Why Choose ABMP?

The best benefits = The happiest members. As the leading association in the profession, ABMP's mission is to go above and beyond to help our members succeed, bringing you the insurance you need, the free CE you want, and the personalized benefits and customer service you deserve. The ABMP motto is expectmore, and here are just a few reasons to start your career with ABMP membership including professional liability insurance.

You save big on membership when you upgrade

ABMP Exam Coach subscribers pay just $75 for the first year of ABMP Certified membership, and if you have our ABMP Exam Coach Plus package your first year is free! That’s the best value on the best membership in the entire profession. If you don’t have ABMP Exam Coach, ABMP Student members still save and pay just $150. If you’re still looking to study for the MBLEx, you can buy ABMP Exam Coach or ABMP Exam Coach Plus today!

You get exceptional liability insurance to protect you from lawsuits

Believe us—accidents do happen. Your new career can be over before it starts if you’re not protected with quality liability insurance. ABMP membership includes coverage that sets the standard in the profession. You don’t share limits with anyone else, and you have coverage for your hands-on work, for products you use, and for accidents that might happen in your space. Not quite sure why liability insurance is important? Check out our easy-to-understand guide!

You earn free CE for more than 200 online courses

With ABMP, your CE is free, always. At www.abmp.com/ce you can explore the ABMP Education Center, full of on-demand webinars that can help you improve hands-on skills, communication techniques, and business knowledge as you start your career. You may have just graduated, but there is still so much to learn in this amazing profession!

You can save money with 50+ member discounts

Save money on everything from massage tables and supplies to cell phone service to clothing to self-care. You can see the whole list of discounts at www.abmp.com/discounts. Many members easily save enough each year to pay for their membership!

You get guidance and marketing tools to start your career off right

It can be scary just starting out in your career, but ABMP will walk with you every step of the way. As a first-year member you’ll receive Let’s Go: A Guide to Success in Massage & Bodywork to walk you through the issues that will face you, plus Massage & Bodywork magazine, client-education resources, your own website, and more marketing tools that will allow you to build a solid foundation in your new career.

Join the ABMP family and you’ll quickly learn why more massage therapists and bodyworkers choose ABMP membership.

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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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