| If you love to work with your hands, possibly you | | | | NCBTMB. To become a accredited professional, |
| should be in a profession that does precisely that, | | | | you must complete at least five hundred hours of |
| such as massage therapy. In fact, the US | | | | schooling, including subjects such as ethics, |
| Department of Labor has demonstrated in their | | | | anatomy and physiology. |
| current report that there is demand for such | | | | If you happen to study massage therapy in a |
| professional people for the predictable future. If | | | | school that is not recognized by this body, you will |
| this sounds attractive to you, then you should | | | | not be allowed to take the national certification |
| know how to become a massage therapist. | | | | examination. This may keep you from practicing in |
| Anyone who wishes to become a massage | | | | states that expect this prior to employment, |
| therapists needs enter in a training program that | | | | which is why you should check first to see if the |
| is accredited by the National Certification Board | | | | school you plan to enter in is in the program. |
| for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork or | | | | |