Author: Julie Onofrio
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The History and Present Positionof Massage and Gymnastics.
INTRODUCTION.FROM time immemorial people of all races have had some idea of thehygienic and therapeutic importance of physical exercise. Gymnasticsin some form has therefore always been used, sometimes as exercise in the open air, sometimes, and especially in the ancient civilisations, as a more or less developed system of positions and movements.It has also been…
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The History of the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
Founding and Purpose The Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) (https://www.fsmtb.org/) was formed in 2005, emerging from a growing need for uniformity and cooperation among various state boards regulating massage therapy. The founding principle was to facilitate better communication and consensus-building among state boards, ensuring that massage therapists could meet standardized criteria of practice…
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Number of hours required for licensing massage therapists in every state.
Alabama: Total Number of Hours “650 hours (i) 100 hours of anatomy and physiology consisting of 35 hours of myology, 15 hours of osteology, 10 hours of circulatory system, 10 hours of nervous system, and 30 hours of other body systems at the discretion of the school;(ii) 40 hours of pathology;(iii) 250 hours of basic…
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Massage Therapy Association Comparison
When it comes time to get your liability insurance, the top two contenders are the American Massage Therapy Association and the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals who are actually associations who also provide liability insurance. There are also many companies who just provide liablitiy insurance. If that is all you want, you can choose one…