The MASSAGE Magazine Interview: Diane Matkowski
Diane Matkowski is the founder and owner of The Massage Mentor Institute, offering business classes and mentoring services to massage therapists.
New Report Focuses on Salon & Spa Business Growth
A new report provides insight into frequent employers of massage therapists—spas and salons—and how those businesses are evolving even as the pandemic continues. MINDBODY software company surveyed 1,230 U.S. consumers and 1,200 U.S. wellness businesses to create its State of the Spa and Salon Industry Report 2021.
Opioid Overdoses Are Up. Could Massage Help? [Guest Editorial]
I lost my dad, Fred, at the age of 58, to an opioid overdose after he had seven lower-body surgeries for injuries that he didn't even need.
Massage News for Today’s MT
This selection of massage news articles will help you keep on top of what’s happening in your industry.
A Move to Transcend State Boundaries: Updates on the Interstate Compact for Massage Therapists
The massage field is a step closer to the ability to practice in more than one state under one license. The Federation of State Massage Therapy…
As Clients Return, Massage Therapists Vanquish Touch Deprivation
Twenty months after COVID-19 emerged, massage clients are returning to therapists’ tables—so much so that some therapists are busier than ever—and clients are oftentimes presenting with heightened feelings of fear, grief, anxiety and touch deprivation.
This is What We Know About Long-Haul COVID-19 Survivors
Well into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, news coverage of excitement over the vaccines has been eclipsed by coverage of the Delta variant, a mutation of the pathogen that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is more infectious and more easily transmissible than the original coronavirus. Those sick with Delta, however, are not the only group still suffering from COVID.
Difficult Roads Often Lead to Beautiful Destinations: Lynda Solien-Wolfe’s Massage Journey
Lynda Solien-Wolfe, LMT, has been a cheerleader for the massage industry since earning her license in 1993.
World Championship in Massage Gold Medalist Chaz Armstrong Shares the Story Behind His Success
U.S. massage therapist Chaz Armstrong won the gold medal in chair massage and a silver medal in overall best massage at the World Championship in Massage 2021 competition in Copenhagen, Denmark.
A Growing Number of U.S. States Require Health Care Workers to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Seven U.S. states plus the District of Columbia now require employees and independent contractors who work in health care settings, which can include massage therapists, to get vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19).