Category: News
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Types of massage therapy
There are many many types of massage therapy, each with their own unique history. My list includes about 100 types but I will be revising and adding more to that. ABMP’s list of various types of massage includes 350.Many come from the same lines in history. Massage Magazine has a list of 350 but not…
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Is Massage Franchise a Dirty Word?
That is the title of a recent panel discussion at the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education Conference last week in MN. 6 representatives from various franchises were on a panel to talk about what is going on in the massage franchise world. Introduction by Eric Stephenson www.imassageinc.com. Massage Continuing Education and Consulting. Works with Elements…
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Why are Massage School Enrollments Down?
Massage School enrollments are down across the US and more and more franchises are opening every day. There are more jobs available than there are massage therapists to fill the positions. There are so many massage franchises opening up it is really changing the direction of the profession. The massage franchises came onto the scene…
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Massage Quotes
Massage Quotes On Touch and Healing Soothing touch, whether it be applied to a ruffled cat, a crying infant, or a frightened child, has a universally recognized power to ameliorate the signs of distress. How can it be that we overlook its usefulness on the jangled adult as well? What is it that leads us…
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Masseuse – Masseur – Massage Therapist – What’s in a name?
Masseuse/Masseur is the French translation of a person who practices massage and physiotherapy professionally( masseuse is the female, masseur the male). The terms come from the French word masser. I found this information on the origins of the word on a forum discussion of word origins: The official dictionary of the French language says the…