Category: Massage Politics
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The History of the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
Founding and Purpose The Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) (https://www.fsmtb.org/) was formed in 2005, emerging from a growing need for uniformity and cooperation among various state boards regulating massage therapy. The founding principle was to facilitate better communication and consensus-building among state boards, ensuring that massage therapists could meet standardized criteria of practice…
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Massage Politics Resources
There are many issues that the massage therapy profession is faced with. Licensing and Legislation. Each state has their own laws regarding the practice of massage and licensing massage therapists. The scope of practice varies greatly across the US. If you want to move to another state, you have to find out what that state…
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Massage State Boards/Laws
This information is always changing. Please be sure to check with your state board for exact requirements for massage licensing.These links are for informational gathering only. The states listed have state requirements for practicing massage. Please check your local city, state and county for further information on what you need to practice massage in your…
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Masseuse – Masseur – Massage Therapist – What’s in a name?
Masseuse/Masseur is the French translation of a person who practices massage and physiotherapy professionally( masseuse is the female, masseur the male). The terms come from the French word masser. I found this information on the origins of the word on a forum discussion of word origins: The official dictionary of the French language says the…
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Defining Massage Therapy and Bodywork. The thorn in our professional side.
Defining massage therapy is a big challenge for the massage profession. Each state already defines it for themselves. I started a list of these definitions of massage a long time ago and I am sure some have now changed and new ones were added by states who just initiated massage licensing. There is also a…