The American Rescue Plan: An Overview for Massage Professionals
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Read this blog for a breakdown of the ways the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 affects massage therapists and bodyworkers.
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COVID-19 Hygiene Updates—A List of Suggestions
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In light of continually evolving information on COVID-19, are the heightened precautions massage therapists undertook over the past year still necessary, or are some of them overkill? Pathology expert Ruth Werner gives us her thoughts.
What Getting the Vaccine Means to Me
03/08/2021
Sakinah Irizarry, a New York-based massage therapist and advocate for educational equity and social justice, recounts her experience receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, and what it means for her, her family, and her practice.
Top 4 Ways to Avoid Professional Liability Issues: Advice from ABMP’s Risk Management Expert
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If you’ve ever had to use your ABMP insurance benefit while dealing with a professional liability claim, you most likely interacted with our very best—Debbie Higdon, ABMP’s longtime risk management manager. Now, after nearly 27 years as part of our ABMP family, Debbie has decided it’s time to “go fishing.” Before heading off into retirement, we asked Debbie about risk management and her best advice for the ways practitioners can protect their livelihoods.
Unraveling the Foot-Hip Connection | Coaching the Body Institute
02/25/2021
Coaching the Body Institute offers free online massage education on unraveling the foot-hip connection and making sciatic pain disappear. Read about what sets their course offerings apart, and how you can take advantage of their innovative approach.
COVID-19 Vaccines—What to Know About the Options
02/23/2021
Ruth Werner, pathology expert and author of A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology, gives us a compilation of up-to-date information on COVID-19 vaccines, including available options, the technology used in each, and other important topics.
Massage During a Pandemic: What Does It Look Like for Clients?
02/17/2021
In this blog, Allissa Haines of Massage Business Blueprint shares her thoughts on reopening her practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how putting herself in her clients' shoes helped her overcome a host of challenges in reopening safely.
Introducing ABMP CE Socials
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Connect and engage with your massage community, experts in the field, and ABMP as you learn and earn CE with our new ABMP CE Socials event series at www.abmp.com/ce-socials!
Free Outdoor Equipment Discounts with ExpertVoice
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ExpertVoice offers ABMP members a unique connection with their favorite brands through insider access and exclusive pricing. Find out how it works.
Massage After COVID Vaccine: When is it Safe for Massage Professionals to Offer Massages?
01/08/2021
Now that the COVID vaccines have begun to be distributed, we have a new question to ponder: When is it appropriate to offer massage therapy to clients who are going through this process? Ruth Werner, author of A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology, gives us her thoughts.