COVID has changed the game in SO MANY ways for the overworked employee. Setting up our home offices can wreak havoc on our overused muscles (while sitting at a desk for 40+ hours per week) and joints negatively affect our life. Chair massage is one answer along with stretching, yoga, and frequent desk breaks.
Soreness and pain restrict your ability to perform simple daily tasks such as sitting, standing, walking, and sleeping. Symptoms may even disappear for a while with rest; however, they inevitably return with more intensity.
Overuse injuries occur to muscles, joints, ligaments, and connective tissue when they are stressed without sufficient time for repair. Time is the key; allowing the body enough time to recover is the most important part of treatment and prevention of overuse injuries. Overuse of muscles and joints is primarily the result of micro-traumatic injuries that wear down the body. Examples of these injuries that slowly break down the body include typing on a keyboard, raking leaves, exercising, prolonged sitting, etc.
Injuries can occur anywhere and at any time, yet are most common in the workplace (typing on a keyboard!!). Overuse injuries can become chronic, resulting in pain and dysfunction that can last for years. When one muscle group is overused, an opposing muscle group becomes underused due to compensation. When this imbalance occurs, the body does not move efficiently. Instead of muscles working together to perform a specified function, they work against each other, causing the body to exert more energy to perform the same task. Now it takes more effort and energy to complete a given task making the body more susceptible to injury.
So what action steps can you take to help you move and feel good again? Corporate chair massage therapy can help!
Soft tissue treatments can reduce muscle spasms and relax the overused muscles. Performing basic massage to the tight muscles is the easiest way to address the issue without getting too complex. Receiving regular massages is a wonderful way to help prevent overuse injuries and pain relief. Not to mention, on-chair massage therapy offers relaxation and is easily accessible for those that can schedule regular office visits!!
How can YOUR office allow for such a great program with on-site chair massage? A simple call to me, Janet Constantino, CEO of Corporate Massage Kneads, can start the process for a turn-key wellness program.
If on-site corporate chair massage sounds like a program that can be incorporated into your business and wellness program, I hope to hear from you. Please buzz me at (410) 989-3577.
Since 2006, Corporate Massage Kneads is Maryland’s premier on-site chair massage company. We provide corporate chair massage and wellness programs that fit whatever particular “kneads” you have!
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