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Midwestern students interested in a career in massage therapy will find opportunities to prepare for this profession in several massage therapy schools in Indiana. Students can opt to earn certificates or diplomas from vocational and technical schools and community colleges, or to get two-year Associate of Science (AS) degrees that are offered by some community colleges. Four-year Bachelor of Science (BS) degree programs are offered by other Indiana massage therapy schools.
A good massage school will provide students with all the classroom and hands-on training required for gaining entry-level positions in spas, medical facilities, and athletic organizations. Hands-on clinical massage experience provides many of the tools needed, while courses in anatomy, physiology, pathology, nutrition, health, and hygiene, as well as theory and practice of massage, hydrotherapy, reflexology, and more provide other necessary skills. Management, marketing, accounting, and business ethics are also offered in some Indiana massage therapy schools to provide complete business skills for operating a massage therapy business.
The best massage therapy schools are accredited by state and national organizations. Students should also seek schools that are associated with professional massage therapy and bodywork organizations. Accreditation assures students of a quality education. Some credentials that students might find attached to a good massage school may be: ACCSCT (Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and College of Technology) and ACICS (Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools). There are other qualifying credentials as well.
Massage therapy schools prepare students for providing bodywork treatments for relaxation and reducing stress and pain, and for medical massage for assisting patients in recovery after injury. Programs in massage therapy prepare graduates for positions at the entry level in spas, fitness centers, sports medicine, chiropractics, sports organizations, health gyms, or private massage therapy practices. You may even wish to branch out into other areas of natural healing, such as acupuncture and oriental medicine, for instance.
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