How to Encourage Customers to Leave Reviews
08/08/2018
Customer reviews have become a crucial element of both sales and marketing. How can you encourage customer reviews for your massage practice?
Latest From ABMP
Massage Week Brings Joy to Therapists and Children
08/07/2018
As the Massage Therapy Department Chair at Mildred Elley (Albany), I can honestly and humbly say that my students are also my teachers.
How Music Has The Power To Heal What Ails You
08/01/2018
Studies have shown music’s almost magical impact on healing and music is being used in a variety of new ways, such as teaching stroke patients how to walk and helping premature babies gain weight.
Massage Benefits Animal Athletes Too
07/19/2018
For the weekend warrior, a massage helps both recovery time and future performance. If you’re taking your favorite four-legged friend with you on those weekend adventures, there’s a good chance they could use some bodywork as well.
The Snowflake Effect
07/02/2018
There’s a fable about a little bird and a mouse discussing the weight of a snowflake. It was the dead of winter and all the other woodland animals were hibernating.
June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day. Here are 10 Tips to Help You Cope.
06/26/2018
In recognition of PTSD Awareness Day on June 27, Prakash Masand, MD, a psychiatrist and founder of the Centers of Psychiatric Excellence, offers 10 tips for persons dealing with PTSD.
EveryBody Deserves a Massage Week is Less Than a Month Away!
06/20/2018
Since 1995, ABMP members have given their time, money, and effort to help others, while also promoting themselves and raising awareness of the benefits of massage, bodywork, and somatic therapies. This year, the ABMP community will celebrate EveryBody Deserves a Massage Week July 15–21, 2018.
Cortiva Institute Partners with Professional Soccer Team for Sports Massage Program
06/19/2018
Making it to the “big leagues” in the sports massage therapy industry can be a challenge. But Cortiva Institute—the nation’s largest massage school—is giving its students a leg up through a brand-new partnership with Phoenix Rising Football Club, the city’s professional soccer team.
Let ABMP Help Protect Your Business Property
06/14/2018
It’s part of my position as ABMP vice president of communication to connect with members in times of need and find ways ABMP can help them recover. I find that in times of natural disasters, many individuals think their ABMP membership includes this kind of business contents coverage—and it doesn’t.
Giving Under Fire
06/05/2018
I don’t always enter a session in a state of meditative bliss. Ideally, as a therapist with a mobile practice, I would arrive at someone’s home after a calm and peaceful drive. I will have had an excellent breakfast, 1.5 cups of coffee, and a delightful, contemplative time of prayer.
