Kentucky House Bill 79 was signed by Governor Beshear March 18, 2021. HB 79 requires criminal background checks and photos to be submitted with applications to practice massage therapy.
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Hyperice is offering a free webinar featuring Paul Nunez, director of spa, fitness & wellness at JW Marriott Marco Island & Spa Advisory Council of the Americas, on “Adapting to the Current Landscape of the Spa Industry.”
Color Up was recently certified by PETA as a cruelty-free vegan company. PETA’s Global Beauty Without Bunnies program lists companies and brands that don’t test on animals, and has been the gold standard for those looking to shop with compassion since 1987.
We at ABMP are shocked and saddened at the violence and hate perpetrated yesterday in Atlanta.
Effective March 1, 2021, a new rule allows all 24 hours of continuing education credits to be completed online.
Arizona State University and the World Economic Forum, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, have launched a global community to learn how private employers are reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vermont passed Senate Bill 220 last year, which requires massage therapists, bodyworkers, and touch professionals to register with the state by April 1, 2021. Find out what you need to apply.
House Bill 1289, which was passed in 2017, will create mandatory licensure in Indiana after the rules are final. Those who are currently certified will automatically roll into licensure. Those who are not certified have 183 days after the rules are final to apply through grandfathering.
In a review article published in the Nov/Dec 2020 issue of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, researchers examined the role of massage therapy in attenuating aggression and related behavioral disorders in patients with dementia.
Are you a current massage therapy student with a case report to share? Submit your story to the Massage Therapy Foundation's Student Case Report Contest.