'I'o1rmd,'c.sc(t,'ch ittlo Ihtr thrtt'clrculic effects o/nlns.sagr thttup'y thl'ough llrc
t\M'I'A I'oundotion.
\/1. A, Wilt licr:lrsirrg rt:qrrlrcmr'nls (:ov(r' nll practicing ntt:nlbcrs o.[ thr prrl/i:sslotr?
Ycs, il llrcy rlct:t thc dclittitiort of lht:1:ruct.ics ol tttilssagc nnrl bocly1v1ll;1 tf rcra;ty.
l.ixcrrrprigls irrc:lrrdr: llrr:se givirrg ruitssilg(: irncl hodywork to rllclnl)el's 0l lheir rtwtt [atttily,
ancl tlr6sr.. yJlsrsc pl'csctrl prol'cssi61 (slclr as plrysical ttrt:rapists) inc.lurlus trrotlttlitics
whic.h nt'c nlstt rrtilizccl in bod)'rvork thcraJries.
l:xistirtg lltassng(: i.rrul llotlyworlt pt'ircdtioncrs who cltt Ilot llle(:l llte lrt:w c.rltt<:alittttal
lctlrrircltrt:rrt.s will lu::rltlt: to t'cc('.i\,(:. ir provisiotral lit:cnsc lirr ii llclioct of two ycnrs al'tt:r tttc
c:stitLrlislrurenr ol rhc lto:rnl ol'Mitssrrgc atrrl ttodyworlt lltt:raPy. Altcl lltrrl 1'reriotl lras
r:xPirt.rl, tlrosc rct'soJ)s u'rll he rcrlrircd tu sulrnril. (lor-.tu))c.lttatiotr thal thcl'ltitvc ('(tllll)lctc(l
the Prcscribccl corrtirttrirrg cdrtc.atiorr rcr;uirciltcrtt rccc.ivc a licctrsc lo Prilclicc.
It. What is fhc cppro.ximc{r: nombcl'of'prrrsorrs il,lto will hc: tc.gulale,d ond thc
Ipnnbr:r'o/ pru'.srrrr.s u,ho ru'c lihr:ly to uliliar: (hr: .srlrrrice.s o/ lhe profession?
At Prcscrrt, tllcrc iu(r al)J)r'oxrrnnrt:11, I200.150() persotrs who wortlcl htl rc1$tlatcd lry
rlrisAct. l{ccltrsc ol'tlrr:'wicle. rangc ol'applicability ol'rltilssirgc irtttl l'lodywork thcraPy I'or
llotlr 1rrr.r,r'ntrvc urrrl colrcctivtl rre.e.cls, thcrc arc fcw inclivicltrals itr Nortll C.arolitra rvlto
worrlcl rrot bc lrotcrrtill cilrr(li(lirte.s to rrtilizr: tlrt:st: ;:roltssitlltitl serviccs.
vll. Wlrrrl hind o.!hnou'ledgc or erytetiencc dod.s thc public neecl ttt ltevt lo ltt: ttltk ttt
(:v(rlfl(f f c thc scrvirr:s oflt:t'cel hy thc pt'o,l'esslott'?
'l'lrcrc arr: ol'{c<:tivc and subjr'.ctivc: lnc.ans for evaltration. 'llrc prrhlic tttttsl lcttow lltitt
tllct'(: irr'c: l)r'o,e.ssrolrnl anrl r:lhic:al slauclurcl.s lirr the pril(',tice. of lttassagc arrd hrlrlywrtrl<
tlrt:rap1,, irncl shor,rlcl irrrlrrirc as to wlrc:tl'rcr or'rrot a pl'a('titirttrcr has rrst't'ivctl prolrcr tr:lillillg
irn(l ct'('(lcntii'tls, lrrrlivirltrals wlro rr.:r:t:rvc lnil,$sagc ttrcrajry sllortltl trttst tltr':ir 0wtt ittttrt'trnl
l<nou,lctlll' irr onlr:r to strlr.icctivt:ly t:valtrirt(1 tJt(: clfcctive.ne.ss of n givettr tlrcrapl'scssiott.
lrr arl<lirion, il lict'rrsurc is grirutccl to pcrsolls pracli(:inH llri{ssitg(: atttl lrotlywot'lt
thcral:y. thosc arlvcrtisirrg ils rnnss?rge ancl |.lodylvot'l< rherapists will only trt: lhosc who ilrc
lir:ense<|. I hr: prrblir: wrll hlvc t() cliscerrr wlrc.tlter thosc aclvc.rtising itr tttlrct' wilys l(t
corurotc ruxssill{( arrtl l.rorlywor'J( th(:rirl)y so'vice.s btrt t'tot. usitrg thc Lcrnrs mitssiUlc
tltt:l'iqPy, ol lrotlywurk arc c.stalrlislrrnt:rrts tlrr:y wanl. to lrirtr'otlize .
vttt. lr()d.{ thc or:cupctional rirrftrp ltuve a.n cstnDlishcy' codt of ctltic.s, rr vttluntrtr.y
ccrti.l'it:tttirnr l?,ttgtct,rr ot'othct',lrr:(tstres lo ensur(: a rnltrltrtUrn quolity ttl sc.rvict:?
'l lrr: N;rlrorr:ll (,r:rtilir:atiorr ljoanl lbr 1'he:ra1lc:utic Massagt: atrtl ltotlywol'l< cstitlrlisttt:tl a
voltttllnt')'c'crttlit'ntittll l)l'oltriln) in l!)-t)3, u,hiclt is accrt:Clittrd Lty tttc Nlttirtltirl (.)lgillri?illioll
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