{"id":128,"date":"2009-04-19T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2009-04-19T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/?p=128"},"modified":"2009-05-08T11:29:36","modified_gmt":"2009-05-08T17:29:36","slug":"beat-stress-with-massage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/beat-stress-with-massage\/","title":{"rendered":"Beat Stress With Massage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[endif]--><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">National consumer research released today said 81% of American adults feel as stressed (45%) or more stressed (36%) now than they did a year ago and are using a variety of strategies to cope. The research was conducted by Harstad Strategic Research and sponsored by Associated Bodywork &amp; Massage Professionals (ABMP).<sup>1<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Despite the sour economy, the overall use massage therapy remains consistent: 14% of adult Americans had a <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">professional massage in 2008 compared to 12% in 2004 and 16% in 2006. Those who did not receive a massage in 2008 were more likely to cite their pocketbooks as the reason than in previous surveys.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_141\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/massage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-141\" title=\"Swedish Massage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/massage-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Swedish Massage Techniques\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swedish Massage<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Among those who had a professional massage in 2008, 58% said they did so for \u201crelaxation, restoration or stress relief,\u201d and 85% of 2008 massage users were satisfied with the experience, predicting they would seek massage again in 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u201cWhen many people are curtailing spending on vacations and other big-ticket items, massage is an ideal and lower-cost option for reducing stress,\u201d said ABMP president and nationally certified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/massage_therapist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">massage therapist<\/a> Les Sweeney. \u201cMassage therapy has been shown to reduce stress hormones, relieve anxiety and depression, strengthen the immune system and improve attentiveness, so it\u2019s an excellent strategy for challenging times.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The nation\u2019s leading mental health association, Mental Health America, recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/massage_therapy.htm\" target=\"_blank\">massage therapy <\/a>as a way to diffuse stress. Some employers are turning to workplace massage to help employees cope with uncertain times and increased workloads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u201cAs employers are looking for ways to manage workplace productivity and stress, perhaps using fewer employees to do more work, some are bringing chair massageinto the mix,\u201d Sweeney said. \u201cAt about $1 a minute, it\u2019s an inexpensive way to maintain loyalty, and manage anxiety and lost work time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Another Harstad Research finding was that visits to all types of health professionals, including medical doctors, declined slightly in 2008 as compared to 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u201cThis is not surprising in a year of belt-tightening throughout the economy,\u201d Sweeney said. \u201cIt may be a matter of postponing rather than forgoing care. Consumers should keep in mind massage could be useful in helping stave off <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_142\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/massage-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-142\" title=\"Massage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/massage-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Full Body Massage Videos\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Massage<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">routine doctor visits, co-pays and missed work time because of the immunity-boosting power of massage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The proportion of adults who made at least one visit to a massage therapist <span> <\/span>(14%) again exceeded the proportions visiting a chiropractor (12%) or a physical therapist (9%). Forty-two percent of American adults have received at least one massage in their lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This article was originally published in the March 2009 issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/skininc.com\" target=\"_blank\">Skin Inc magazine<\/a> and is being reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">There are many different types of massage that you can choose from. If you would like to learn some new ones, visit Aesthetic VideoSource. We have information on every type from Swedish massage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/hot_stones_hot_stone_massage_therapy_training_video_dvd_videos_dvds.htm\" target=\"_blank\">hot stone massage<\/a> to chair massage. Visit us today and increase your knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National consumer research released today said 81% of American adults feel as stressed (45%) or more stressed (36%) now than they did a year ago and are using a variety[&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[27,3],"class_list":["post-128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-massage-reflexology","tag-hot-stone-massage-therapy","tag-massage"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Beat Stress With Massage - Aesthetic VideoSource<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/beat-stress-with-massage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Beat Stress With Massage - Aesthetic VideoSource\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"National consumer research released today said 81% of American adults feel as stressed (45%) or more stressed (36%) now than they did a year ago and are using a variety[...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/beat-stress-with-massage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Aesthetic VideoSource\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-04-19T14:00:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2009-05-08T17:29:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/massage-150x150.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"AVS-Blog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"AVS-Blog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/beat-stress-with-massage\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/beat-stress-with-massage\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"AVS-Blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/959298fc08696a3ad324ad1873b8390d\"},\"headline\":\"Beat Stress With Massage\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-04-19T14:00:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-05-08T17:29:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/beat-stress-with-massage\/\"},\"wordCount\":478,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/beat-stress-with-massage\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.videoshelf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/massage-150x150.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"hot stone massage therapy\",\"Massage\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Massage &amp; 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