Body Balance Massage Therapy and Day Spa serving Springfield, Missouri

A recent study about why people get massage

I am sure you know why you incorporate massage as a regular part of your life. Have you ever wondered why others get massage? I know I have given this a lot of thought recently. My experience as a massage therapist has shown me that my clients come to me for one of three reasons.

1. Pampering- massage feels wonderful!
2. Mitigate pain- experiencing a particular problem and are looking for relief.
3. Health maintenance- they have read or heard about the numerous studies that prove regular massage contains an abundance of health benefits.

I recently read a study from the AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) that seemed to validate my experience on why people come to Body Balance Spa to get a massage.

The study was a used a random sample of over 1,000 American adults and was conducted in July of 2007. The study reported the following:

One out of four people (25%) have had a massage in the last 12 months

Out of the 25% only 22% stated they participated in massage for pampering (the rest were for overall wellness and pain relief)

Over 30% of Americans have used massage for pain relief.

87% agree that massage therapy is an excellent way to mitigate pain.

85% stated that massage therapy was important for overall wellness.

Regardless of the reason, the overall trend appears to be more and more people are recognizing the benefits of periodic massage as part of their life. I know I get my regular massages because of the overall health reasons (ok, ok there is some pampering there too).  Drop me a line and let me know why you go to get massage, I’d like to know!

Holiday gift certificate update!

We’ve been busy here at Body Balance making giving the perfect gift easier than ever. Well our website guru has actually been the busy one staying up late and working hard on our site.

The great news is that he’s almost finished with the online gift certificate script. He should be done stamping out the last few bugs over the next couple of days. He’s a great guy and I hope you like what he’s helped us do with our new site design.

So what does all of this mean for you?

It means if you are looking to purchase a gift certificate online keep checking and the new functionality will be here soon. If you want to order your gift certificate now that’s ok too. Simply call us at 417-732-9552 and we’ll get your order completed over the phone. We’ll even mail or deliver your gift certificate to you!

As many of you have probably noticed we’ve made some exciting changes to our website here at Body Balance Spa. The entire site has been redesigned to make it easier than ever to find what you need. Plus we are thrilled to offer additional features including:

Online appointment scheduling

You can now make your appointments and pay for your sessions through our website. Our new online scheduling system offers you the ability to schedule your appointment anytime and anywhere.

Online gift certificate ordering

Simplify your gift shopping! Our online gift certificate system helps make your gift shopping easier than ever. Order and pay for the perfect gift conveniently online. We’ll even mail or deliver your gift certificate to you.

Free stuff!

Check out the free stuff section of our website to see how Body Balance Spa continues to offer you more than the competition. Our monthly free massage give aways, referral program, and upcoming loyalty program are just a few ways that we say thanks for being our client.

There are some other changes coming up both on our website and in our shop. Stay tuned as we’ll keep you up to date here.

We recently updated our site and are installing a blog here where we can post news and information about our spa. As well as stuff about massage and spa treatments.

We will soon have a template for these pages that will match the rest of our site. (edit: new template is here now)

In the meantime you can use our new online appointment booking that lets you choose available time slots, and even prepay online via Paypal and credit card. Also coming really soon is our online Gift Certificate purchasing.