Study Suggests More Integration of Massage for Cancer Patients Needed
Many cancer centers offer massage, and knowledge of massage for cancer survivors and patients is growing. In June, the American Society of Cli…
California Company Jumps on the Massage Apps Trend
The on-demand economy is booming, and on-demand massage companies—those that use an application, or app, to schedule mobile massage—are no excepti…
The Christian Energy Work of Laying On of Hands
Many massage therapists have stories where they can pinpoint a time when they knew massage therapy was a means to help others. For Emory Widener, LM…
Breaking News Update: President Signs Farm Bill, Legalizing Industrial Hemp
On December 20, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Agriculture and Nutritional Act, or Farm Bill, an $867 billion initiative with strong b…
Licensure for Ayurvedic Practitioners Could be Coming Soon
The use of integrative therapies is on the rise in the U.S. As people incorporate these practices into their healthcare choices, mo…
Old Myths Die Hard: The Truth About Toxins
Massage therapy has many benefits, but detoxification is not one of them. Some massage therapists and many clients still believe massage releases to…
San Francisco Ordinance Targets Illegal Massage Businesses, Human Traffickers
It’s an unfortunate reality that massage therapy is a largely misunderstood profession—and an even more unfortunate reality that illegal massage busi…
Massage Improves Quality of Life for Disabled People
In the summer of 2012, professional handyman Curtis Wolff was 56 years old, ran his own business and kept active bowling, golfing, fishing and hiking…
New Perspectives, and a Lawsuit, in Response to CA Supreme Court Decision on Independent Contractors
There are an estimated two million independent contractors in the state of California, many of them massage therapists who work for massage-app or …
New West Virginia Law Requires Alternatives to Opioids
The opioid epidemic in the U.S. has made headlines nationwide and plagued communities as people die from overdoses in unprecedented numbers. Yet as i…