subject: Automation.com Looks at Value of VTouch Massage in Stress Reduction [print this page] The results of regular massages at the workplace provides quantifiable and immediate results the employees experience stress reduction and greater satisfaction with their jobs. Vincent Monforte is founder of VTouch Massage (www.VTouchMassage.com) and the VTouch Method. The impacts of stress on the bottom-line are profiled in the current issue of Automation.com. The feature article can be found at http://www.automation.com/resources-tools/articles-white-papers/articles-by-thomas-r-cutler/consistency-compliance-and-capacity-improving-bottom-line-productivity. The Ft. Lauderdale-based licensed massage therapist (MA#51626) recently talked about, Given the bottom-line impact of stress on the plant floor to the executive suite, more manufacturers are implementing regular massage for workers as a measure to reduce the physical and mental effects of stress; the result is reducing burnout and stress related diseases, and increasing productivity. Nearly three-fourths (74%) of manufacturing workers reported in a national survey that their job is very stressful. Stress is the leading cause of disability in the manufacturing workplace, costing employers billions of dollars a year in lost productivity and healthcare costs. Monforte noted that, Companies that understand lean manufacturing principles quickly grasp that stress is costly and wasteful. By offering massage therapy to employees goes far beyond a perk, and increases employee health, productivity, and morale." The manufacturing marketing research division of TR Cutler, Inc., (www.trcutlerinc.com) sponsored the national survey of more than one hundred U.S. manufacturers; all show that massage improved bottom line of employers. The study found that after twelve weeks, 269 employees who had once-weekly, 45-minute massages in the manufacturing workplace had dramatically better productivity, reduced absenteeism, included far fewer doctor visits, than a control group of 250 employees who did not receive the massage therapy. The massaged group experienced reduced stress and improved performance, while the control group did not. The VTouch Method specifically addresses the sources of physical stress and contracts with manufacturers and other industrial organizations by scheduling massage appointments to accommodate the shift schedules. Monforte added, The benefits of a therapeutic massage in the workplace are dramatic. This systematic approach relieves physical problems associated with repetitive tasks, while balancing the effects of stress and reducing tension headaches as well as anxiety levels, and allows the employee to avoid stress related diseases and dysfunction. By triggering a stress free response there is an improvement in immune system function, which reduces absenteeism, one of the most measurable economic impacts on the manufacturing sector. In the national survey, absenteeism was reduced by more than 50% among those receiving weekly massages. The savings to the manufacturing organization was 1000% greater than the actual cost of the massages, which averaged less than $4000 per month. Monfortes organization works with companies to provide measurable impacts along with unique certified VTouch Method massage therapists specifically trained and assigned to impact the efficiencies achieved through stress reduction. The role of massage in reducing stress provides a direct pathway to improved quantifiable productive metrics. Evaluating the cost of stress via lost productivity will drive more manufacturers to offer experienced professional massage solutions which can quickly stop the wasteful time hemorrhaging. VTouch Massage can be reached at 954-303-7069. VTouch Massage www.vtouchmassage.com Vincent Monforte info@vtouchmassage.com
Automation.com Looks at Value of VTouch Massage in Stress Reduction
