What You Can Expect
As a Professional
Massage Therapist?
When you look at these numbers, take note of this: These
numbers have been on a steady increase since 1997.
In 1997 there was an estimated 114 million visits to massage
therapists in the US.
Massage therapy is the most used type of complementary and
alternative medicine in hospitals in the United States.
People state that they use massage because they believe that
it relieves pain from musculoskeletal injuries and other causes
of pain, reduces stress and enhances relaxation, rehabilitates
sports injuries, decreases feelings of anxiety and depression,
and increases general well being.
In a poll of 25-35 year olds 79% said they would like their
health insurance plan to cover massage. Companies that offer
massage to their employees include Allstate, Best Buy, Cisco
Systems, FedEx, Gannett (which runs USA Today), General
Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Home Depot, JC Penney,
Kimberly-Clark, Texas Instruments and Yahoo.
In 2006 Duke University Health System opened up a center to
integrate medical disciplines with CAM disciplines such as
massage therapy and acupuncture. There were 15,500 spas in the
United States in 2007 with about a third of the visitors being
men.
The number of visits rose from 91 million in 1999 to 136
million in 2003, generating a revenue that equals $11
billion.
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