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Graduating class June 18, 2016 Graduating class June 18, 2016 Just in time to celebrate the beginning of summer, EMSOM graduated an amazing class of 6 students. Students from outside Berks County have traveled to learn from our school. From as far away as Schuylkill, Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties, the past nine months these students have done their best to attend 95% of all classes, studied, practiced at home, maintained an average grade of at least 90% and juggled work and family. This was achieved by the one desire to become accomplished to begin a new career and a [...]

The following is a compilation of data gathered by the American Massage Therapy Association® (AMTA®) from U.S. government statistics, surveys of consumers and massage therapists and recent clinical studies on the efficacy of massage. These data provide an overview of the current state of the massage therapy profession, public and medical acceptance of the value of massage and increasing consumer usage of massage therapy in the U.S. Massage Therapy As A Profession Who Is Today’s Massage Therapist? Massage Therapy as a Career Education and Credentials Valued In The Massage Therapy Profession State Regulation Of The Massage Profession Rapidly Growing Who Gets Massage, [...]

How & Why do People Choose Their Massage Therapists? American Massage consumers view the American Massage Therapy Association® (AMTA®) as the most trusted and respected name in massage therapy – three times higher than any other massage organization or business. Consumers prefer their massage therapist be a member of AMTA three to one over any other national massage organization or business. Consumers see AMTA as having the best trained and educated massage therapists Twice as many massage customers in the past year looked for an AMTA therapist compared to members of any other group. 19 percent of consumers surveyed reported receiving a [...]

New Research Analysis Indicates Value of Massage Therapy for Surgical Pain Based on the evidence, massage therapy can be effective in reducing pain intensity/severity and anxiety in patients undergoing surgical procedures. This is the conclusion of a collaborative meta-analysis of research on massage therapy for pain conducted by Samueli Institute and commissioned by the Massage Therapy Foundation, with support from the American Massage Therapy Association. This review and analysis are published in the September issue of the journal Pain Medicine. The study concludes that patients should consider massage therapy as a therapeutic option to help manage their pain and anxiety from [...]