The American Massage Therapy Association has made available a collection of data gathered from U.S. government statistics, surveys of consumers and massage therapists and recent clinical studies on the efficacy of massage. These data provide an overview of the current state of the massage therapy profession, public and medical acceptance of the value of massage and increasing consumer usage of massage therapy.

The fact sheet covers these points:

• Massage Therapy As A Profession
• Who Is Today’s Massage Therapist?
• Massage Therapy as a Career
• Education Is Valued In The Massage Therapy Profession
• State Regulation Of The Massage Profession Rapidly Growing
• Who Gets Massage, Where And Why?
• Massage And Healthcare
• Massage Therapy Research

You can view the information at the AMTA web site or download the PDF version of the report.