Massage Therapy

Massage therapy provides relief to people of all ages and from all walks of life. Massage therapy addresses a variety of health conditions, the most prevalent being stress related tension, which, experts believe, accounts for 80%-90% of all diseases. Massage therapy has proven to be beneficial in treating high blood pressure, diabetes, low back pain, sleep disorders, spinal cord injuries, eating disorders, smoking cessation, and depression, to name just a few.

Travelers Medical Centers offer a drug-free, non-invasive, and humanistic approach based on the body's natural ability to heal itself.

Massage therapy also provides another therapeutic component largely absent in today's world: tactile stimulation, or, more simply, touch. Many adults have reported cathartic experiences on the massage table. As a therapist unwinds a client's stressed and tired muscles, the therapist is also unwinding the taut, pent-up emotions that one does not always have time to process. The feeling of being touched in a safe, caring, compassionate manner can be a very powerful experience, reminding the client that he or she is not alone in the world.

What you should know about Massage Therapy

• In nearly 90% of office visits to primary care physicians the chief complaint can be linked to stress-related issues. (a)
• Workers who received massage therapy regularly were more alert, performed better and were less stressed than those who were not massaged. (b)
• A 15 minute chair massage can decrease job stress and increase alertness. (b)
• Stress related problems prevent nearly one million people per day from attending work. Over 50% of lost work days are stress related. (a)
• Stress accounts for $95 billion in lost productivity per year & as much as $26 billion in healthcare and disability payments. (a)
• 40% of job turnover is due to stress. (c)
• Healthcare expenditures are nearly 50% greater for workers who report high levels of stress. (d)
  
  
  (a) Occupational Health and Safety News and the National Council of Compensation Insurance
  (b) Field, Ironson, Pickens, et al (1996) International Journal of Neuroscience 86, 197-205
  (c) American Institute of Stress
  (d) Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Travelers Medical Center is a primary health care center dedicated to meeting the health care needs of professional truck drivers, motorists, and travelers. Our specialists offer in-depth knowledge and understanding of the needs of drivers unlike any other healthcare clinic in the world.
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