Treatments from La Vie Therapies
Workplace Therapy
Approximately 360 million working days are lost annually in the UK, and half of these absences are ‘stress related’.
How complementary therapy will benefit your organisation
- Reduce stress and tension and speed recovery from a wide range of illnesses
- Increase concentration, efficiency and accuracy
- Enhance resilience and resistance to infection and disease
- Pain relief for stress related conditions i.e. headaches, migraines etc
- The ability of staff to cope more effectively under pressure
- Increase morale, satisfaction and staff loyalty
- Improved creativity, planning and decision making
- Better relationships amongst staff and between staff and management
- Optimum care for your staff by complementing conventional medicine
Long term effects of stress
- Cancer
- Stroke
- Depression
- Angina
- Heart disease
- General health deterioration
Short term effects of stress
- Headaches
- Racing heart or palpitations
- Sweating
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Insomnia
In 2008 The National Institute for Clinical Excellence published guidelines for promoting health in the workplace and encouraging employers to offer opportunities to maintain good health.
In 2009, NICE released new guidelines to businesses to improve staff mental wellbeing in the workplace.
La Vie Therapies in the Workplace
- Individually Tailored Treatment Program delivered to employees within the workplace.
- Stress Seminars for small groups (independent or within your own program of events, remit would be discussed and tailored to business needs.) Healthy Hints, hands-on and relaxation techniques.
Employee treatments can be given during a flexi-time arrangement or as a ‘gift’ of time from the employer. Payments can be made directly by an employer, subsidized by the employer or paid by the employees.
Enabling workplace treatments, employees return to tasks in hand, refreshed, recharged with increased productivity, happiness and commitment.
Interesting Reading
Demark has the most impressive results and are increasingly employing Reflexologists in the workplace.
The Odense Post Office in Denmark which has employed a full-time reflexologist since 1990 reports saving around £100,000 a year due to a 13.3% reduction in sickness absence.
Ishoj Municipal Health Department recorded 2,499 fewer sick hours over a 6 month period in which employees received reflexology, giving an estimated saving of £21,940.
SAS cargo estimated a financial saving of £2,000 per month from employees receiving reflexology.
Organisations in the UK are now beginning to realise the benefits not only in reduced absence rates but also in improved levels of staff motivation. The positive effects on morale amongst employees who feel they are being treated with respect and a caring attitude is noticeable.
