Resources
American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
AMTA is the premiere non-profit professional association in the Massage
Therapy field. Founded in 1943, the AMTA represents more than 58,000
massage therapists in 27 countries. AMTA works to establish massage
therapy as integral to the maintenance of good health and complementary
to other therapeutic processes; to advance the profession through
ethics and standards, certification, school accreditation, continuing
education, professional publications, legislative efforts, public
education and fostering the development of members. Go to AMTA for more information.
Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy
Arizona Massage Therapist license requirements, renewals, address changes, etc. Visit the Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy website for specifics.
Massage Therapy Foundation
The Massage Therapy Foundation advances the knowledge and practice of
massage therapy by supporting scientific research, eductation and
community services.
The Massage Therapy Foundation was founded by AMTA in 1990 with the mission of bringing the benefits of massage therapy to the broadest spectrum of society through the generation, dissemination and application of knowledge in this field. We do this by receiving donations and granting funds for research, community service, educational initiatives and conferences.
We also do this by providing direct consultation to the medical and research communities and by educating massage therapists about the world of research. For more information, see Massage Therapy Foundation.
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
(NCBTMB) is an independent, private, nonprofit organization that was
founded in 1992 to establish a certification program and uphold a
national standard of excellence. Today, there are more than 90,000
nationally certified massage therapists and bodyworkers safely and
competently serving millions of Americans each year.
To become nationally certified, practitioners must
- Complete a minimum of 500 hours of instruction
- Demonstrate mastery of core skills, abilities and knowledge
- Pass a standardized NCBTMB exam
- Uphold NCBTMB’s Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
For more information, go to the NCBTMB website.
