WHO hasn't sat at their computer screen and felt that horrid tight sensation across the neck and shoulders? Hi-tech Cambridge must be full of desk-bound people, just longing for someone to come by and give them a friendly shoulder massage.

Enter Energize@work, offering Shiatsu-based OCM (on chair massage) ­ an ideal form of relief from that knotty, tense, I've-sat-too-long-at-my-computer feeling.

It really couldn't be easier. Energize@work arrives with a specially-designed chair and gives 15-minute treatments to fully-clothed clients ­ 'Results are immediate and people tell me it feels great,' says Liz Knox, who runs the company.

Pali Rao, software engineer of Envisional says: 'The immediate effects are that I feel very relaxed. It makes me very aware of my posture, and when I go back to my keyboard I know if I am starting to tense up or hunch over, so I'm more able to stay relaxed and comfortable ­ and it makes me smile a lot!'

Shiatsu-based OCM is an invigorating upper-body acupressure treatment, it relieves tension and enhances circulation and leaves you relaxed, energised and revitalised.

With thousands of people in Cambridge sitting in front of computer screens, one wonders why on earth OCM isn't as widely available as it is, for example, on the Continent.

Energize@work supplies OCM to regional businesses as a low-cost, high-impact practical stress management service. To find out more go to www.lizknox.co.uk or call 01223 500264 ­ and try it out at the JobFair!

Energize@work supported Jobfair 2004, sponsored by the Cambridge Evening News. For more information see Events.

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