Massage & Bodywork magazine and Body Sense magazine have been recognized by the Western Publishing Association (WPA) and its MAGGIE awards as finalists in 11 categories.
Those categories for Massage &…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
Virginia HB 562 has become law. The new law changes Virginia’s massage therapy regulation system from certification, also known as “title protection,” to mandatory licensure.
Under the…
The Virginia bill discussed in our last update, Virginia HB 562, has become law. The new law changes Virginia's massage therapy regulation system from certification, also known as "title protection…
A 10-part History Channel documentary series titled Million Dollar Genius will feature a story about the invention of the first massage chair.
David Palmer, the “Father of Chair Massage” and co-designer of the first massage chair, was interviewed for the story, along…
The new ABMP webinar “Myofascial Techniques: Scalenes and the Neck” with Til Luchau will be available to the entire massage and bodywork profession for free from March 14–16. ABMP members will be able to earn free CE hours by completing a short quiz after viewing the webinar.…
Soothe, an app customers can use to book licensed therapists for in-home massages, recently announced it raised an additional $35 million from investors, according to an article on Forbes. The announcement signals investor confidence in the growing market for on-demand massage.
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The Global Wellness Summit announced the theme of its 10th anniversary conference today: “Back to the Future.” The conference will examine the future of spa and wellness through the lens of history.
Topics on the future-focused agenda will include the intersection…
According to a report in the Boulder County News, massage therapist Alison Rothman’s home caught fire earlier this year when a laundry basket of massage sheets ignited in her kitchen. Rothman had just removed the sheets from her dryer and left them in the laundry basket when she…
The gold award winner of the Massage Therapy Foundation’s 2015 Practitioner Case Report Contest is Cathy Meryanos for her project entitled “Utilizing Chair Massage to Address Women’s Health in Rural Africa.”
Meryanos is part of Healing Our Sisters Across the Ocean…
Researchers in Switzerland recently announced they have discovered a new muscle in the quadriceps femoris muscle group.
In dissecting and investigating 26 lower limbs in cadavers, researchers found the new muscle, named the tensor vastus intermedius, in all 26 dissections. The…