Monthly Featured Resources and CE
Featured AMTA CE and resources for September.
New CE
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Techniques for Massage Therapists
$60 members / $100 non-members 4 CE credits
Take an in-depth look at how to integrate session planning for rheumatoid arthritis into your massage therapy practice. Explore the causes, symptoms and risk factors, as well as how to plan safe and effective massage sessions for clients with this condition.
September Focus - Pain Awareness
September is National Pain Awareness Month - according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain and it affects more people than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. For pain relief, many people have turned to prescription opioids, which carry a serious risk of addiction, abuse, and overdose, in addition to several side effects.
For this reason, health organizations and governmental agencies are looking at new ways to manage pain. Massage therapy is a safe and effective option.
Massage Therapy and Pain Relief
As your nonprofit professional association serving massage therapists, AMTA is proud to be leading the conversation on massage therapy as an alternative to opioids for pain relief. We are dedicated to this issue, investing membership dollars back into the profession for research, adovcacy and promotion of massage for pain management. Learn more about The Nonprofit Advantage®.
AMTA is the largest nonprofit, professional association serving massage therapists, massage students and massage schools.
We're the only member-driven organization working to meet the diverse needs of all of our members and their hopes for the profession. This is why we're the most trusted and respected name in massage therapy.
Pain Awareness
Plantar Fasciitis and the Benefits of Massage
$30 member / $50 non-member
2 CE credits
Discover massage techniques that can help alleviate plantar fasciitis pain. Learn how plantar fasciitis affects the foot and the soft tissue restrictions that often occur with it. Understand the massage therapy contraindications for this condition.
Parameters of Pain
Proper pain assessment is a vital yet challenging process that calls upon a therapist's skills in listening, observation and massage technique. Among its most nuanced prospects: determining whether pain is acute or chronic in nature.
Massage & Pain and Fatigue
Research showing the benefits of massage therapy for people who need help managing pain and fatigue is fairly substantial.
Related Free CE - Pain Awareness
IMTRC: Low Back Pain and Massage
1 CE credit - Video
Hear how the Kentucky Pain Research and Outcomes Study evaluated massage therapy's impact on pain, disability, and health-related quality of life for patients with chronic low back pain.
IMTRC: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic with Massage Therapy
2 CE credits - Video
As the United States struggles with an epidemic of opioid use and its devastating effects on lives, society and the economy, it's important to consider the role massage therapy can play in pain management.
Insurance Reimbursement and Massage Therapy
3 CE credits
Explore how to work with insurers and other healthcare payors on reimbursements. Understand the entire process including steps to begin, organizations involved, and managing denials.
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