American Massage Therapy Association^®

AMTA News Room

• Top News Stories from 2004

• Massage Therapy Increasingly Sought for Pain Relief  - (pdf  version of same*)

• The Power of Touch for Pain Relief - (a basic fact sheet)

Consumer Survey Results

• 2003 Consumer Survey Fact Sheet - (a pdf file that requires Adobe Reader to open*)

• American Hospital Association Study in conjunction with AMTA - (pdf version of same*)

• 2002 Massage Therapy Consumer Survey Fact Sheet - (pdf version of same*)

• 2001 Massage Therapy Consumer Survey Fact Sheet

Massage Story Ideas for Editors

• Demand for massage increases - (a pdf file that requires Adobe Reader to open*)

• Research confirms massage therapy enhances health

• What every consumer needs to know before visiting a massage therapist

• Massage:  much-kneaded complementary health care

• Massage Tips for Consumers

Who We Are - Here is our most recent demographic study of AMTA members.  (This is a pdf form and requires Adobe Reader to open)

AMTA responds to article in January issue of Redbook magazine implying that clients are in danger of assault by massage therapists in spas.

Top AMTA News Stories of 2002

Top AMTA News Stories from 2003

Editor's Tool Kit

The material below has been prepared to make your job easier and help us to help you provide the proper information on massage therapy and the
profession.

Editors / Writers, stock photos are available.

Photos You Can Download

TV Clips (RealVideo)-- view our latest B Roll on-line and request a copy of a broadcast quality BETA tape. Available for professional journalists and media outlets only.

If you do not have a copy of RealPlayer, click here to download.

For additional information fill out our Editor's Request Form

Downloadable Press Kit -- Here is a full press kit that is set up as a PDF file viewable with Adobe Reader. It contains the latest statistics available on Massage Therapy that can easily be incorporated into an article or story on massage.

Important: Please note if you are currently using a version of Adobe Reader prior to version 7.0, it is strongly suggested that you upgrade to view these files, otherwise you may experience errors.

Copyright Request

Copyright Request - Here is an easy-to-use download form.

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