Comments on: Massage Therapy Classes http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/massage-therapy-classes/ Massage Therapy Research - The future of the massage profession. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:42:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ian http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/massage-therapy-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-3601 Ian Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:27:01 +0000 http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/?p=418#comment-3601 I agree wholeheartedly! What upsets me is the idea that perfectly good (or even excellent) therapists could be denied their certification due to not knowing this stuff. If someone doesn't know their acetabulum from a hole in the ground, sure, make them study longer. But if they don't know squat about the spleen meridian? I've been a massage therapist for 1.5 years, and I gotta say, it's never come up. NCBTMB is doing themselves, and massage therapy, a disservice by blurring the lines like this. I agree wholeheartedly! What upsets me is the idea that perfectly good (or even excellent) therapists could be denied their certification due to not knowing this stuff. If someone doesn’t know their acetabulum from a hole in the ground, sure, make them study longer. But if they don’t know squat about the spleen meridian? I’ve been a massage therapist for 1.5 years, and I gotta say, it’s never come up. NCBTMB is doing themselves, and massage therapy, a disservice by blurring the lines like this.

]]> By: Nathalie http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/massage-therapy-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-2868 Nathalie Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:05:03 +0000 http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/?p=418#comment-2868 Hello there, I am currently a student in a massage therapy program in Ontario our program is 2200 hours long. We are not required to take TCM. However,courses in TCM can count towards our Continuing Education Units that are required once we complete our registrations exams. That way if someone is interested to go this route they can if not they can certainly focus on many other avenues available to them. I agree with you that it should not be a requirement for students but rather an elective. Hello there, I am currently a student in a massage therapy program in Ontario our program is 2200 hours long. We are not required to take TCM. However,courses in TCM can count towards our Continuing Education Units that are required once we complete our registrations exams. That way if someone is interested to go this route they can if not they can certainly focus on many other avenues available to them.

I agree with you that it should not be a requirement for students but rather an elective.

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