Massage therapy is no longer the once-a-year indulgence or special treat one gets at a spa. Sure plenty of spas are still doing massages, but the growth is coming from the health care field. For the first time, massage therapy is considered to be a health care benefit and therapists themselves health care professionals.

Hospitals, therapy centers, chiropractors and other venues are using massage therapy as a healing process. The article goes on to state that massage therapy reduces stress and provides many other benefits.

This is good news for salons and spas. While it’s nice that more and more hospitals are opening wellness centers, I would rather step into a nice spa. But for hospitals, it makes perfect sense. Plenty of people are going to hospitals for many reasons so why not turn the hospital experience into something positive.

One thing the article didn’t mention is that TNG offers advanced massage courses through Biotone. We have noticed that many courses are sold-out and it points to the trend of more people getting into the industry. It’s good work, rewarding and you get to listen to spa music all day long.

Personally, I like a massage with the same frequency of a pedicure: monthly. But I can certainly get used to having them weekly.

Happy Monday!