To Succeed in Today’s Massage Market, You Can’t Make These 3 Mistakes
Many Americans are stressed about money; one recent survey showed that 30 percent of us worry about money constantly. Many people also live paycheck…
Massage Therapy As an Alternative to Opioids?
When every muscle in the body hurts, it can be hard to relax. Even the smallest movements are excruciating, enough to make someone collapse into bed…
New York Assembly Proposed Bill Will Crack Down On Illicit Massage Businesses
A bill before the New York State assembly proposes to make it easier for landlords to evict unlicensed massage therapy operations or businesses purpo…
Independent Contractors in California Could be Affected by Supreme Court Decision
An April 30 decision by the Supreme Court of California has changed the standards by which businesses may classify workers as independent contractors.A…
[Opinion] Human Trafficking Laws Could Burden Massage Therapists
Massage therapists care about human trafficking, and we want the practice of massage parlors engaging in human trafficking to end. However, burdenin…
She Used to Barter Massage for CDs—Then Austin City Limits Said Yes
When Austin, Texas, massage therapist Michelle Hittner opened her massage practice in 2010, athletes were her core clientele—but on the side, she b…
Battling Pill Fatigue, Military Veterans Turn to Massage, CST and Reflexology for PTSD Relief
U.S. Army veteran Erika Quinn suffers from severe PTSD and depression—and she is finding relief from a program that offers affordable integrative…
At Cirque du Soleil, Acrobats, Contortionists and Clowns Are All in a Day’s Massage Work
The performers of any Cirque du Soleil show wow audiences with flips, contortions and dancing. Their feats of strength, flexibility and athleticism …
These MTs Ran the Boston Marathon to Raise Money for Research
On one of the coldest days in Boston Marathon history, Desiree Van Oosting toed the starting line in a shower cap. “It was one of the better tools t…
Meet the MT Who Helped the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team Win Olympic Gold
It's been called one of the most thrilling moments of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The U.S. and Canadian women's ice hockey teams had skated throu…