The rule amendments implement House Bill 1865 (2019), and the updated rules have been published on the TDLR website. The new rules affect massage therapy schools, and ABMP has summarized the changes for you below.
There is a meeting at the Vermont State House on February 18, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 4 (115 State Street, Montpelier VT 05633-5301).
The board consists of seven members—five must be LMTs (at least one but no more than two of those can also be owners or directors of a board-approved school). Candidates must be residents of Kentucky for at least one year and have been practicing massage therapy for at least five of the last seven years. Each board term is three years in length.
The International SPA Association (ISPA) Foundation will begin accepting applications for the 2020 ISPA Foundation Mary Tabacchi Scholarship on Friday, February 7, 2020.
The New Mexico Legislature is considering establishment licensing with House Bill 155 (HB155).
Massage & Bodywork authors Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau, two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, delve into considerations for hands-on work with tendinopathies and tendon issues in the newest episode of the Thinking Practitioner Podcast.
The Missouri Division of Regulation and Licensure adopted several new rule changes that will go into effect February 29, 2019. The rules impact multiple subject areas, and ABMP has summarized the changes below.
A systematic review published in Pain Practice analyzed how music therapy affects pain after orthopedic surgery.
The New Mexico Massage Therapy Board adopted several new rule changes effective November 15, 2019.
Join Til Luchau and Whitney Lowe for episode four of the Thinking Practitioner Podcast. This episode is titled "Key Challenges Facing Our Field, Part 1."