Exciting news! Updated reports and statistics verify that alternative medicines are of growing interest to Americans. This trend is continuing to grow both in and outside of the office. This is hopeful on many fronts 
which shows the interest and commitment on behalf of major employers and individual employees alike in improving wellness initiatives such as yoga, chair massage, and walking clubs.
In a news article from the NY Times, it was found that “The National Center for Health Statistics, which maintains a continuing health survey of Americans, concludes that in 2012, 55.2 million adults and 4.1 million children had at least one expenditure for some kind of complementary health care.” It goes on to update that “Almost half the money — $14.7 billion — was spent visiting practitioners like acupuncturists, homeopaths, naturopaths, chelation therapists, mind-body experts, energy healing specialists, hypnotists, massage therapists, and traditional healers.
Natural product supplements (excluding vitamin and mineral diet supplements) cost $12.8 billion, and $2.7 billion was paid for self-care, including expenses for books and educational materials on diet-based therapies, guided imagery, meditation, tai chi, movement therapies, biofeedback, and other treatments.”
What other programs could be introduced within your office? Many employers have inquired about nutritional seminars, on-site corporate chair massage, chair yoga (which promotes movement and stretching at a desk), and on-site chair massage while employees are working at their desks to name a few. All these programs and more are available and easy to coordinate to offer a wellness program that “works” at your corporate office. Exercise is ALWAYS in fashion!
Want to schedule your on-site wellness massage program today? Have your HR department contact me, Janet Constantino, CEO of Corporate Massage Kneads. I can be reached at 410-989-3577 today to schedule your wellness program!
Escape. Experience. Enjoy.
Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/28/health/alternative-complementary-medicine-costs.html
