Karen Menehan

Nov 1, 2023 | massagemag.com | Karen Menehan

Beginning July 1, 2024, schools that offer financial aid will need to reduce their hours to the number required by their state in order to be able to continue offering federal financial aid. Beginning in 2026, students will need to sign a disclosure agreement provided by their school, regarding debt and income.

Sep 25, 2023 | massagemag.com | Karen Menehan

A well-regarded provider of sports, neuromuscular, medical, neural reset and seated massage CE who, at the height of his teaching career spent 250 days a year traveling and presenting at schools and conferences around the world, Stephens authored the first textbook on chair massage. Stephens first began practicing massage in 1986 in Iowa City, Iowa.

Sep 6, 2023 | massagemag.com | Karen Menehan

Massage therapy has been found to support relaxation and stress release, and is oftentimes used by people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new study published in Cell Reports Medicine studied the blood of active-duty soldiers and veterans deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan where they witnessed trauma. Their samples reveal molecules activated in inflammation, oxidative stress, metabolic dysregulation, and impaired formation of new blood vessels, according to a press release.

Aug 24, 2023 | massagemag.com | Karen Menehan

We spoke with three massage therapists who have owned practices and who now work as employees, to learn what keeps them enthused about their career—and what advice they have for any massage therapist considering employment. Lori Hodo’s story of many practice locales is a familiar one in the massage field.

Aug 1, 2023 | massagemag.com | Karen Menehan

The Alpha School of Massage, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, is addressing the problem of fewer-than-needed massage therapy school graduates by offering a franchise model of its successful educational program. There are not enough massage therapy school graduates to meet the demand for massage therapy in the U.S. The labor shortage in the massage and spa industry has resulted in more than 21,000 massage therapist job vacancies at spas alone, according to ISPA.