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Posted on: September 23, 2013
An aging population and increased public awareness of holistic healthcare benefits have expanded options in the massage therapy occupation. The last 20 years have seen the development of a huge diversity of massage therapist positions and specialties. Certified Injury Prevention Instructor (“CIPI”) and Massage Doula are two major examples of massage therapy occupational innovations. This is due to a combination of the general flourishing and relatively recent transitioning of therapeutic massage into mainstream medicine.Optimistic official reports
The Occupational Outlook Handbook (“OOH”) is an official publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”). Per recent OOH report, more than 80 different therapeutic massage techniques and/or specialties currently exist. Sports massage, Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, and trigger point therapeutic massage are just a few major examples.
Over the past two years alone, massage therapist positions have increased by 3 percent. Experts portend this trend to continue and increase over the next decade or so. For instance, official BLS projections anticipate an overall occupational growth rate of 20 percent for massage therapists. BLS further reports that this figure is “faster than average” for all U.S. occupations.
Thus, the future prospects indeed look quite bright for aspiring professional masseuses. Below are some additional fascinating facts that complete the rosy occupational portrait.
Significant massage therapy stats
• Between 35 and 40 percent of the world’s hospitals offer patient therapeutic massage
• More than half - 55 percent - of licensed doctors regularly recommend therapeutic massage to their patients
• Almost half – 40 percent – of all physical therapists recommend patient massage therapies
• A full three-fourths of professional massage therapy practitioners report receiving regular referrals from a broad array of healthcare providers
Overall conclusions
Shifting social, economic, and demographic elements of contemporary society have brought major positive changes within the therapeutic massage profession. Those who desire a career in the helping profession that offers many rewards and opportunities to reap high personal satisfaction from healing others must definitely take a close look at massage therapy.
