What is a medical massage therapist and how to become one

Key steps to become a medical massage therapist

1. Explore medical massage therapist education requirements

   Most common medical massage therapist degrees

   Bachelor's

   32.9 %

   Associate

   30.1 %

   Certificate

   15.9 %

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2. Start to develop specific medical massage therapist skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Patients	41.96%
   Patient Care	23.37%
   Physical Therapy	13.76%
   Medical Nutrition Therapy	13.42%
   Medical Histories	1.06%

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3. Complete relevant medical massage therapist training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New medical massage therapists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a medical massage therapist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real medical massage therapist resumes.

4. Obtain the necessary licensing

   Becoming a licensed medical massage therapist usually doesn't require a college degree. However, you need to pass an exam to become a licensed medical massage therapist in most of states. 37 states require medical massage therapists to have license for their work. You can see the list of states below.

   State	Education	Exam	License url
   Alabama	-	-	Licensed Massage Therapist
   Alaska	Specific course required	Third-party exam required	Massage Therapist
   Arkansas	Specific course required	Both state and third-party exams required	Massage Therapist
   Colorado	Specific course required	Third-party exam required	Massage Therapists
   Connecticut	Specific course required	Third-party exam required	Massage Therapist

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5. Research medical massage therapist duties and responsibilities

   • Manage confidential client health information in accordance with the HIPPA act.
   • Develop personalized exercises for patients; educate patients on the proper stretching/exercising techniques.
   • Complete nutritional assessments of all patients and make recommendations to interdisciplinary care plan team as needed.
   • Maintain professionalism and cleanliness of assign therapy room and maintain the confidentiality and sensitivity to relate issues during all client interactions.

6. Prepare your medical massage therapist resume

   When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your medical massage therapist resume.

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7. Apply for medical massage therapist jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a medical massage therapist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams