New Spring 2018 Issue of Body Sense Available Now

The newest issue of ABMP’s award-winning magazine Body Sense is available for members to share with clients. The client-education publication is designed to educate consumers on the lasting benefits of frequent massage and bodywork and the value of good stress management.

The issue, available at www.bodysensemagazinedigital.com, includes the following features:

The Power of Imagery”: Fully participating in the therapeutic experience can change your healing outcome.

Comfort Touch”: This gentle, comforting form of acupressure is appropriate for people of all ages, including infants and children, pregnant women, and the elderly.

Wrist Relief”: Try these simple Active Isolated Stretches to relieve aches and pains in your wrists.

It’s Simply a Bad Idea”: Despite warnings, tanning bed use continues to persist. Read about why climbing into a tanning bed can have dire consequences.

Already an ABMP member? You can easily add Body Sense magazine to your website!

1. Log in to the Members section of ABMP.com and choose "Website Builder" from the left sidebar under "Quick Links."

2. Click on "Manage Pages."

3. From the menu that says "New/Blank Page" select the "Body Sense magazine" page and click the "Add Page" button.

4. Then click the "Save Changes" button to publish.

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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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