Office massage

Office massage is being used by forward thinking companies as an employee health and wellbeing tool, with massage being used to prevent and treat repetitive strain injury (RSI). RSI is a term applied to a number of overuse injuries affecting the soft tissues (muscles, tendons, and nerves) of the neck, upper and lower back, chest, shoulders, arms and hands. These injuries, if not treated by eg massage therapy, can become crippling disorders that prevent sufferers from working. With a sharp rise in RSIs, and office workers facing new maladies such as ‘mouse arm’ and "blackberry thumb", office massage is increasingly in demand. Employers lose almost £300 million per year in working time, sick pay and administration (HSE). In 2006-07, an estimated 3.5 million working days were lost due to RSI, with each person affected taking over 13 days off sick (HSE). Massage helps to reduce tension and stress in the body and if the massage work is targeted to RSI related structures, symptoms can be relieved. Office massage is a valuable part of a comprehensive health and safety strategy to effectively tackle this problem.

Massage in the office – tackle RSIs and reduce stress