Subject: Corporate Massage

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Subject Corporate Massage
Diploma of Remedial Massage HLT50307
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Corporate Massage

• What is Corporate Massage?

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Corporate Massage

• Common work related musculoskeletal (WMSDs)
  injuries
• Corporate massage - focus mostly on office based
  workers and their associated injuries
• WMSDs can be categorised according to three
  types
• muscle injury
• tendon injury
• nerve injury
• Many of which are a result of overuse or misuse

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Corporate Massage

• Common work related musculoskeletal (WMSDs)
  injuries
• Because of the frequency of use of the arms and
  hands most injuries are to the upper body
• Examples include
• Carpal tunnel
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Overuse syndrome
• Tendonopathy

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Corporate Massage

• Common work related musculoskeletal (WMSDs)
  injuries
• Other factors
• Stress
• Physical effect of emotional / psychological
  stress
• Work related or non work related
• Fatigue
• Poor ergonomics
• Poor posture

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Corporate Massage

• Other soft tissue dysfunction
• General soft tissue dysfunction not acute
  injury
• Headaches
• ST tightness / hypertonicity
• Loss of ROM
• Pain

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Corporate Massage

• Develop a treatment plan for clients
• Following ASTER principles
• Assess the client
• Select appropriate treatment
• Treat the client
• Evaluate
• Record

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Corporate Massage

• Assessment of clients
• Determine client expectations
• Check on contraindications
• Physical assessment ROM etc
• Questioning client
• Confidentiality open space
• Time restrictions

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Corporate Massage

• Assessment of clients cont.
• Check on contraindications
• Options for client to consider contraindications
• At the time of Rx
• Prior - on the day
• Prior several days notice
• Legal ethical considerations
• Privacy and confidentiality

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Corporate Massage

• Contraindications
• Unexplained pain
• Lumps and tissue changes
• Rashes and changes to the skin
• Nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea
• Changes in habits such as
• Appetite
• Elimination
• Sleep

• Fatigue
• Oedema
• Infection
• Mood alterations
• Bleeding / bruising
• Temperature
• hot / cold

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Corporate Massage

• Select treatment for Corporate massage clients
• Techniques same
• Seated - adjustment from table technique
• Table massage same
• Adjustments for clothing
• Specific areas of hypertonicity
• Time limitations
• Negotiation of areas Rxd /or self management
  /or ongoing treatment plan

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Corporate Massage

• Select treatment for Corporate massage clients
• Aim to address specific concerns or aid in
  overall feeling of well-being
• If more time allowed
• Different techniques forearm, knuckles etc
• More areas of body arms / hands, scalp / face
• Must gain informed consent!

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Corporate Massage

• Select treatment for Corporate massage clients
• Therapist considerations
• Therapists same inc. proper warm up, correct
  posture etc
• Stress dependent on Intensity Duration and
  Quality
• Using own weight differently to table massage
• Position of wrists, hands, shoulders different
• Vary strokes / technique to minimise
  fatigue/damage
• Height / size ratio between therapist and client

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Corporate Massage

• Select treatment for Corporate massage clients
• Endangerments
• Those most commonly accessed with seated massage
• Sternal notch
• Anterior posterior triangle of Cx
• 12th rib
• Medial lateral epicondyles
• Axilla
• Boney prominences i.e. scapula

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Corporate Massage

• Provide advice on workplace layout and work
  practices to minimise musculoskeletal stress
• Ergonomics
• Self massage
• Self management programs
• Encourage clients to maintain their health
  wellbeing

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Corporate Massage

• Evaluation of treatment
• Evaluation with individual client
• Measure effectiveness
• Communicate positive
• change to client
• During Rx pressure,
• technique etc
• Immediately after Rx
• Post Rx
• Referral if necessary

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Corporate Massage

• Record individual Rx
• Agreement regarding records
• Compliance with Privacy Act
• Record information for Corporate client
• Agreement regarding records
• Information on number of clients etc
• No information regarding individual conditions
  or medical information

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Corporate Massage

• Negotiate with Corporate client for the supply of
  Corporate massage service
• Develop promotional material
• Determine cost of service
• Negotiate price of service
• Determine logistical requirements
• Where massage will be conducted
• Massage chairs / office chairs or tables
• Infection control / hygiene
• Massage therapists how may / how often

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Corporate Massage

• Promotion of Corporate Massage
• Appropriate promotional activities
• Identifying the needs of the organisation
• Research company if possible
• Timelines
• Costs
• Establish positive image
• Benefits to the client / statistics??

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Corporate Massage

• Aims / Benefits of Corporate massage
• Relieve stress mental tension
• Increase circulation
• Decrease anxiety
• Decrease waste products / metabolites
• Increase nutrients
• Increase lymph flow
• Increase ROM
• Decrease soft tissue tension
• Increase mental alertness
• Time out

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Corporate Massage

• Advantages of Corporate massage
• No need to disrobe
• Convenient no oils, linen
• Accessible to the physically challenged
• Less space
• Easy to transport
• Less mess
• More comfortable for some
• Quick
• Rx more people
• No need for as much privacy

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Corporate Massage

• Promotion of Corporate Massage
• Task
• Develop appropriate promotional material to use
  with your Corporate client

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Corporate Massage

• Evaluation of Corporate massage
• Individual general specific feedback
• Corporate client
• Determine client expectations
• Measure effectiveness against expectations
• Impact of ongoing Rx in relation to physical,
  mental and emotional condition behaviour in the
  workplace

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Corporate Massage

• Evaluation of Corporate massage
• Your individual assessment task
• Develop a process to evaluate your Corporate
  massage service
• This may be a questionnaire, survey or other
  format
• You dont need to actually use it on your
  Corporate client however it should be suitable
  for a similar situation
• Consider the logistics
• Timing of the feedback
• How clients will access and return
• Who is it aimed at, management or staff or both?
• Anonymous??