MASSAGE Magazine Celebrates its 35th Anniversary with Special Coverage & Expert Insights
Celebrating 35 years in publication, MASSAGE Magazine is bringing its readers exclusive coverage, expert insights and fun throwback posts througho…
Massage Therapy & Heart Health: Massage Might Reduce Risks & Benefit Recovery
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for both men and women. Given these grim statistics, what can be done — and can …
Massage Therapy is Health Care. Start Acting Like it. [Guest Editorial]
It’s unpopular to say, but being human is a chronic condition. All humans, even the most fit and healthy of us, are living in bodies that are w…
Report Identifies Healthiest Cities in U.S.: Where Does Yours Rank?
A new report from wellness-industry technology platform company MINDBODY ranks the top 10 healthiest cities in the U.S. according to factors like …
My Clients Never Wonder How Much to Tip for Massage — Because It’s Always $0 [Guest Editorial]
I’ve been self-employed for most of my 15 years in massage therapy. One of the joys — and great frustrations — of building your own business is fi…
Follow These 7 Steps to Create a Giving-Back Program and Help More People in Your Community
Massage therapist Melinda Hastings remembers a story that a client told her: The male Army serviceman saw Hastings for free massage through her Sa…
The Massage Field’s Generations Must Create a Future that Works for All
This Guest Editorial focuses on ideals rooted in the past — and a way forward for the massage field. It is so important that we in the massage …
2019 Massage News in Review
2019 is almost behind us, and deserves a look back at some of the important news and developments in the massage therapy field. Among MASSAGE M…
MTs Push Back on San Francisco Ordinance that Targets Human Traffickers
A group of San Francisco massage therapists and business owners has begun the process of drafting new legislation that would revise local rules and…
New Perspectives, and a Lawsuit, in Response to CA Supreme Court Decision on Independent Contractors
On Sept. 18, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), which codifies a controversial outcome of an April 30, 2018, decis…