| If you are searching for innovative training | | | | massage therapy school or college you choose, |
| in an age-old but effective healing art, then | | | | you will find that most provide a minimum of |
| perhaps an education from a School for | | | | a diploma to students who complete all |
| Massage Therapy may be ideal for you. | | | | requirements for the massage therapy course. |
| Nowadays, Schools for Massage Therapy offer | | | | In the United States, graduates of Schools |
| extensive academic schedules designed for | | | | for Massage Therapy must almost always pass |
| students who are serious about a career in | | | | the National Certification exam, and they |
| natural healing. Whether you desire a | | | | should have received some form of clinical |
| certificate, diploma, or degree in applied | | | | internship where adequate hands-on training |
| sciences, students who opt to enroll in | | | | was provided, prior to entering the field of |
| Schools for Massage Therapy will quickly | | | | massage. (In some states, licensure is |
| discover how fascinating and rewarding the | | | | required.) |
| field of massage can be. | | | | |
| | | | Prospective candidates who have met all |
| In addition to standard coursework involving | | | | requirements to practice and who have |
| anatomy, physiology, business and ethics, | | | | acquired a quality education provided through |
| hygiene and kinesiology, students engaged in | | | | Schools for Massage Therapy can expect a |
| academic programs at Schools for Massage | | | | rewarding and promising profession. According |
| Therapy will also be given a surplus of | | | | to the US Department of Labor Statistics, |
| opportunities to learn a variety of massage | | | | "...massage therapists held about 97,000 jobs |
| methods. With over a hundred variations of | | | | in 2004. About two-thirds were self-employed. |
| massage techniques, practical knowledge and | | | | Of those self-employed, most owned their own |
| training may be quite diverse in nature, | | | | business, and the rest worked as independent |
| depending on the particular Schools for | | | | contractors." Based on this information, |
| Massage Therapy chosen by the student. In | | | | graduates of Schools for Massage Therapy can |
| addition to standard courses, customary | | | | anticipate becoming entrepreneurial business |
| bodywork classes that are provided by Schools | | | | leaders who may earn more than $30 per hour |
| for Massage Therapy will commonly include | | | | for their services. |
| deep tissue therapy or Swedish massage. | | | | |
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| In more advanced Schools for Massage Therapy, | | | | Therapy and additional learning programs, |
| students will gain a broader variety of | | | | search our site for more in-depth information |
| massage training in modalities such as Thai | | | | and resources. |
| massage, Sports Massage, Tuina (Chinese | | | | |
| Medical Massage), Geriatric Massage, Bowen | | | | DISCLAIMER: Above is a GENERAL OVERVIEW and |
| therapy, neuromuscular technique, myofascial | | | | may or may not reflect specific practices, |
| release, medical massage, trigger point | | | | courses and/or services associated with ANY |
| therapy, and numerous others. | | | | ONE particular school(s) that is or is not |
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| Furthermore, Schools for Massage Therapy that | | | | |
| extend degree options will cover more | | | | Copyright 2006 - All Rights Reserved |
| in-depth physical sciences, arts and | | | | |
| humanities, and business curriculums. Though | | | | Michael Bustamante, in association with Media |
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| the driving force in massage therapy | | | | Publishers: Please feel free to use this |
| education, there are also massage courses | | | | article in your Ezine or on your Website; |
| online, in local trade schools and in | | | | however, ALL links must remain intact and |
| technical colleges. Depending on which | | | | active. |