These timelines have been collected overtime and are a good place to start when looking into the history of massage therapy and the massage therapy profession but as usual are subject to variations in dates/times/events. They are currently on the websites of our Secretary Julie Onofrio but will be integrated into this website/archives as this organization is developed.
History of the Professional Associations in the US.
History of American Massage Therapy Association
- History of AMTA by Ruth Williams
- History of AMTA- WA – includes PDFs of AMTA journals 1954-1960
- History of AMTA National
- History of AMTA. 80 Years. Leadership Tree
History of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals
History of The Massage Therapy Foundation
History of the Coalition of Massage Therapy Associations
History of the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
History of the Federation of State Massage Boards
The history of Hospital Based Massage Therapy
History of how WA State is able to bill health insurance – on my other site www.massagepracticebuilder.com
Timeline history of massage therapy 3000BC – 1899
Timeline history – 1900-1950
Timeline history – 1950-2000
Timeline history 2000-2010
Timeline History 2010-2020
History of Massage Through Google Books
History of Sports Massage
History of Massage in the New York Times
The Phenomenal Growth of the Number of Massage Schools
History of Massage licensing by state.
Early History of Massage through Google Books 1866-1921
History of Deep Tissue Massage
History of massage in healthcare
History of Massage Licensing in the US (chart)
History of the word Massage/Massage Therapy