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Definintions of Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy Defined

September 14, 2020 By Julie Onofrio

Best Practices Forum Clarifying Definitions for the Massage Therapy Profession: the Results of the Best Practices Symposium Massage is a patterned and purposeful soft-tissue manipulation accomplished by use of digits, hands, forearms, elbows, knees and/or feet, with or without the use of emollients, liniments, heat and cold, hand-held tools or other external apparatus, for the […]

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Body of Knowledge

January 18, 2020 By Julie Onofrio

Developing, Maintaining, and Using a Body of Knowledge for the Massage Therapy Profession JoEllen M. Sefton, PhD, ATC, CMT,1Michael Shea, PhD, LMT,2 and Chip Hines, LMT, PMP The Body of Knowledge Project for the massage therapy profession was started by a group of interested parties back in 2009. The MTBOK was/is supposed to help evolve […]

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History of Massage Licensing by State

January 6, 2020 By Julie Onofrio

ALABAMA enacted 1996 ARIZONA enacted 2003 ARKANSAS enacted 1951 CONNECTICUT enacted 1993 DELAWARE enacted 1993 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA enacted 1994 FLORIDA enacted 1943 GEORGIA enacted 2005 HAWAII enacted 1947 ILLINOIS enacted 2002 INDIANA enacted 2007 IOWA enacted 1992 KENTUCKY enacted 2003 LOUISIANA enacted 1992 MAINE enacted 1991 MARYLAND enacted 1996 MASSACHUSETTS enacted 2006 MISSISSIPPI enacted […]

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Clinical Massage Therapy

June 12, 2019 By Julie Onofrio

CLINICAL MASSAGE is the use of massage techniques to safely work with patients who have diseases, disorders, or injuries. Therapists working with clinical cases may use a variety of assessments to formulate treatment plans that focus on therapeutic or palliative goals. Clinical massage may also refer to the settings where massage services are provided such […]

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Integrative Medicine

November 11, 2018 By Julie Onofrio

World Health Organization The World HealthOrganization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” 1. Integrative medicine seeks to restore and maintain health and wellness across a person’s lifespan by understanding the patient’s unique set of circumstances and addressing the full […]

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