The Effect of a Corporate Chair Massage Program on Musculoskeletal Discomfort and Joint Range of Motion in Office Workers

Abstract

On-site massage sessions twice per week for 1 month are the most effective interventions (compared to one session or no massage intervention) for decreasing the duration of musculoskeletal ache, pain, or discomfort and for increasing range of motion.

Psychosocial Risk Factors for Low Back Pain and Absenteeism among Slovenian Professional Drivers

“…It is a fact that drivers belong to the group of occupations with the greatest risk of pain (12), because low back pain is more common among those workers who practice their profession in sitting positions, unlike those who work and have changeable rotating body positions (12,13). Professional drivers are at greater risk for developing low back pain because they are exposed to whole-body vibration, forced positions and handling of goods (14,15). Alperovitch et al (16) found that 45.4% of bus drivers experience low back pain within 12 months.…”

The Concept of ”Chair Massage” in the Workplace as Prevention of Musculoskeletal Overload and Pain

“…This form of massage is often combined with health education and advice concerning workplace ergonomics and can be performed, for instance, in the workplace, where people are at risk of mus cu loskeletal overload mainly in the region around the spine and in the upper limbs. This issue has already been studied by other authors, who also indicated its therapeutic importance with respect to psychoso matic health [13][14][15][16][17][18][19].…”

“…w miej scu pra cy, tam gdzie oso by na ra żo ne są na prze cią że nia na rzą du ru chu, przede wszyst kim okolic krę go słu pa i koń czyn gór nych. Ba da nia na ten temat prze pro wa dzi li już in ni au to rzy, wska zu jąc również na zna cze nie te ra peu tycz ne w aspek cie zdro wia psy cho so ma tycz ne go [13][14][15][16][17][18][19].…”

“…Istot ne, po zy tyw ne zmia ny po ma sa żu w tych od czu ciach za no to wa no na ob sza rze przed ra mion, pra we go ra mie nia i dol ne go od cin ka krę go słu pa. Sku tecz no ścią ma sa żu na krze śle w aspek cie dys kom for tu mię śnio wo -szkie le to we go do świad cza ne go w pra cy zaj mo wa li się K. Šiško i wsp. [14]. Po trwa ją cym mie siąc eks pe ry men cie, w którym 19 ochot ni ków ma so wa no 2 ra zy w ty go dniu przez 15 mi nut, istot ne mu sta ty stycz nie wzro sto wi uległ za kres ru chu zgię cia bocz ne go i wy pro stu odcin ka szyj ne go krę go słu pa, ob ni że niu zaś, mie rzo ne rów nież za po mo cą kwe stio na riu sza CMDQ, war tości dla szyi -z 2,7 do 1,9 -i gór nej czę ści ple ców -z 2,7 do 2,2.…”

Utilizing Chair Massage to Address One Woman’s Health in Rural Ghana West Africa: a Case Report

“…Several of the patient's conditions were caused by the automobile accident and several massage helps increase range of motion (ROM), decrease hypertonicity of soft tissue, diminish pain or discomfort levels, and renew muscular flexibility. (12) Chair massage has demonstrated, in one study, to improve pain severity in patients with pre-existing musculoskeletal discomfort. (13) With ingenuity, most bodily complaints can be addressed with chair massage, making the massage chair ideal for treatment in remote rural areas.…”