Massage therapy is an excellent way to help people recover from injury, relax from a stressful day, or simply enjoy themselves. There are over eighty specific types or modalities of massage, and many therapists learn multiple techniques in order to better serve their clients. Knowing which technique to use on which patient is very important, because everyone’s needs are different and the same technique used on an elderly person would not work for an athlete.

Due to the physical nature of the work and time needed in between sessions, full time massage therapists typically give massages anywhere from 15-30 hours a week. In order to prevent injury, its very important that the massage therapist use a proper technique in their work.

About two-thirds of massage therapists are self employed, which means that you’ll probably be able to set your own hours. However, it also increases the importance of developing trusting relationships with customers, because securing repeat customers are key to building a successful business.