| A massage therapist who is certified, | | | | manipulating the soft tissues of the body to |
| licensed and registered is a fairly new | | | | obtain therapeutic effects. Stress reduction |
| addition to health care professionals. | | | | and easing of tension in the muscles and |
| Americans spend about 6 billion dollars | | | | joints is the primary objective of massage. |
| annually on massage therapy. At the same time | | | | It also increases circulation, stimulates the |
| another statistic, that over half of trained | | | | lymphatic system and calms the nerves.A |
| massage therapists have quit their jobs | | | | person has to pass the board certification |
| within a year, reveals that they have entered | | | | examination, get a license from the state, |
| the profession without doing their homework. | | | | county or the city, as the case may be, and |
| Many people do not realize that there is | | | | register with a professional association |
| mental work involved in massage therapy, | | | | before he can get a job as a massage |
| besides the physical labor. A prospective | | | | therapist.Job opportunities are very good. |
| massage therapist needs to do good research | | | | Apart from the obvious massage clinics there |
| about the job and the type of massage that he | | | | are many other openings for a qualified |
| should train in.Massage therapy is basically | | | | therapist. |