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Recent News and Legislative Updates

The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) announced they will select five seats for their board of directors for 2016 through an online election process, rather than from the floor of the conference, as they have done in the past.…

The Summer 2016 issue of Body Sense magazine is now available. Click here to launch.

In this issue, author Cindy Williams lets us know what…

To clarify our recent Minnesota legislative update, although HF 644 and SF 1310

Patterson Medical has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Performance Health, a leading manufacturer and supplier of consumer branded health, wellness, and self-care…

Colorado HB 1320, which we have discussed in our most recent Legislative Updates, was signed into law by Governor…

The Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy has issued a statement that classes in practices/modalities that are excluded from licensure under section 13 of the Pennsylvania Massage Therapy Law will not be accepted as continuing education (CE) after the 2017 license renewal. Such…

Organic India, a conscious company that works with farms in northern India to grow Indian herbs, food, and spice crops, recently met with farmers in Azamgarh, India, to learn about the positive impact Organic India’s activities are having on the lives of thousands of farmers. The company…

The Minnesota voluntary credentialing bill for massage therapists failed in the state legislature. The bill, House File 644, along with companion bill…

Massage Envy is sponsoring a free 4-hour seminar on June 22, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The seminar will cover the topic of Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) for the therapist and the client. Lois Orth-Zitoli will be a guest speaker. Participants will earn four (4) free NCBTMB CEUs for attending…