05/11/2017
The COMTA Commission and staff announced that Executive Director Kate Zulaski left the organization on May 1 to pursue a graduate program in Asian Studies at the prestigious Leiden University in Leiden, Netherlands.
05/04/2017
Massage Envy named its award winners for Franchise, Therapist, and Esthetician of the Year at its annual franchise conference last month.
05/02/2017
The Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) made two important announcements for massage therapists. Read more here.
04/26/2017
Are you the best massage therapist around? Then consider pitting your tapotement skills against the best therapists in the world at the World Championship of Massage, June 3–4, 2017, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
04/14/2017
A new study published in Pain Medicine reaffirms that massage can provide lasting relief for chronic low-back pain.
04/12/2017
Jeremy Morgan has been named the new CEO of Elements Massage. Morgan has seven years of leadership experience with Smashburger and most recently served as CEO of Tava Kitchen.
04/11/2017
The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) and the Academy of Clinical Massage introduced the profession’s first Clinical Rehabilitative Massage Specialty Certificate Program.
04/03/2017
A study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine assessed hospital inpatients’ preferences and beliefs regarding complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), as well as their willingness to pay for these services.
03/31/2017
In a new study, researchers explored the impacts of inhalation aromatherapy on sleep disturbances in elderly individuals with dementia.
03/30/2017
A single-blind, randomized, pilot study published in the March 2017 issue of Neurological Sciences sought to test the efficacy and safety of combining shiatsu massage and amitriptyline to treat refractory primary headaches.
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