Practitioners
News
West Virginia Bill Impacts Massage Establishments
05/08/2024Senate Bill 786 impacts massage establishment licensing, emergency suspension orders, and inspections. ABMP details how the bill may affect you and your business in this legislative web post.
Tennessee Increases Minimum Education Hours
04/29/2024On 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
04/24/2024Executive 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.
Blog
Avoid Pulling Clients' Hair
04/29/2024It’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.
Benefits
Featured ABMP Discount Partner: AnatomySCAPES
05/06/2024AnatomySCAPES provides online and in-person real anatomy education to inspire your hands-on practice.
Podcast: Lower Expenses and Increase Income in Your Massage Business
04/18/2024Tune in to this episode of Business or Pressure with host Allissa Haines to hear money saving tips and how to generate more income.
Podcast: Cancer, Clots, and COVID—A Complicated Client
03/20/2024A 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.