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We provide regular updates and breaking news on the massage industry and related health topics. Stay on top of the information you need to be an informed massage therapist by visiting MASSAGE Magazine's News pages. Our Massage & Health News brings you original stories; our Press Releases page provides information on new products and company news; and our Blogs feature advice and opinions from leaders in the massage industry and related professions.

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Massage News for Today’s MT

This selection of massage news articles will help you keep on top of what’s happening in the massage therapy industry

  • November 22, 2022
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.

Clients with COVID Trauma Could Be On Your Table

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.

  • November 11, 2022
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.

Massage & Body Image: 3 Ways to Create Positive Space

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.

  • November 2, 2022

Press Releases

Living Earth Crafts® Wins Favorite Treatment Table Manufacturer Award

Living Earth Crafts® the spa industry’s most renowned manufacturer of premium spa equipment announces that it has won American Spa Magazine’s award for Favorite Treatment Table Manufacturer. This is the 12th time in the past 13 years that LEC has won this prestigious award.

  • November 21, 2022

Northwestern Health Sciences University’s Dr. Michele Maiers Joins the RAND Corporation as Co-Director of the Center for Collaborative Research in Complementary and Integrative Health

Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU), the evidence-based integrative health sciences university in Bloomington, Minnesota, announces that its executive director of research and innovation, Michele Maiers, DC, PhD, MPH, has joined the RAND Corporation as co-director of the Center for Collaborative Research in Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH).

  • November 16, 2022

The 2022 Champion Award Goes to AFMTE

MASSAGE Magazine today announced the recipient of its first annual Massage Champion of the Year award. The magazine presented this award to The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) for its continued advocacy and support of the massage community.

  • November 1, 2022

Sponsored Editorials

The Jacquelyn Project: 7 Tips to Increase Your Capability

Marshall Dahneke is running the 2023 Boston Marathon to raise funds for massage therapy community service in honor of his daughter, Jacquelyn, who passed away from breast cancer in early 2022. His column details his personal health journey, inspires massage therapists to live a healthier life, and promotes The Jacquelyn Project to raise funds for massage-related breast-cancer community service projects.

  • November 7, 2022

With $15,000 Grant, Massage Envy Helps Massage Student Achieve Her Goal

Davina Lockhart’s dream of becoming a massage therapist and successful entrepreneur took a significant step forward when Massage Envy, the nation’s No. 1 provider of massage in the U.S., collectively across its franchise network and a national leader in skin care, awarded her a $15,000 grant. Lockhart is enrolled at The Cortiva Institute located in Cromwell, Connecticut, from which she plans to graduate this month.

  • November 1, 2022

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