Certified - completed a course and got some cert of learnings.
Licensed - Registered with an Association eg the New Zealand Massage Association, paid afflilation yearly, and some back up support offered to the practioner.
If you want to do massage therapy professionally you will need a license. There are different designations in different parts of the country and in different states. You may be a licensed massage therapist (LMT), a certified massage therapist (CMT), a licensed massage and bodywork therapist (LMBT), or just massage therapist.
A woman who gives massages is called a masseuse. A man is called a masseur Massage Therapist, depending on the state, and education of the therapist this may be preceded by Licensed, certified or registered
Certified Massage Therapist
It all depends on your intentions. Massage kits are usually designed for inexperienced people to be introduced to massage and generally are targeted for couples. A professional massage is completely different and is performed by licensed and certified therapist with at least 500 hours of training in (most places). The other difference is the the couple's massage kit is intended to promote intimacy, while a professional massage by a therapist is for the overall health benefits and alleviating muscular pain, in general.
Yes, you do need to be certified to be a massage therapist. Check out the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork website (http://www.ncbtmb.org/) or the American Massage Therapy Association website (http://www.amtamassage.org/).
Rachel Beider is a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist, certified in prenatal massage. Rachel Beider is also a professional doula. Rachel Beider owns a thriving massage practice called Massage Williamsburg. She lives and works in Brooklyn.
lmt stands for.... Licensed Massage Therapist :)
There is no such thing as a massage therapist assistant, at least I never heard of one. I will assume you are referring to a massage therapist that is not yet fully trained and licensed. Depending on your local laws where you live, that may or may not be legal.
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A massage therapist in Florida needs a license to practice massage, regardless of the setting. Please follow the link for more information.
A licensed massage therapist can only do acupuncture within a certain scope. One must become registrants of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists in order to provide clients with a full-breadth acupuncture care.
You can become a Certified Massage Therapist (CMT) with 600 hrs of training at an approved school and then passing the NCETMB which is the National Certification Exam.