Workplace Massage at Virginia Tech (last updated 8/15/08)

Massage can reduce pain in your neck, arms, shoulders and back furthermore it has been helpful in treating conditions such as Stress, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, TMJ and Headaches, just to name a few [more info].. You choose the length of the session with a fee of $1.00 per minute (15 minute minimum).

Burruss Hall

Dates Pending

Southgate NEW!

Southgate Room 136 Friday September 12th. 11:00am -4:00pm.
Southgate Room 136 Friday September 19th. 11:00am -4:00pm.

Wallace Hall

Currently No Scheduled Dates

Eggleston East

Currently No Scheduled Dates

Litton Reaves

Currently no dates scheduled.

CRC Research Building 14 (1770)

Currently No Scheduled Dates

Student Services Building

Currently no dates scheduled.

Squires Student Center

Currently no dates scheduled.

Durham Hall

Currently no dates scheduled.

Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Currently no dates scheduled.

Major Williams Hall

Currently no dates scheduled.

Fremoyer Hall

Currently no dates scheduled.

Torgersen Hall

Currently no dates scheduled.

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Workplace Massage at Radford University (last updated 3/23/08)

Massage can reduce pain in your neck, arms, shoulders and back furthermore it has been helpful in treating conditions such as Stress, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, TMJ and Headaches, just to name a few [more info].. You choose the length of the session with a fee of $1.00 per minute (15 minute minimum).

Facilities Management Building (David E. Armstrong Complex)

Currently no dates scheduled.

Heth Hall

Currently no dates scheduled.

Hurlburt Hall

Currently no dates scheduled.

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About Workplace Massage

One of the main contributors to our everyday stress is our workplace. Seventy percent of workers surveyed by a national survey stated that their job is very stressful. It costs employers billions of dollars a year on lost productivity and healthcare costs. More and more employers are recognizing that a regular massage can reduce the physical and mental effects of stress, thus reducing burnout and stress related diseases.

"More and more companies offer massage therapy not only as a perk, but also to increase their employees' productivity and morale," said E. Houston LeBrun, president-elect of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). "You get immediate results — the employees experience stress reduction and greater satisfaction with their jobs."

Indeed, studies have shown that massage improves bottom line of employers. A study by the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami found that after five weeks, a group of 26 employees who had twice-weekly, 15-minute massages in the office fared better than a control group of 24 employees who were just told to close their eyes and relax. The massaged group experienced reduced stress and improved performance, while the control group did not. Stress hormones in the saliva of the massaged group were lower than in the control group. The massaged workers completed math problems in half the time as normal and with half the errors they had before they were massaged. The math skills of the control group did not improve.

Every year, more companies are heeding the call. There are no statistics on the number of companies that offer massage therapy onsite, but those that have offered it include law firms, hospitals, manufacturers and major corporations, such as Boeing, Apple Computer, PepsiCo, Sony Music and United Airlines.

Most companies contract with massage therapists who schedule appointments with employees during breaks. The recipient is seated in a specially designed chair or table which allows the therapist to work on the back, neck, shoulders and arms addressing the common problem areas of today's workers. There is no oil used and the worker is fully clothed. The massage session usually lasts 15 - 20 minutes, the time for a coffee break.

Benefits of therapeutic massage:

• Relieves physical problems associated with repetitive tasks
• Helps balance the effects of stress in our lives
• Reduces tension headache
• Relaxes tense muscles
• Improves immune system functioning
• Restores a calm mind and feeling of well-being
• Massage therapy is very beneficial to those who have special conditions such as fibromyalgia and carpal tunnel to name a few.
• Reduces anxiety level

Client Information Form

Before each massage the therapist briefly interviews each client to determine if there are any health conditions that would contraindicate massage. To speed up the process you can download this form and bring it with you to your workplace massage. Click here to download an Adobe pdf version. Click here to download a Microsoft Word version.