- Training programs for massage therapy made simple.massage therapy at the spa image by MAXFX from Fotolia.com
Massage therapy is becoming more and more mainstream and it is not just for relaxation at a day spa. Massage therapy is becoming more popular as an avenue of alternative medicine for healing various ailments. It is used for back pain, headaches, chronic sinus issues,allergies and so much more. Massage therapy is all about how the body works and circulation of our system. If massage therapy is something you are interested in, there are many training courses out there. The time it will take you to complete your training program depends mostly on the state you live in. Three hundred to 1,000 hours of training is often required to become a fully licensed massage therapist. - U.S. Career Institute indicates you can earn your certificate online for massage therapy training. However, 200 hours are required of hands on massage training, so the catch may be you have to live in the state of the school in order for that to work properly. In their courses, you will learn Swedish massage, sports massage, energy techniques, anatomy and physiology as well and ethics and communications.
- This school trains you in courses which most states require in order to become a licensed massage therapist. NMTI offers 600 hours of extensive training courses in Swedish massage, reflexology, shiatsu, sports massage, prenatal massage, chair massage, traditional Chinese medicine, business development, professional ethics, consolation and assignment, effects and benefits of massage, kinesiology, muscular pathology, anatomy and physiology, allied modalities. With the wide range of courses taught at NMTI, you gain a much broader knowledge base for massage therapy training.
- Asis massage education has schools in Arizona and Illinois. They only offer the minimal states requirement to become a licensed massage therapist. With their training course you will get trained in Swedish massage, polarity therapy, reflexology, cranial sacral, neuromuscular therapy, connective tissue massage, injury rehab sports massage, kinesiology and palpation, structure and function, as well as communications, ethics and business.
- Micro Tech Training center offers a massage therapy training program. They are based in New Jersey but the course trains you enough to allow you to take the New Jersey state and New York state license exam as well as the national licensed exam. Micro Tech Training Center offers courses in the following: anatomy and physiology I and II, kinesiology, mycology, pathology, massage theory and techniques I and II, business and office procedures for massage therapy, and courses on specific massage styles.
- UCMT is a family of massage training school located in Utah Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado. This school offers training that exceeds the national massage therapist requirements, as well as, most state requirements. Therefore, you are not limited to one primary state to work from. With them you learn the basics as well as Russian sports therapy, trigger point therapy, CPR and first aid, as well as information on HIV.
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