, On-Site Massage is one of the most effective, convenient and popular Complementary Therapies, especially in the Corporate Sector.
This non-intrusive, treatment has proven benefits for employee alertness, task accuracy and brings about reductions in anxiety and job-stress levels.
The session is usually given at the client's workplace or 'On-Site'.
A: With work related stress at an all time high and 120 million days lost to back pain each year costing UK industry £5 billion, there's no better time to implement a pro-active wellbeing scheme.
Seated Acupressure Massage is particularly effective for Muscular/ Skeletal aches and pains, for relief from stress and bringing about total employee wellbeing.
On Site Massage will:-
Improve employee morale
Reduce Stress
Reduce Absenteeism
Increase alertness and productivity
Demonstrate the employers' active commitment to the well being of its employees.
Revitalise employees in only 20 minutes leaving them refreshed and alert.
Requires little motivation for employees to participate as OSM is enjoyable as well as therapeutic.
Produces results in minutes, not days, weeks or months.
A: • The office or workplace
• Home.
• Pamper Parties.
• Hair and beauty salons
• Health clubs, fitness centres and spas.
• Nursing homes.
• Hospitals.
• Exhibitions and trade shows.
• Conventions and conferences.
• The start and finish of athletic events.
These are just a few of the places where OSM has been successfully carried out.
The list is endless.
Q: Why should I consider the welfare of my employees?
A: “There is now convincing evidence that prolonged periods of stress, including work-related stress, has an adverse effect on health”. – HSE website
As an employer, your people are your most important resource; so it naturally follows that investing in their wellbeing should be part of your ongoing business strategy. A healthy and stress free workforce are more productive, have increased concentration and are absent less – all of which contributes to the overall success of your business.
• Work-related stress accounts for over a third of all new incidences of ill health.
• Each case of stress-related ill health leads to an average of 30.9 working days lost.
• A total of 12.8 million working days were lost to stress, depression and anxiety in 2004/5.
As well as reducing sickness absence costs to an organisation, tackling stress can have a positive effect on:
• Employee commitment to work;
• Staff performance and productivity;
• Staff turnover or intention to leave;
• Staff recruitment and retention;
• Customer satisfaction; and
• Organisational image and reputation.
- HSE Website
“Tackling stress has been shown to have real benefits to organisations. It can, for example, help improve staff morale and commitment and in turn bring higher productivity, lower absenteeism and reduced insurance premiums. The best way to tackle stress is to adopt simple solutions”. –
(Real Solutions, real People - A managers' guide to tackling work-related stress)
