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The 2020 World Massage Festival (WMF) scheduled for July in Michigan City, Indiana, has been canceled over COVID-19 concerns. The WMF is transferring registrations to the 2021 festival. The 2020 American Massage Championships, that were to be held in conjunction with the 2020 World Massage Festival, are also canceled.

Navigating a world with COVID-19 is new for all of us and is subject to daily and sometimes hourly changes as we escalate measures to protect health and safety.​​​​​​.

An important message from ABMP President, Les Sweeney and Ruth Werner on COVID-19.

This post is adapted from a message sent to ABMP members on Friday, March 6, from ABMP president Les Sweeney. We will be compiling the information regarding COVID-19 within this message, and updating that list with the latest as the situation develops.

Episode 9 of the Thinking Practitioner Podcast with Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau is now available. In this episode, Whitney and Til discuss "What the Heck is Descending Modulation?"

Research conducted by Mindbody shows that 60 percent of all integrative health users enjoyed at least one massage in the last year. See what keeps your clients coming back—and how to bring even more people closer to wellness.

As you know, there’s a great deal of information—and confusion—about the nature and scope of COVID-19 or the “coronavirus.” Because of the physical nature of your work with clients, this is the perfect time to review and follow standard practice hygiene protocols including frequent, thorough hand washing and frequent cleaning of all surface areas.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) offer differing guidelines on how to wash your hands. But which one is more effective?

Massage & Bodywork authors Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau, two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, delve into key challenges in the massage therapy field in the newest episode of the Thinking Practitioner Podcast.