| Massage therapy schools in Maine offer | | | | students to concepts of holistic health through |
| opportunities to learn a skill to qualify you to be | | | | their massage and bodywork courses; others |
| part of a hands-on profession focusing on health, | | | | may offer advanced bodywork training, such as |
| to work with other health professionals providing | | | | acupuncture or chiropractic. Massage schools |
| healthcare services, and to work for yourself if | | | | commonly include business courses to further |
| you so choose. | | | | prepare students for opening and operating a |
| Maine massage therapy schools can assist you in | | | | massage therapy practice. |
| your personal quest to develop a career as a | | | | After graduation, a license is required to practice |
| health professional by teaching you the art and | | | | as a massage therapist in Maine. Licensure can be |
| science of therapeutic massage. Students are | | | | gained by passing NCETMB (National Certification |
| prepared for entry-level positions in healthcare | | | | Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork) |
| clinics, hospitals, spas, sport centers, and more. | | | | examinations or by completing training programs |
| Massage therapy schools begin their programs | | | | accredited by the COMTA (Commission on |
| with theory and techniques of massage therapy | | | | Massage Therapy Accreditation). Annual license |
| and foundations in the sciences - anatomy, | | | | renewal is also required. |
| physiology, pathology, kinesiology, and nutrition. | | | | If you would like to find out more about Massage |
| Supervised clinical practice will follow, with | | | | Therapy Schools in Maine or even Online Massage |
| emphasis on working with clients and developing | | | | Therapy Schools, we invite you to search our |
| massage therapy techniques. Various types of | | | | website and get the education you need to start |
| massage will be addressed throughout your | | | | a new career. |
| educational experience. | | | | DISCLAIMER: Above is a GENERAL OVERVIEW |
| Courses taught at massage schools may include | | | | and may or may not reflect specific practices, |
| comprehensive Swedish techniques, deep tissue, | | | | courses and/or services associated with ANY |
| sports, craniosacral, reflexology, hydrotherapy, | | | | ONE particular school(s) that is or is not |
| lymph, geriatric, and Eastern forms of massage | | | | advertised on |
| therapy, such as Shiatsu and Tui Na. Aspiring | | | | Copyright 2007 - All rights reserved by Media |
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| various areas of massage therapy, which can | | | | Notice: Publishers are free to use this article on an |
| include massage therapy for chronic pain or | | | | ezine or website, provided the article is reprinted |
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| Some massage therapy courses introduce their | | | | and ALL links remain intact and active. |