Veterans across the U.S. are increasingly turning to massage therapy as a safe, non-opioid pain management tool. Here’s how massage therapists can join the VA’s Whole Health mission and become approved to treat veterans. What the VA currently allows Here are the key points: What to know These are things massage therapists must know — […]
Best Online Booking Systems for Massage Therapists – 2025 Comparison
Finding the right booking and practice management system can save time, reduce no-shows, and grow your massage business. This guide compares six top-rated systems used by massage therapists across the U.S. — including MassageBook, Vagaro, Jane App, ClinicSense, Noterro, and Acuity. 🧘♀️ For Solo Massage Therapists System Monthly Price Pros Cons Best For MassageBook $20–$50 […]
Burnout Happens
If you are a massage therapist, burnout is likely to happen at some time or another during your career. It can show up in many ways. It can be physical or mental/emotional or all three. It can be mild, moderate or extreme. Burnout is not simply a result of working long hours or juggling too […]
Massage Compact Update
The Massage Compact is a project started by the Department of Defense and the Federation of Massage State Boards to bring license portability to the massage profession. My previous post outlines the process and details. Currently there have been 5 states that have proposed bills to implement the compact. It will take 7 states passing […]
Massage Licensing: Moving to other states could get easier and more expensive.
A new interstate compact is being developed by the The Council of State Governments (CSG) who is partnering with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) to help people in the military move more easily and practice massage therapy in different states. License Portability has been something that […]
The Continuing CE Conundrum in the Massage Profession
I have previously written about the CE Conundrum that is occuring in the massage therapy profession. (That conudrum is about the battle over which organization will manage and monitor CE for the massage profession.) That is a bit different than what I will cover in this article which is what should be required for CE […]