Massage & Bodywork Resources
Professional Organizations
- American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
Large professional association
- Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP)
Professional association
- International Massage Association (IMA)
Professional association
- National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB)
Offers national certification for massage and bodywork practitioners; provides certification exam for many states
- Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB)
Advocates simplified and standardized licensing for massage therapists
- Massage Therapy Foundation
Supports massage therapy research
- Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)
Massage-school accrediting organization
Massage-Education Marketing Services
- Advanced Educators
Seattle-based company that helps continuing education providers promote their classes
- Take My Registration
helps continuing education providers promote their classes
Professional Services
- FindTouch
Massage industty job marketplace
Professional Massage Publications
- Massage Magazine
Independent magazine
- Massage Therapy Journal
AMTA publication (quarterly)
- Massage & Bodywork
ABMP publication
- Massage Today
Tabloid-format monthly
- Massage Therapy Radio
Online interviews (both audio and video) of massage-industry experts
Massage Research Publications/Databases
- Massage Therapy Foundation database
index of nearly 5,000 research articles
- Free CAM Journals list
from IN-CAM (Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary & Alternative Medicine Research)
Online Discussion Groups
- Body Work Yahoo group
Very active general discussion group
- Massage Teacher Yahoo group
For both massage school and continuing education teachers
- Body Tech Yahoo group
Devoted to the use of technology in massage practice
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