04/04/2016
Idaho HB 519 allows Idaho massage therapy schools to create tuition work-off programs whereby students can obtain tuition credit for performing massage in the school’s clinical program.
04/01/2016
Mothers of babies born in Brazil with microcephaly are turning to alternative means of treatment for relief for their children, who are typically very sensitive to stimulus and are highly irritable.
03/21/2016
In a new study, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that mindfulness meditation reduced pain in participants without using the body’s endogenous opioid system.
03/18/2016
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.
03/18/2016
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.
03/15/2016
A 10-part History Channel documentary series titled Million Dollar Genius features a story about the invention of the first massage chair.
03/14/2016
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.
03/11/2016
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.
03/08/2016
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.
02/29/2016
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.
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