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Response Emergency Stress Team UK (REST UK) is a registered charity that provides stress relief for emergency services both nationally and internationally, working at the scenes of major incidents, including working at Ground Zero following 9.11.
It is a voluntary organisation for Britain. REST UK offers rescue workers on site chair massages, allowing them a 10-15 minute brief respite during the course of their shift. REST UK is composed entirely of volunteers who are all highly trained massage therapists. The organisation is also a volunteer agency for local authorities, and has been used for many evacuation exercises.
REST UK's main work has been with the UK fire service search and rescue teams and the urban search and rescue teams who have recognised the benefits of the chair massage for firefighters. It has been shown that chair massage can help lower the stress levels rescue workers experience at critical incidents.
The chair massage has been developed by leading complementary practitioners and has been approved by conventional medical authorities. It is non-invasive and non-intrusive. The results are instantaneous: people are relaxed and rejuvenated, ready to return to work.
REST UK has trained over thirty volunteers across England and its aim is to have a team for every county in the UK, ready to respond at a moment's notice.