Body Sense Magazine Winter 2018 Issue is Available

The newest issue of Body Sense magazine, ABMP’s digital magazine for health-conscious consumers, is now available to ABMP members at www.bodysensemagazinedigital.com.

The issue features “It Don’t Mean a Thing!” from massage therapist Cindy Williams, which discusses the many things massage clients worry about, and gives reasons why they shouldn’t.

Other articles include “The Watsu Way,” which explores the water-based healing modality, and “Open Your Heart and Release Your Shoulders,” which provides gentle movement, stretching, and strengthening ideas for the shoulders.

Body Sense magazine is produced for ABMP members to help educate clients on the benefits of receiving frequent bodywork sessions. Massage therapists and bodyworkers can join ABMP to receive new issues of the magazine, and clients can find ABMP members in their area at www.massagetherapy.com.

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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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