Mildred Elley Blog

According to the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), 87 percent of individuals view massage as being beneficial to overall health and wellness. 89 percent of consumers surveyed believe that massage can be effective in reducing pain. 71 percent of consumers agree that massage therapy should be considered a form of health care. What does this mean? Massage therapy is considered mainstream and good for one’s health. The demand for massage therapy and its benefits will continue to grow, as well as the demand for more professional massage therapists. 

Do you have the stamina needed to massage a client for an hour or more? Do you have the strength to help your elderly or physically challenged patients on and off the massage table? Do you become fatigued while you are working near the end of the day? To become a highly effective massage therapist, you must learn the principles of proper body mechanics. Proper body mechanics stems from a massage therapist’s healthy choices concerning nutrition, exercise and relaxation. These healthy choices reflect on your proper body mechanics including balance, breathing, foot stance, groundedness, strength, stability and stamina.

Want to become a massage therapist? Interested in what a massage therapist does on a day-to-day basis? As a massage therapist, you can help athletes recover from training. You can also help the growing elderly population. Massage therapy is predicted to grow over the next 10 years so become a massage therapist and fill the vital role of helping others.

The Massage Therapy programs on each campus recently published and distributed to all enrolled program students a Massage Therapy Student Handbook.  The Massage Therapy student handbook outlines the mission, philosophy, and goals of the program as well as the program’s conceptual framework and expected instructional outcomes.