For the AMTA Massage Therapist...
It is official! House Bill 5883 has passed the House, the Senate and found its way to the Governor’s office. And at 11:35 on Friday June 26, Chapter President Scott Raymond, IPP Lee Stang and Past President Shirley Cooper joined Representative Linda Orange and Governor M. Jodi Rell as Governor Rell signed the bill into law! [details here]
New!! on the Sports Massage Team Calendar Page….You can now view the Team’s Schedule AND get Recaps of each of the 2009 Sports Team Events! Click here.
Join the CSMT and Walk for the Arthritis Foundation! Four walks scheduled... [details]
The AMTA 2009 National Convention
in Orlando!
Registration is now available!!
Visit the National AMTA website for info.
Also: Take a look at our Delegates to the 2009 AMTA National Convention, and read the recommendations and position statements that these delegates will be voting on in Sepetember.
National AMTA Promotion: Refer a Friend
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 Welcome to the web site of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association! On this site you will find many resources for your massage therapy practice including: calendars of Chapter activities, opportunities for continuing education classes (NCBTMB approved provider), information about the many committees and projects of this Chapter and for the wider community, and much more. Feel free to share this web site with your potential clients, as it is also a resource for exploring the benefits of massage and the importance of finding an AMTA Massage Therapist.. Please explore this site by clicking on the "Navigate the Site..." link to your upper right. Enjoy!
Message from the President
Summer is upon us. The season is filled with abundant energy, long days and sunshine. This is the most yang time of year. Summer is about expansion, growth, activity and creativity. This is a time to nourish and pacify our spirits, and to realize our life’s greatest potential as we find joy in our hot summer days and warm summer nights.
Keeping this expansion, growth, and activity in mind, we are gearing up for a fun filled summer chapter meeting in Cromwell. We are inviting ALL licensed massage therapists from the state of Connecticut to our chapter meeting, setting our focus towards the new member and the Licensed Massage Therapists that are not currently members. If you are a new member, or a member that hasn’t been to a meeting in a while, come out to meet your Board of Directors, and learn about what the Connecticut Chapter of the AMTA has to offer. If you are a seasoned member, we would love to have you with us to meet and greet the new and non members, be sure that they all feel welcome, and help us answer any questions that they may have.
This spring has been a very busy time. We currently have a bill in the Senate; Bill 5883: “An act concerning the unlicensed practice of massage therapy”. Bill 5883 has total support in the House and it looks good in the Senate. By the time you receive this, we should be out of the Senate and a little closer to the Governor’s desk. Essentially, the bill states that if a person, firm, partnership, or corporation practices massage, uses the term massage (or other variations of the word), or advertises any services included in the definition of massage therapy without a license, they would be found guilty of a Class C misdemeanor which carries a fine of $500, and/or prison time of 90 days. Congratulations to Lee Stang, Lisa Torre, and the rest of the government relations committee. Excellent Job!
Craig’s List has also been on our minds. Attorney Generals from across the Nation, AMTA National office, and other organizations have gone to Craig’s List, and they listened. The “Erotic Services” heading is gone. This is good news, but it also means that individuals may put illegal activity in the “Therapeutic Services” heading. We need to be the sentinels. We need to go to Craig’s List and look at the Therapeutic Section. If anyone advertises massage illegally in our state, please flag the posting as inappropriate, or mis-catagorized. This will alert Craig’s List and the posting will be removed.
We hope to see you at the various events that we have planned this summer with the Sports Team and the Community Service Team. Join us for the CT Chapter Summer meeting on July 15th! Have an excellent summer, enjoy the season, and remember…..wear your sunscreen…….oh, wait…..sunblock!
-- Scott
Chapter News...
CT Therapist Making News:
Play Ball!
Here we are – between New York City and Boston – the Yankees / Red Sox rivalry going strong in the 2009 season. And Stamford native Lou Potter has made his loyalties clear: He’s not only a New York Yankees fan, he’s a teammate... [read on]
Government Relations: An Important Meeting with the CT State Dept of Public Health
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welcome...
to the American Massage Therapy Association - CT Chapter web site.
If you're a massage therapist or student, please click on the menu above to find the section of the web site of interest to you.
If you are someone who is interested in receiving massage, or who would like to know more about therapeutic massage and bodywork, or would like to find an AMTA massage therapist, please visit the right-hand column of this page to get a start.
Chapter All-Event Calendar
[Click on event name for info]
[A printable calendar at a glance]
| For the Public...
If you are new to receiving massage and bodywork, and would like to learn more about the benefits and the types of bodywork available, this is the place to start.
Please look through the pages listed below, as well as the other pages of this web site to learn about massage, and the importance of locating and AMTA massage therapist. You can also learn how massage therapists are in your community helping people in many ways!
Research has shown that therapeutic massage brings many benefits. Click here to learn more.
Connecticut AMTA CSMT Members Participated in Extreme Home Makeover
Aired on February 8th on ABC
Hollywood came to Southeastern Connecticut the second week in December and the AMTA Connecticut Chapter’s Community Service Massage Team, Emergency Division was there, ready, willing and able to lend a hand!
The CT Chapter of the AMTA is active in your community, bringing massage to events, and bringing awareness of this growing field to people everywhere. The AMTA was active in the days following September 11, 2001, as qualified Massage Emergency Response Team (MERT) members, trained by the AMTA, were deployed to Ground Zero to give massages to the rescue and relief workers. Visit our Community Relations section to learn more about our Chapter initiatives.
RESEARCH CONFIRMS MASSAGE THERAPY ENHANCES HEALTH
What do back pain, stress and breast cancer have in common?
Recent research shows that massage therapy provides relief for people suffering
from each of these conditions and that it is an effective complement to medical
care.
Consumers have long suspected that massage helps promote a healthy and balanced
lifestyle. As more research demonstrates the effectiveness of massage therapy
for helping to treat common ailments like low back pain, more consumers are
seeking massage to improve their overall wellness and health. [read more]
Interested in becoming a licensed massage therapist? Here's the page.
Browse this page to find information on a number of different aspects of massage therapy.
Find an AMTA Massage Therapist
Make sure when you make an appointment to receive a massage, that you're getting the mostly highly trained and certified licensed massage therapist. The American Massage Therapy Association has made it easy for you to find an AMTA-trained, nationally board certified massage therapist in your area through the National Locator service. Click on the magnifying glass to find the right massage therapist!
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