Massage Therapist Appreciation Week shows gratitude and support for the many thousands of massage therapists who show up to help make the world better by facilitating pain relief, relaxation and so much more.
The end of the year is the perfect time to look back on the news and developments in the massage therapy field. Here are our choices of top news stories from 2022.
People attracted to the health care professions tend to be givers who want to help and serve others—and now, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and is joined by influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), medical professionals are especially susceptible to the effects of stress stoked by long hours and ever-evolving safety precautions.
The language of the Interstate Massage Therapy Compact is now finalized and model legislation is written. It will be sent to states to consider en…
This selection of massage news articles will help you keep on top of what’s happening in the massage therapy industry
California’s devastating wildfires have evoked a call to action among massage therapists and integrative health practitioners across the state who want to do their part to provide relief to communities and first responders.
COVID Trauma, sometimes called Collective COVID Trauma, is a new term mental health professionals use to describe the long-lasting effects of grief, loss and fear related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Massage can have a positive effect on a person’s body image. The social movement of body positivity has reached the mainstream, puncturing the world of unattainable beauty standards and the effects they have on the public. A body-positive approach supports the fight against many societal ills—ageism, sexism, and disability discrimination, to name a few—but it is perhaps most toted as an antidote to the problem of judgments based on weight and size.
The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) is the recipient of the first annual Champion Award presented by MASSAGE Magazine, given in this case for AFMTE’s dedication to raising the quality of massage therapy education.
Project COPE documented health care providers’ experiences concerning burnout and wellness, and began just as health care professionals were beginning to be affected by COVID-19 and its restrictions. Amazing people told their stories in the midst of a crisis, at risk of losing their livelihood, or close to a housing crisis.