In celebration of Women's History Month, enhance your massage therapy practice with five trending CE courses authored by leading female educators ..read more

Gather with the largest community of massage therapists in the country this September 12th-14th in Tampa, Florida ..read more

AMTA recently received a request to clarify our position on the Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact).What is the Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact)? The Interstate Massage Compact's (IMpact) purpose is to support the mobility of licensed massage therapists across the country and to ease the existing burdens of license portability. While AMTA supports greater mobility for massage therapists through use of an interstate compact, we are concerned with the barriers and restrictions currently in the IMpact that could impose unnecessary hurdles and exclude many licensed massage therapists from immed ..read more

On October 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) released its final rule on Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, Ability To Benefit (ATB). This will have a substantial impact on the educational landscape within our massage therapy profession, most significantly the elimination of the 150% rule. What is the 150% Rule? The current rule allows for massage schools and programs to provide clock hours up to 150% above the state minimum requirements for licensure, without having any negative impact on the student's eligibility to receive Title IV F ..read more

Celebrate with us all week long on social media and take advantage of our special promotions. AMTA's National Massage Therapy Awareness Week® (NMTAW) is a dedicated week for massage therapists across the U.S. to celebrate and promote the health and wellness benefits of massage therapy with their clients and community. We hope you will join us on social media all week long and take advantage of our special NMTAW promotions. 1. Share Resources on Massage for Health & Wellness with Your Clients We will be sharing resources throughout the week on social media, highlighting the many health and ..read more

Discover how to integrate cupping techniques into your massage therapy practice. Cupping therapy has been known to help relieve pain and ease the symptoms of chronic conditions such as arthritis, GI disorders, as well as headaches and migraines. Take advantage of our NCBTMB-approved online course CE series which explores how implementing cupping therapy into your massage practice can help your clients achieve improved health outcomes. ]]> ..read more

Discover how to integrate cupping techniques into your massage therapy practice. Cupping therapy has been known to help relieve pain and ease the symptoms of chronic conditions such as arthritis, GI disorders, as well as headaches and migraines. Take advantage of our NCBTMB-approved online course CE series which explores how implementing cupping therapy into your massage practice can help your clients achieve improved health outcomes. ]]> ..read more

Chronic pain is a significant problem in the U.S., affecting more people than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. With over 50 million adults experiencing pain every day or on most days, medical practitioners and patients are seeking integrative health care approaches, including massage therapy, to help relieve pain without creating new challenges. Expand your skillset by exploring our NCBTMB-approved courses that take a closer look at the ways massage therapy can be part of the solution for pain relief. ]]> ..read more

With an active legislative season coming to a close, explore how AMTA was involved in advocating for state licensure, massage therapy for pain management, the Interstate Compact and fighting the reduction of standards in the profession. Take a look at highlights on laws and bills that have been recently signed, updated or amended across the nation. Working to Achieve Massage Massage Licensure in All 50 States AMTA is committed to helping champion licensure for massage therapists in the remaining unlicensed states in the country. Legal recognition of massage therapy and clearly-defined requirem ..read more

AMTA recently participated in the all-day seminar, Voices for Non-Opioid Choices: Preventing Opioid Addiction in America to highlight the role of massage therapy and other integrative services in helping address the opioid crisis. This meeting also focused on the need to work together to push for swifter implementation of the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act, which intends to increase patient and provider access to non-opioid approaches to pain management for those enrolled in Medicare, and help stem the opioid epidemic across the nation. We were pleased to be a part of ..read more