Stress is inevitable. It is almost everywhere, no doubt about this. In fact stress is not just in any workplace but also in homes. Stress is such a common word associated with work. Each day in the lives of the workers comes some level of stress or fatigue. This is inevitable especially in this fast-paced society that we live in. As we progress, our schedule becomes hectic and our lifestyles are becoming complicated.
Studies and survey show that 70% of the workers said that their job is very stressful. Stress, being the topmost cause of disability, costs employers billions of dollars a year because of low productivity and healthcare expenses.
Many employers of today have come to realize the very need of controlling and minimizing such losses which are rooted on disability caused by stress.
In fact, stress management data, information and tips proliferate in bookstores and most especially in the World Wide Web. A host of information can be sought in different websites which offer both employees and employers great and valuable recommendations and suggestions in combating stress.
One of the solutions that some companies or employers have tried on is offering free massage to their employees on a regular basis. More and more employees are realizing that giving their employees some stress relief in the form of a regular massage at the workplace could offer manifolds of returns. This is often termed as onsite/corporate massage where massage therapists go to a place to perform a 15-minute massage”be it seated massage or a full table massage. This type of massage can be performed at the local malls, at homes, offices, conventions and other events.
Regular massage, as they say, reduces not only the physical but also the mental effects of stress, hence, diseases or ailments related to burnout or stress are minimized as well. Quite a number of companies now practice this so that workers and staff would be able to increase their productivity as well as boost their morale.