Recent News and Legislative Updates

Anne Williams, ABMP’s director of education and author of Massage Mastery: from Student to Professional, spoke recently with the Wall Street Journal about the ways…

Happy EveryBody Deserves a ‪Massage Week! What are you doing to celebrate? Share your plans, and make sure to send pictures and videos from your event to differentstrokes@abmp.com, or share on social media using ‪#‎ebdmw16.

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We at ABMP have heard your feedback, and we’ve asked the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) to join us for an informational webinar to address school issues related to the MBLEx.

You can watch the webinar at your…

In a randomized comparative trial published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, researchers evaluated the relationships between mindfulness and pain, psychological symptoms, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Mindfulness was assessed using the Five Facet…

Until now, massage therapists in Maryland have been regulated by the Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy, which also regulates chiropractors. New legislation was enacted on May 28, 2016…

The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) announced that their annual business meeting will be held online this year, making it cost effective for members to participate without incurring travel expenses.

“We are hosting…

The bill discussed in our most recent legislative alert, HB 792, was signed into law by Governor Edwards on June 17, 2016.  The bill was amended significantly during the legislative process, removing all of the provisions that ABMP opposed.  We thank all of you who contacted your…

NCBTMB announced a new, comprehensive online store created especially for massage therapists and bodyworkers, containing thousands of massage and bodywork-related products and resources,…

The fllowing legilstaive alert was emailed to our Louisiana members on May 23, 2016:

A new bill in Louisiana, …