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How To Become a Massage Therapist

Does a licensed massage therapist have to have a special certification for infant massage?

Hi there,

I am an LMT from Las Vegas Nevada and would like to add infant massage to my list of services. I have googled my butt off trying to find out whether or not I need an additional certification for this, but can’t find anything. I have experience working with children and was taught indications/contraindications for infants in school and have done additional studies since then. I believe this is what I should be doing and want to get started but I am hesitant because I don’t want to be breaking any laws. I keep running into certification sites online but I don’t know if this is necessary or just an additional optional CEU.

Anyone out there know where I could find the answer to this? I can’t find it in the NRS (Nevada Revised Statutes) for massage, on the NCBTMB, City of Las Vegas or Nevada State Board Website…

Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks! :)

I am in Indiana and I am a LMT as well. You can do infant massages BUT you really need to know what you are doing and having a CEU certification will protect you. I just went to Wisconsin and got my CEU certification in Infant Massage and I am going to workshop in Indiana for a 3 day training on Pre and Post-Natal Massage. I just like to add those to my credentials when I advertise that I can do it.

Have you checked with the AMTA and see if they can help? I know several people that have insurance through them and they can guide you in the right direction.

How To Become A Massage Therapist In California

Massage therapists specialize in the Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology of the body as it relates to soft tissue injury, treatment and prevention. They use a variety of different techniques or modalities to ease muscular tension and stress, relieve pain from injuries and accelerate healing from certain chronic and acute conditions. Here is some helpful information on how to become a certified Massage Therapist in California.

1. Choosing a School: According to the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), the number of massage therapists and the schools offering professional training, certification and/or licensing in massage therapy, will continue to rise dramatically over the next few years.In the state of California, massage therapists must complete training at a massage school. Finding the appropriate school for training depends on which discipline of massage therapy you are most interested in. The field of massage therapy offers 80 different disciplines, including Swedish massage, traditional European massage and contemporary Western massage, as well as Oriental massage including Shiatsu and Acupressure. Students of massage therapy can also choose to specialize in hydrotherapy, reflexology, deep tissue, sports massage, warm stone massage or become an independent contractor. There are currently over 1,500 massage therapy schools, colleges and post secondary schools throughout the United States that offer training.

2. Training: Students enrolled at an accredited massage therapy school are taught a number of different courses; from kinesiology and body mechanics to anatomy, physiology and proper massage techniques. Other suggested courses include accounting and business ethics. Becoming a certified massage therapist is truly “hands-on”. As of September 2009, the State of California and the California massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) in accordance with California Massage Certification Law, requires that students of the discipline log 500 hours of massage education, with 250 of those hours from an approved school. Students must also be over the age of 18, submit fingerprint identification and be able to pass a Live Scan criminal background check.

3. Certification: If you complete a program at a CAMTC approved school like Fremont College, all you need to do is apply for certification in the state of California. California requires an examination if you did not attend a program at an CAMTC approved school. Graduates of an non-approved school can take either the Massage and Licensing Examination (MBLEx) offered by the Federation of Massage Therapy Board, or the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage & Body Work exam offered by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Body Work (NCBTMB).

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