Massage Therapy Certification - Education Matters

Find Massage Therapy Certification programs inWhile most massage therapy certification
the United States and Canada. Earning massageprograms are on a local level, national massage
therapy certification is an essential step intherapy certification* can be attained through the
advancing your professional bodywork career.National Certification Board for Therapeutic
Because state requirements vary, formalMassage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) –
education is the key to gaining eligibility to sit foreligibility requirements for this exam consist of a
both state and/or national massage therapyminimum of 500 hours training from a
certification exams.state-licensed school. Practicing massage
Depending in which region you reside, massagetherapists retain this massage therapy certification
therapy certification can be earned uponfor four years. At the end of the four-year time
successful completion of a quality massageframe, massage therapists must complete a
therapy program. Generally, basic massageminimal of 200 hours of therapeutic massage and
training entails studies in anatomy, physiology,125 hours of associated studies. (*National
kinesiology, body mechanics, and various massagecertification requirements and governing boards
techniques. In some advanced massage therapyvary in Canadian Provinces.)
certification programs, however, students gainGraduates of an accredited massage therapy
knowledge and hands-on training in a wider rangeschool or college, who have earned massage
of massage modalities including acupressure,therapy certification, (either State or National
meridian therapy, medical massage, geriatriclevels), can expect positive job prospects* as the
massage, lymph drainage, myofascial releasefield of massage therapy is expected to increase
therapy, craniosacral therapy, among others.faster than other jobs in ensuing years. (*U.S.
Massage therapy certification programs giveBureau of Labor Statistics)
students hands-on experience in clinicalIf you (or someone you know) are interested in
environments – for example, a number offinding massage therapy certification programs, let
massage therapy colleges and schools provideprofessional training within fast-growing industries
open clinics to the public where students can gainlike massage therapy, cosmetology, acupuncture,
practical training (with instructor supervision) onoriental medicine, Reiki, and others get you
clients. Some of the diverse therapies thatstarted! Explore career school programs [ near
students administer in these clinics includeyou.
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