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Chair Massage

 

Chair massage refers to massage given with the recipient seated in an ordinary or special massage chair. Recipients remain clothed in chair massage. It has been called on-site massage when the chair is taken to a public place such as an office or commercial establishment.
 
• TECHNIQUE: Client remains fully clothed, which means massage is applied through their clothing, not using lotion or oils. Sessions last 15 to 30 minutes.
 
• BENEFIT: Ability to feel more alert, less job stress and anxiety, can perform more efficiently.
 
Also called seated massage or on-site massage- gives people an opportunity to receive massage in the middle of the workday. There are some concerns that a massage received at work may slow them down and make them sleepy for the rest of the day, this is not the case. Research has found that massage in the workplace increases productivity and employee job satisfaction. One of the leading researchers in the field of massage is Tiffany M. Field, PhD., of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Fields work is well received by the medical and scientific communities because her studies incorporate critical scientific methods, using control groups and objectively measured responses. By measuring hormone levels, blood pressure, brain wave activity, and math test performance, she showed that after a
 

 

massage, employees were more alert, felt less job stress and anxiety, could perform more efficiently, and were more accurate with math calculations. Most people feel more relaxed and less anxious after chair massage, feel that they can think more clearly, and have increased energy.
 
When clients are at work, they can be comfortably and modestly supported in a seated position using a massage chair. They remain fully clothes, which means the massage is applied through their clothing. You use no lotions or oils. You work primarily on the clients posterior neck and shoulder muscles, the back muscles, and the arms and hands. This massage usually lasts only 15 to 20 minutes, the general pace of the massage is faster and brisker. Often performed in a well-lit, open area, with upbeat or no music, the strokes used are quick and brisk to keep the client awake and invigorated.


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Works Cited
Braun, Mary Beth., and Stephanie J. Simonson. Introduction to Massage Therapy. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. Print.
Tappan, Frances. Tappan's Handbook of Healing Massage Techniques. Appleton and Lange. 1998
 

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