ABMP Back Pain Summit Access Extended One Week

By popular demand, free access to the replay of the ABMP Back Pain Summit has been extended by one week. You now have until Monday, October 26 to view the presentations and obtain certificates of completion for CE reporting.

For even longer access, register for the World Massage Conference (registration to the conference is discounted for this week only) and you’ll have extended access to the ABMP Back Pain Summit replays until February 28, 2016.

Registration for the World Massage Conference also includes:

  • Access to the live online conference November 15 and 16.
  • The chance to connect one-on-one with the presenters and your colleagues from around the world.
  • Instant access to 20 hours of recorded presentations from the spring World Massage Conference.
  • Certificates of completion for all presentations (NCBTMB approved).
  • Downloadable audio and notes for presentations.

Register for the World Massage Conference at the reduced rate or access the ABMP Back Pain Summit replays here.

News

Tennessee Increases Minimum Education Hours

On April 16, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law House Bill 1610 and Senate Bill 1588, increasing the minimum massage curriculum hours that an applicant for massage licensure must complete at an approved school for massage, bodywork, or somatic therapy to be eligible for licensure under the Massage Licensure Act. Find out the new state minimum requirement.

Alaska Massage Board Remains Independent and Autonomous

Executive Order No. 129 sought to dissolve the Alaska Board of Massage Therapists and transfer its functions to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED). The executive order was successfully overturned.

Gainful Employment Rules Compliance Updates

Over the past two weeks, the US Department of Education issued updates to the new “Gainful Employment” (GE) regulations for vocational programs published last fall. This web post addresses the updates to prepare school owners and educators ahead of the July 1, 2024, new GE rule effective date.

Blog

Avoid Pulling Clients' Hair

Massage therapy students practicing in a classroom.

It’s the finer details that matter in a massage therapy session, and unintentional hair pulling is a detail that carries more weight than you might think.

Faces of Bodywork: Adriane Maxwell

Massage therapist Adriane Maxwell stands in front of a palm tree.

Adriane Maxwell is the owner of One Healing Touch Reiki & Massage for Women in Charleston, South Carolina. Maxwell was featured in the May/June 2024 issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine in “Faces of Bodywork.”

Benefits

Podcast: Cancer, Clots, and COVID—A Complicated Client

A client was recently treated for colon cancer—and it didn’t go well. She had surgical complications, a bout of sepsis, and more. Is massage therapy safe? We discuss on this episode of “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner.

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