How To Choose: Continuing Education

Continuing education has become big business in the massage industry. More states are requiring that massage therapists be licensed or pass a national certification test, with continuing-education units (CEUs) part of the relicensing or recertification process. Some massage therapists look for certification in certain areas, such as medical massage or spa techniques, to add to their professional status in a growing field. Professional organizations for massage therapists usually require members complete a certain number of continuing-education hours. And many massage therapists keep themselves refreshed and their clients coming back by regularly learning new massage techniques.

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