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.
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).
The people who run massage educational programs were as affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as anyone else, on personal and professional levels.
Is it legal for a massage therapist to ask a client if they have been vaccinated against COVID-19? There is more to this situation than checking off yes or no on an intake form.
This selection of massage news articles will help you keep on top of what’s happening in your industry.
The spa industry is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic—but it’s now faced with not enough employees to meet an increased demand for spa services.
Concepts such as diversity, equity, equality, inclusion, abilities and privilege have started to be actively discussed around the world, and these movements have facilitated conversations to lead to changes.
MASSAGE Magazine created this special issue on diversity, equity and inclusion because this topic is alive for our society as a whole—and because there is a great need for progress in all three of these areas currently in the massage field.
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators have introduced S.586, the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN Act), which would increase fund…
I saw my client's expression change, and she said, “This is the first time I have been touched in over a year." Touch deprivation is real.