| Research indicates that a 15-minute chair massage results in decreased job stress, increased alertness and increased speed & accuracy on math computations. Office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better and were less stressed than those who weren't massaged. Up to 90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related complaints. Stress accounts for $26 billion in medical and disability payments and $95 billion in lost productivity per year. Over 50% of lost work days are stress related which keeps about 1 million people per day from attending work. Health care expenditures are nearly 50% greater for workers who report high levels of stress. 40% of job turnover is due to stress. |