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I came across this earlier today and found it interesting. Take a look let me know what you think, Huffington Post

Recently, we were approached by Dr. Paul Thomas, about bringing his program, Certification in  in (Functional) Neurology for Bodyworkers, which includes Massage Therapists and Acupuncturists, to the New York / New Jersey / Pennsylvania area, and having ITM be the host. Being that we are frequently approached by different instructors and training organizations about using our facilities, we are…
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Many new classes are starting this fall at ITM and with the influx of students coming to the school, starting a career where they will be helping others, we thought to write a blog about how students can help themselves-self care 101 for the new massage therapist. The reason most massages therapists “burn out” is…
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Recently, Andrew Kamchi, our Director of Operations met Dina Manzo and Danielle (not Staub), her assistant, at The Brownstone in Paterson. Being that Dina has set up Project Ladybug, which supports the needs of families who have children with cancer, it seemed like a perfect fit as part of our ongoing community outreach program, and…
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6 Months ago, Barbara Williams from The (Bergen County) Record, was kind enough to write about what the students at The Institute for Therapeutic Massage (ITM) are doing in our Oncology Massage Certification Program that runs at both our Haskell / Wanaque, NJ (Passaic County) school location as well as our Red Bank, NJ (Monmouth…
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My Massage School Experience, By Rania Ismail – Taken From The National Federation of the Blind’s Newsletter – ‘The Sounding Board’ ‘Since I was 14 years old, I wanted to become a massage therapist. I had sustained a neck injury that had left me in chronic pain, and at the time, massage therapy was the…
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A new continuing education class has been added at ITM, and we are very excited to make the announcement, for while it is an age old technique, it is just beginning to get the recognition it deserves here in the United States. The class is accredited for NCBTMB National CEU credits, and is good for…
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Recently, US News & World Report listed their top 50 careers for 2011, and we were pleasantly surprised to see that 3 out of the 5 programs that we offer were mentioned. Here are a few highlights from the article: ‘Personal / Athletic Trainers – The Rundown: As student-athletes train harder and compete younger, schools…
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The staff at ITM couldn’t be more excited about our latest / greatest addition. He is smart, funny, easy going, energetic (at the same time, naps a lot), and an 8 week old Chihuahua puppy named Finley. It is absolutely amazing to walk into the administrative office hallways and hear our school director Valerie ‘baby…
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The Institute for Therapeutic Massage offers this exciting 50-hour Hospital Based Medical Massage Therapy Program in conjunction with Atlantic Health Systems at Overlook Hospital, Summit, New Jersey (Union County). This advanced program is specifically designed for massage therapists, and will provide the opportunity to work with doctors, nurses, and hospital patients to learn how to…
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