06/02/2016
Massage Envy is sponsoring a free 4-hour seminar on June 22, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The seminar will cover the topic of Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) for the therapist and the client.
05/31/2016
The Washington state massage therapy bills discussed in our prior Washington legislative update were signed into law on March 29, 2016.
05/31/2016
The Minnesota voluntary credentialing bill for massage therapists failed in the state legislature. The bill, House File 644, along with companion bill Senate File 1310, sought to create a voluntary massage therapy credential in the state which would have allowed massage therapists to register with the state as a “Registered Massage and Bodywork Therapist,&rdquo
05/26/2016
The New Massage Therapy Licensure Requirement
05/24/2016
Calling all instructors! ABMP will launch our NEW topic in the Instructors on the Front Lines (IFL) workshop series on Friday, June 3, in Denver, Colorado. Topic 7: “Peer Learning: How to Bring Out the Best in Your Students” is a free 5-hour, live workshop focused on developing peer-learning activities that build student engagement and motivation, and reinforce key concepts.
05/24/2016
Oklahoma Senate Bill 687, passed in the state legislature and has now been signed into law by Governor Fallin. A workable grandfathering provision was added to the bill, and the hours of massage therapy education required to obtain a license (after the grandfathering period) was reduced from 750 hours to 500 hours.
05/17/2016
ABMP members get exclusive pricing on Ben Benjamin's in-person Advanced Deep Tissue Muscular Therapy Technique Workshops. Regularly $190, ABMP members save 50% and pay just $95.
05/12/2016
Fibromyalgia—a musculoskeletal syndrome characterized by widespread pain, tender points, incapacitating fatigue, anxiety, depression, migraines/chronic headaches, fibro fog (inability to concentrate/focus) and myriad other seemingly disconnected symptoms—affects more than 12 million Americans.
05/10/2016
The International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (IJTMB), a Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) publication, has an opening for a Practice & Education section editor.
05/09/2016
Massage & Bodywork magazine has been recognized by the Western Publishing Association (WPA) and its MAGGIE awards as the winner for Best Overall Publication Design and Best News Story.
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