The new ABMP webinar “Hands Free Therapies,” with Heath and Nicole Reed, will be available to the entire massage and bodywork profession for free from April 4–6. ABMP members will be able to earn free CE hours by…
Recent News and Legislative Updates
A joint press release was recently released from the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB).
In it, the two organizations stated, “NCBTMB and FSMTB are working toward a…
Idaho HB 519 has become law. The new law allows Idaho massage therapy schools to create tuition work-off programs whereby students can obtain tuition credit for performing massage in…
Mothers of babies born in Brazil with microcephaly are turning to alternative means of treatment for relief for their children, who are typically very sensitive to stimulus and are highly irritable. Microcephaly is a birth defect thought to be linked to the Zika virus.
A parental therapy…
In a randomized, double-blind study, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that mindfulness meditation reduced pain in participants, and did so without using the body’s endogenous opioid system as other cognitive-based approaches to pain reduction do.
Fadel Zeidan…
Massage & Bodywork magazine and Body Sense magazine have been recognized by the Western Publishing Association (WPA) and its MAGGIE awards as finalists in 11 categories.
Those categories for Massage &…
Virginia HB 562 has become law. The new law changes Virginia’s massage therapy regulation system from certification, also known as “title protection,” to mandatory licensure.
Under the…
The Virginia bill discussed in our last update, Virginia HB 562, has become law. The new law changes Virginia's massage therapy regulation system from certification, also known as "title protection…
A 10-part History Channel documentary series titled Million Dollar Genius will feature a story about the invention of the first massage chair.
David Palmer, the “Father of Chair Massage” and co-designer of the first massage chair, was interviewed for the story, along…
The new ABMP webinar “Myofascial Techniques: Scalenes and the Neck” with Til Luchau will be available to the entire massage and bodywork profession for free from March 14–16. ABMP members will be able to earn free CE hours by completing a short quiz after viewing the webinar.…