Massage Therapist
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
Massage therapy is a health care service, which applies massage for therapeutic purposes. The manipulations include stroking, kneading, percussion, compression, vibration, friction, and nerve strokes, and are administered by hand or with mechanical or electrical apparatus. Massage therapists also use oils, salt glows, heat lamps, hot and cold packs, and tub, shower, or cabinet baths in their works. They do not diagnose or treat illness or disease.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- Address
- PO Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711
- Phone
- (512) 463-6599
- Agency website
- https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/
- Licence page
- https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/mas/mas.htm
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
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Source and verification
This record is Texas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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