Massage Helps with Pain and Fatigue in MS Patients
02/20/2017The 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
02/15/2017The 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
02/13/2017Update 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.
Head to Virginia Beach and the American Massage Conference for Your Continuing Education
02/10/2017Obtain up to 18 hours of NCBTMB-approved Continuing Education credits for only $45!
Green Spa Network Adds New Board Members
02/09/2017The 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.
New Human Organ Discovered
01/24/2017J. 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.
FSMTB Initiates Litigation to Protect Integrity of MBLEx
01/20/2017The Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) has initiated litigation against Benevolence Exam Tutoring Center located in Flushing, New York.
New Pediatric Massage Documentary from Liddle Kidz Foundation
01/19/2017Liddle Kidz in the Philippines is free to view on YouTube here.
Yoga During Pregnancy May Reduce Labor Pain
01/18/2017Mothers in the control group reported higher pain intensity compared to the prenatal yoga (experimental) group.
Read Til Luchau's Article on Working with the Mesentery
01/06/2017In light of recent news articles about the reclassification of the mesentery as a “new organ" ("New human organ discovered by Irish surgeon,” Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, January 4, 2017 ), we’re re-running this article from TIl Luchau ("Working with the Mesentery," March/April 2015).