New Survey Provides a Snapshot of the U.S. Spa & Salon Industry’s Business Challenges
A new national survey of 590 spa and salon owners illuminates how the industry is growing, the top challenges owners face, and how spa and salon o…
Survey Highlights Massage as Self-Care Choice Among Americans
Today — and every July 24 — is International Self-Care Day, an event created to remind people of the importance of self-care as a foundation of he…
Corporate Massage of the Future: Wellness Programs are Revolutionizing On-Site Services
In 2005, Tiffany Richards had just returned from touring with Cirque du Soleil as a massage therapist, physically wiped out from daily massage wor…
New Study Explores Integrative Health Delivery for Military Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is increasing the complementary and integrative health care it provides to military veterans, driven …
The Toxic 20: California Might Ban Certain Cosmetics
Both healthy and unhealthy ingredients can be absorbed through our skin. Now, legislators in California are pushing for legislation that could …
Missing Pieces — What About the Glutes, Pecs & Abs?
There is a problem in the massage industry: Less and less of the body is being included in many full-body massage sessions. The anterior torso…
10 Companies Hiring Massage Therapists Now
Part of the allure of a massage career is its flexibility: You can create a career that is all-or-part solo practitioner, part employed or part in…
As CBD Trend Continues, Some Questions Remain Unanswered
Cannabinoids are compounds found within both hemp and marijuana, lauded for their pain- and inflammation-relieving benefits. Topical analgesic…
Massage Reduces Pain Among Inpatients
Integrative medicine services — primarily massage therapy — resulted in a significant reduction in pain among hospitalized patients, according to …
Massage Therapists Must “Seize This Moment”: A Report from the Massage Therapy Foundation International Research Conference
We are a nation of people living with chronic, acute or long-term pain, and research is bearing out the hope that massage therapy can play an impo…