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Welcome to the Body Charge USA blog. Here, you’ll find resources on the benefits of chair massages at events and work environments, success stories from previous on-site chair massage events, as well how massages are a key part of our holistic living mindset. If you’re looking to book a chair massage or you’re a curious massage therapist, we have the information you need.

Tradeshow Event Massage Services

We provide Chair Massage AND Reflexology at your health fairs!

  Body Charge can provide reflexology and foot massage at your health fairs, trade shows and employee appreciation days. It is a great addition to the standard chair massages we offer.  Your guests and employees have a chance to get off their feet and be pampered with a great foot treatment by an experienced reflexologist and accupressurist who addresses ... We provide Chair Massage AND Reflexology at your health fairs!

5 Surprising Benefits of Chair Massage

Massage not only feels good, but it also good for you.  Here are a few benefits: 1.  Massage reduces stress. Why?  Massage creates chemical changes within the body that reduce pain and stress.  One of the culprits is substance P.  Substance P is a neuro-peptide that transmits signals of pain and anxiety to the brain. ... 5 Surprising Benefits of Chair Massage

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Chicago Corporate Massages

  We want to continue to inform our potential clients that we are very active in Chicago as a home for corporate massage therapy.  Law firms in the Loop, as well as internet firms on Wacker Drive, use us consistently as employee perks.   Being a Chicago native, I understand how stressful working downtown can be.  ... Chicago Corporate Massages

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Massage for Neck Surgery

As the owner of Body Charge, I have studied many different types of massage, and seen many different types of injuries. I am currently recovering from neck surgery for a bulging disc between c5 and c6.  The procedure was called a ACDF- an anterior cervical discetomy where the surgeon makes an incision in the front ... Massage for Neck Surgery

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Road Rage

Do you feel ‘righteous rage’ on the road? By Elizabeth Landau, CNN July 20, 2010 8:56 a.m. EDT Close your eyes and think of something calming if anger is flaring up, experts say. STORY HIGHLIGHTS A person’s upbringing may reflect how he or she will handle anger in adulthood “Righteous rage” is when people feel ... Road Rage

Working overtime may harm the heart

People who worked overtime tended to sleep less and reported experiencing more stress. By Sarah Klein, Health.com May 11, 2010 2:39 p.m. EDT Story Highlights Study: Doctors should see long working hours as a potential risk factor for heart disease People who worked overtime were healthier in other ways They were also more likely to exhibit ... Working overtime may harm the heart

Job strain ups heart-attack risk in women

By Anne Harding, Health.com November 14, 2010 8:06 a.m. EST Women whose jobs require them to work “very hard” or “very fast” are 88 percent more likely to have a heart attack. Story Highlights Women with demanding jobs twice as likely to have a heart attack as peers with easier jobs Those with a lot ... Job strain ups heart-attack risk in women

Corporate Massage can reduce tension of dis-satisified employees

Dreaming of Steven Slater The airline worker’s dramatic exit from his job seemed to spring from the collective imagination of a hot, angry, overworked, and underpaid America What’s remarkable about the case of Steven Slater, the JetBlue (JBLU) flight attendant who quit his job in magnificent style on Aug. 9, is not that an airline ... Corporate Massage can reduce tension of dis-satisified employees

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Yoga For Cancer Patients

Yoga for Cancer Patients Provides Benefits of Sleep, Vitality May 21 (Bloomberg) — Touch toes. Downward dog. Breathe. It’s a yoga routine that cancer doctors have prescribed for years without evidence it would do much good. Now the biggest ever scientific study of yoga finds their instincts were right. While yoga doesn’t cure the disease, ... Yoga For Cancer Patients

Luxury or Necessity: America’s #1 Natural Health Doctor Recommends Massage

Dr. Andrew Weil is  a world renown authority on natural medicine as well as an MD.  This is a quote from Dr. Weil on the benefits of massage: “Previous studies have found that massage can relieve chronic back pain, lessen the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, ease post-operative pain, reduce headache frequency, relieve arthritis pain, ... Luxury or Necessity: America’s #1 Natural Health Doctor Recommends Massage

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Touch Research Institute and Massage for Human Resources

The Touch Research Institute For human resource managers that are looking for quantitative data regarding the therapeutic benefits of massages at work, the Touch Research Institute is one of the main facilities that does comprehensive studies on the benefits of massage.  Please check their website below:  http://www6.miami.edu/touch-research  

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Los Angeles Seated Chair Massages

Body Charge is headquartered in the Los Angeles area and provides corporate seated chair massage for the local community.  Our seated office massages help relax your employees and rewards them for a job well done. We can mobilize a team quickly for you here, and have been working in Los Angeles for over 15 years, ... Los Angeles Seated Chair Massages