Massage News

NCBTMB Seeks Comments
posted: 5/9/2008
The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) has issued a call for comments into draft content specifications for its exams.

Florida Exam Clarification
posted: 5/8/2008
On May 5 MASSAGE Magazine reported that Florida will adopt the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx) on Aug. 1, and will use it exclusively as of May 1, 2009, marking a switch from the National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB). On May 8 MASSAGE was contacted by a spokesperson for the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork with a clarification regarding the adoption date(s).

Survey Measures National Well-Being
posted: 5/8/2008
Health insurance, higher income, marriage and social contact all mitigate many of the problems—including pain, feelings of stress and sadness, and low energy—experienced by many Americans. Results of the just-released Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index show that most Americans are struggling to achieve satisfactory health and well-being, and that stressful work environments increase reported sick days.

New Pain Statistics Released
posted: 5/7/2008
Massage therapists are no strangers to client pain; muscle tightness and other aches and discomfort bring many thousands clients to massage tables each day. A new study confirms what therapists already know: More than a quarter of all Americans are in pain at any given time.

CO Bill Changed from Licensure to Registration
posted: 5/6/2008
A bill to regulate massage therapy in Colorado, SB 219 (www.massagemag.com//COBill), is scheduled to be heard by the House Appropriations Committee. According to a statement provided by Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals to MASSAGE Magazine on May 1, the bill went through the legislative wringer and come out looking very different from when it went in.

Florida Adopts New Exam for MTs
posted: 5/5/2008
Florida will require that new massage therapists seeking state licensure pass the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx) as an entry-level competence exam, marking a switch from the state's current use of the National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB), the MBLEx's creators announced May 2.

NCBTMB Forms Govt Relations Committee
posted: 5/4/2008
The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) is forming a new Government Relations Committee and has appointed a chair to lead the group, the board announced on May 2.

MN Massage Rule Killed
posted: 5/1/2008
Minnesota's governor has signed a bill that abolishes a rule that prevented any massage therapist from engaging in an intimate relationship with any former client, according to news reports.

A Snapshot of Self-Employed Women
posted: 4/29/2008
More than 80 percent of U.S. massage therapists are female and most are self employed, according to surveys of MASSAGE Magazine's readers. Now, a federal business-advocacy agency has released a snapshot of female small-business owners.

Orthopedists Recommend Massage for Plantar Fasciitis
posted: 4/29/2008
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) recently released a statement on plantar fasciitis—muscle tightness that results in pain in the foot and heel—and noted the most effective means of addressing it, including massage.

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