The U.S. Pain Foundation Recommends Massage Therapy

The U.S. Pain Foundation, with input from AMTA, has recommended the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) take a multidisciplinary, multimodal care approach to acute and chronic pain, including…

Registration is Now Open for the AMTA 2020 Schools Summit

Calling all massage therapy educators, are you ready for Hollywood? You’re invited to AMTA’s largest annual event geared specifically for massage therapy educators and administrators in sunny Hollywood, CA February…

Prep Your Massage Practice for the Holidays with These Tips

The holidays will be here before you know it. Now is the time to prep your practice. Draw in new clients and re-engage existing ones with these three tips. 1….

Michael Phelps to be a Keynote Speaker at AMTA 2020 National Convention

AMTA is excited to announce that Michael Phelps will be joining us at our 2020 National Convention in Phoenix, AZ as the Opening Session Keynote Speaker! Michael is widely regarded…

Massage Therapy Can Be Important for Cancer Patients

Recent research compiled by the American Massage Therapy Association on massage therapy for cancer patients continues to indicate its value for easing pain, reducing nausea, and preventing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. It…

Choose Your Own Convention at AMTA 2019 National Convention

Choose your own convention experience! Build your own customized convention experience at AMTA 2019 National Convention. Whether you choose the full three days or a single day pass, you’ll hear…

AMTA Meets with VA and Medicaid Offices

Veterans Affairs Office of Research In August, AMTA volunteer and staff representatives met with David Atkins, Veterans Administration Director of Health Services Research & Development and Stephen Marcus, of the…

AMTA Wins APEX Awards

The American Massage Therapy Association has had an exciting year of growth and success! We are pleased to announce that the association has won the following APEX Awards for excellence in communications. …

Online CE: How to Attract Clients & Expand Your Massage Practice

No massage therapy business can survive without clients. Whether you are starting your massage therapy practice or expanding your existing practice, these AMTA online CE courses offer practical strategies to help…

AMTA Announces Perlinski & Polseno Awards Recipients

The American Massage Therapy Association® (AMTA®) congratulates Winona Bontrager as the fifth recipient of the Diane Polseno Lifetime Achievement Award and Jeffrey Montoya as the 2019 recipient of its Jerome Perlinski…