In den letzten 30 Jahren habe sich die Krankenstände aufgrund von Muskel-und Skeletterkrankungen verdoppelt.
Männliche Arbeiter am stärksten betroffen
Die Zahl der psychischen kranken Arbeiter hat sich innerhalb von zehn Jahren um ein Fünftel erhöht
Jeder dritte Angestellte wurde 2005 aufgrund einer psychischen Erkrankung frühpensioniert •
Quelle: OÖGKK, WIFO: Fehlzeitenreport 2007
Fallstudie bei Glaxo Smith Kline
Ein wichtiger Bereich in der aktuellen Forschung ist der Erholungsprozess, sowohl während, als auch nach der Arbeit, weil dieser einen potenziellen Einfluss auf die individuelle Gesundheit, die Arbeitssysteme, den Arbeitgeber und die Gesellschaft hat.
Quelle: Follow-Up Fallstudie bei Glaxo Smith Kline
Forum Arbeit und Gesundheit
Gesundheit ist der Megamarkt der Zukunft. Alle Bereiche der Wirtschaft werden mit diesem Thema noch enger verbunden sein. Damit rückt erstmals der Mensch in das Zentrum des Wirtschaftsgeschehens.
Quelle: Leo A. Nefiodow, September 2001 vor dem Forum Arbeit und Gesundheit
Massage im Büro steigert Aufmerksamkeit
Wissenschaftler haben herausgefunden, dass die Massage im Büro auch die Aufmerksamkeit steigert und die Gehirnströme beruhigt. Die Massierten benötigen danach weniger Zeit, um etwa Rechenaufgaben zu lösen. Sie empfinden ihren Job als weniger belastend – in ihrem Körper sinkt der Spiegel der Stress auslösenden Hormone.
Quelle: Stern 33/97, Seite 6
Leichter mathematische Aufgaben lösen
Regular 15-minute chair massage sessions result in decreased job stress, better performance, and increased speed and accuracy on math computations
Quelle: International Journal of Neuroscience
IGA Report
Denn nur wer sich gut fühlt, kann gut sein im Job. Arbeitgeber, die ihren Mitarbeitern solche Auszeiten gönnen, tun sich auch selbst etwas Gutes. Denn laut einer Studie der Initiative Gesundheit & Arbeit senken solche gesundheitsfördernde Programme am Arbeitsplatz die Fehlzeiten um bis zu 36 Prozent.
Quelle: IGA Report 3/2003
Studien Touch Research Institut, Miami Florida Quelle: http://www6.miami.edu/touch-research/AdultMassage.html
Back Pain
Hernandez-Reif, M., Field, T., Krasnegor, J., & Theakston, H. (2001). Lower back pain is reduced and range of motion increased after massage therapy. International Journal of Neuroscience, 106, 131-145. Massage therapy was compared to relaxation for chronic low back pain. By the end of the study, the massage therapy group, as compared to the relaxation group, reported less pain, depression and anxiety and improved sleep. They also showed improved trunk and pain flexion performance, and their serotonin and dopamine levels were higher.
Field, T., Hernandez-Reif, M., Diego, M., & Fraser, M. (2007). Lower back pain and sleep disturbance are reduced following massage therapy. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy, 11, 141-145. Massage therapy versus relaxation therapy with chronic low back pain patients was evaluated for reducing pain, depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances, for improving trunk range of motion (ROM) and for reducing job absenteeism and increasing job productivity. Thirty adults with low back pain with a duration of at least 6 months pain participated in the study. On the first and last day of the 5-week study participants completed questionnaires and were assessed for ROM. By the end of the study, the massage therapy group, as compared to the relaxation group, reported less pain, depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance. They also showed improved trunk and pain flexion performance.
Anxiety
Field, T., Ironson, G., Scafidi, F., Nawrocki, T.,Goncalves, A., Burman, I. , Pickens, J., Fox, N., Schanberg, S., & Kuhn, C. (1996). Massage therapy reduces anxiety and enhances EEG pattern of alertness and math computations. International Journal of Neuroscience, 86, 197-205. Adults were given a chair massage, and control group adults were asked to relax in a chair for 15 minutes, two times a week for five weeks. Frontal delta power increased for both groups, suggesting relaxation. The massage group showed decreased alpha and beta power, and increased speed and accuracy on math computations. At the end of the five-week period depression scores were lower for both groups but job stress scores were only, for the massage group.
Headaches
Hernandez-Reif, M., Dieter J., Field, T., Swerdlow, B., & Diego, M. (1998). Migraine headaches are reduced by massage therapy. International Journal of Neuroscience, 96, 1-11. Twenty-six adults with migraine headaches were randomly assigned to a wait-list control group or to a massage therapy group, who received two 30-minute massages per week for five consecutive weeks. The massage therapy subjects reported fewer distress symptoms, less pain, more headache free days, fewer sleep disturbances, and they showed an increase in serotonin levels.
Depression
Field, T., Grizzle, N., Scafidi, F., & Schanberg, S. (1996). Massage and relaxation therapies' effects on depressed adolescent mothers. Adolescence, 31, 903-911. Thirty-two depressed adolescent mothers received ten 30-minute sessions of massage therapy or relaxation therapy over a five-week period. Subjects were randomly assigned to each group. Although both groups reported lower anxiety following their first and final sessions, although only the massage therapy group showed behavioral and stress hormone changes, including a decrease in anxious behavior, heartrate and cortisol levels.
Blood Pressure
Hernandez-Reif, M., Field, T., Krasnegor, J. & Theakston, H.(2000). High blood pressure and associated symptoms were reduced by massage therapy. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 4, 31-38. High blood pressure is associated with elevated anxiety, stress and stress hormones, hostility, depression and catecholamines. Massage therapy and progressive muscle relaxation were evaluated as treatments for reducing blood pressure and these associated symptoms. Adults who had been diagnosed as hypertensive received ten 30 min massage sessions over five weeks or they were given progressive muscle relaxation instructions (control group). Sitting diastolic blood pressure decreased after the first and last massage therapy sessions and reclining diastolic blood pressure decreased from the first to the last day of the study. Although both groups reported less anxiety, only the massage therapy group reported less depression and hostility and showed decreased cortisol. ••
