The Society for Human Resource Management reported in 2007 that 13 percent of its 210,000 member companies offer workplace massage. An earlier Working Mother article found 77 percent of the top 100 U.S. companies offered massage at work.

Touch may help alleviate symptoms of depression according to the American Journal of Psychiatry. Researchers suggested the release of oxytocin and relaxing aspects of massage help improve this condition. ~ March 2010

Massage therapy has been shown to strengthen the immune system, according to research published in the Journal of Neuroscience, 1996, and Psychosomatic Medicine, 2000.

A study in the Journal of Clinical Nursing indicates weekly hand and foot massage is helpful to the bereaved in resolving grief.
(April 2010)

Source: Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals

 


 

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