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Recent News and Legislative Updates

In a study aimed to examine the use and effectiveness of essential oil therapeutic interventions on pain, nausea, and anxiety, essential oils resulted in significant clinical improvements.

Patients rated their pain, anxiety, and nausea on a numeric rating scale (0–10) before and…

MINDBODY, Inc., a provider of cloud-based business management software for the wellness services industry, and an ABMP partner, has integrated with Xero, a leading provider of cloud accounting software for small businesses, allowing MINDBODY subscribers in the United States and United Kingdom to…

Spa distributor Universal Companies has acquired SpaEquip, a spa development provider. SpaEquip will add a staff of seasoned experts to the Abingdon, Virginia, spa distributor.

For Universal Companies customers, this means the added expertise of a spa development and equipment team, as…

The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) has named Dr. Leena Guptha interim chief executive officer and Bruce Baltz as board chair. In this reorganization, the organization engaged Signature Group to develop a long-term strategic and business plan.

The new ABMP webinar “Hands Free Therapies,” with Heath and Nicole Reed, will be available to the entire massage and bodywork profession for free from April 4–6. ABMP members will be able to earn free CE hours by…

A joint press release was recently released from the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB). 

In it, the two organizations stated, “NCBTMB and FSMTB are working toward a…

Idaho HB 519 has become law. The new law allows Idaho massage therapy schools to create tuition work-off programs whereby students can obtain tuition credit for performing massage in…

Mothers of babies born in Brazil with microcephaly are turning to alternative means of treatment for relief for their children, who are typically very sensitive to stimulus and are highly irritable. Microcephaly is a birth defect thought to be linked to the Zika virus.

A parental therapy…

Two bills introduced in the Hawaii legislature this session, Hawaii HB 2334 and SB 2863, would…

Idaho HB 519 has become law.  The new law allows Idaho massage therapy schools to create tuition work-off programs whereby students can obtain tuition credit for performing…