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Try Massage or Yoga Before Pills for Back Pain, Physicians Say

02/21/2017

New guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommend trying exercise, yoga, or massage before medication for acute low-back pain.

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Massage Helps with Pain and Fatigue in MS Patients

02/20/2017

The 24 patients who completed six weeks of regular massage treatment showed significant improvement in pain, fatigue, and spasticity symptoms.

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Slow-Stroke Back Massage Can Improve Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep Disorders in Leukemia Patients

02/15/2017

The study authors conclude that SSBM, as a simple, noninvasive, and cost-effective approach, along with routine nursing care, can be used to improve the symptoms of pain, fatigue, and sleep disorders in leukemia patients.

Massage Scam Continues to Target Massage Therapists

02/13/2017

Update February 27, 2018: The following news post has been updated with another scam targeting massage therapists.

Update February 13, 2017: ABMP is seeing a resurgence in members reporting a scam involving a request for massage. We have updated the examples below with the most recent examples we have received.

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Head to Virginia Beach and the American Massage Conference for Your Continuing Education

02/10/2017

Obtain up to 18 hours of NCBTMB-approved Continuing Education credits for only $45!

Green Spa Network Adds New Board Members

02/09/2017

The Green Spa Network (GSN) has expanded its board of directors to include Adar Venyige, Director of Sales, VB Cosmetics, Inc. and Amber Marie Beard, Vice President Sustainability, Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas.

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New Human Organ Discovered

01/24/2017

J. Calvin Coffey, a professor at the University of Limerick in Ireland, reclassified the mesentery as one connected organ, not a disjointed group of separate parts.

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FSMTB Initiates Litigation to Protect Integrity of MBLEx

01/20/2017

The Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) has initiated litigation against Benevolence Exam Tutoring Center located in Flushing, New York.