Massage Therapy organizations
- American Massage Therapy Association
- The mission of the American Massage Therapy Association is to serve AMTA members while advancing the art, science and practice of massage therapy.
The American Massage Therapy Association represents more than 56,000 massage therapists. AMTA works to establish massage therapy as integral to the maintenance of good health and complementary to other therapeutic processes; to advance the profession through ethics and standards, continuing education, professional publications, legislative efforts, public education, and fostering the development of members.
- Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals
- Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) exists to advance the professional interests of its members. It accomplishes this goal through various approaches: helping members sort among career path choices; providing materials and advice to help members maximize their prospects for success in establishing and sustaining a practice; aiding marketing and client communications via Web and print resources; providing affordable, comprehensively tailored professional liability insurance; facilitating access to products, continuing education alternatives, and other business services; advocating for a level, fair regulatory environment; and keeping members informed about major issues and educational developments within the massage, bodywork, and somatic therapies professions.
- Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance
- The Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance is a nationwide organization composed of provincial professional associations. Member associations share the common aim of promoting the art, science and philosophy of massage therapy for the betterment of health care in Canada. Officially constituted in 1991, the CMTA works co-operatively to promote massage therapy as a respected component of the Canadian health care system, and to ensure the highest standards in providing massage therapy to the public.
- Canadian Sport Massage Therapists Association
- TheCSMTA was incorporated in 1987 to serve the Canadian athletic Community as a national and professional not-for-profit organization. One of the most important aspects of CSMTA is to educate athletes, coaches, and parents at the grass roots-level and up about the benefits of sport massage.
The CSMTA mission is to “Keeping athletes in good hands”. The CSMTA enhances the health care needs of Canadian athletes through its National Sport Massage Certification Program (NSMCP©) and the effective application of sport massage during all phases of their training, performance and competition. The CSMTA promotes a professional climate for the growth of sport massage therapy in Canada.
- Massage Therapy Foundation
- The Massage Therapy Foundation advances the knowledge and practice of massage therapy by supporting scientific research, education and community service.