It was 17 years ago that the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) created National Massage Therapy Awareness Week. The AMTA is the largest non-profit, serving massage therapists, massage students, and massage schools with more than 56,000 members. Next to the National Institutes of Health, the AMTA is one of, if not the, best resource about massage therapy for licensed massage therapists and clients alike. They strive promote massage to the public and the health care community.
It is because of this goal that this annual event was born. This year’s National Massage Therapy Awareness Week is October 20-26, 2013. This is an educational event that can happen anywhere to help raise awareness about the medical and emotional benefits on massage therapy. continue reading
October is a busy month for health and wellness. It is most commonly known for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National Massage Therapy Week. However this month we also celebrate 
In a few weeks, we’ll be seeing a lot of pink. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month declared by the 
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 marks the 12th annual 
This month is National Pain Awareness Month. The main purpose of Pain Awareness Month is to bring attention to the very real physical suffering of close to 75 million Americans and to highlight the need for research and new, innovative treatments. Most of the awareness associated with Pain Awareness Month is focused on chronic pain. This could be as common as chronic pain of the lower back or more specific, such as chronic pain associated with terminal illnesses. 
