Oklahoma Licensing Bill Signed by Governor - There is Nothing You Need to Do Now
05/26/2016
The New Massage Therapy Licensure Requirement
Recent News and Legislative Updates
ABMP Announces New IFL Topic, Free Instructor Webinars
05/24/2016
Calling all instructors! ABMP will launch our NEW topic in the Instructors on the Front Lines (IFL) workshop series on Friday, June 3, in Denver, Colorado. Topic 7: “Peer Learning: How to Bring Out the Best in Your Students” is a free 5-hour, live workshop focused on developing peer-learning activities that build student engagement and motivation, and reinforce key concepts.
Oklahoma Licensing Bill Signed by Governor
05/24/2016
Oklahoma Senate Bill 687, passed in the state legislature and has now been signed into law by Governor Fallin. A workable grandfathering provision was added to the bill, and the hours of massage therapy education required to obtain a license (after the grandfathering period) was reduced from 750 hours to 500 hours.
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ABMP-Only Pricing on Ben Benjamin Workshops
05/17/2016
ABMP members get exclusive pricing on Ben Benjamin's in-person Advanced Deep Tissue Muscular Therapy Technique Workshops. Regularly $190, ABMP members save 50% and pay just $95.
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May 12 is National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
05/12/2016
Fibromyalgia—a musculoskeletal syndrome characterized by widespread pain, tender points, incapacitating fatigue, anxiety, depression, migraines/chronic headaches, fibro fog (inability to concentrate/focus) and myriad other seemingly disconnected symptoms—affects more than 12 million Americans.
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IJTMB Section Editor Opening
05/10/2016
The International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (IJTMB), a Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) publication, has an opening for a Practice & Education section editor.
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Massage & Bodywork Winner of 2 WPA MAGGIE Awards
05/09/2016
Massage & Bodywork magazine has been recognized by the Western Publishing Association (WPA) and its MAGGIE awards as the winner for Best Overall Publication Design and Best News Story.
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Elements Massage Franchising Turns 10
05/04/2016
The Elements franchise system now has 223 open studios in 36 states across the country, and Elements was recently ranked No. 182 on the Entrepreneur magazine Franchise 500 List.
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Colorado Massage Bill Passes
05/03/2016
Update on Colorado HB 1320
HB 1320 passed May 2 on a third reading in the Senate, with multiple positive amendments having been made throughout the process.
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AFMTE Needs Your Feedback
05/03/2016
The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) has released a draft of its Assessments Table for Standard One of the Core Competencies and is asking for public feedback through a brief 12-question survey.
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