How to make massage respectable

Alberta's 1,800 massage therapists-whom the public often confuses with the prostitutes who work in massage parlours-are trying to tone up their image. "We're determined to bring some sort of professionalism to the people practising massage therapy," says Dr. Lame Salami, presiden...

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Published inAlberta report Vol. 26; no. 36; p. 16
Main Author Hope, Philip
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Edmonton United Western Communications 20.09.1999
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Massage therapy
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Summary:Alberta's 1,800 massage therapists-whom the public often confuses with the prostitutes who work in massage parlours-are trying to tone up their image. "We're determined to bring some sort of professionalism to the people practising massage therapy," says Dr. Lame Salami, president of the Alberta Registered Massage Therapists Society ARMTS). "So we're working to establish a college of massage therapists, similar to the College of Physicians and Surgeons, to regulate our industry."
ISSN:0225-0519