Association of Massage Therapists

13/10/2026

AMT would like to sincerely thank our sponsors for helping us to celebrate our 60th anniversary in style over the past weekend.

Guild Insurance was our major sponsor. They also supported 5 AMT members to travel to the conference with 5 $1000 travel scholarships. Thank you Guild for your support.

Rowo Herbal Sports Gel have supported AMT at more conferences than we can remember. We are grateful for their support again this year.

Special shout out to Woodslane Health for their generous donation of books for prizes, and Tui Balms and fisiocrem Australia for providing samples to delegates.

Thank you also to Taking Care Mobile Massage, Institute of Oncology Massage, Terra Rosa, and ASSESS TREAT RECORD PTY LTD , who also exhibited their wares at the conference.

And, finally, thank you to the following companies for offering conference discount specials to AMT members:

RockTape 🔥 Go Stronger, Longer
Firm.n.Fold
Scar Tissue Release Australia

13/10/2026

Sincere thanks to our conference sponsors!

13/10/2026

AMT would like to sincerely thank our sponsors for helping us to celebrate our 60th anniversary in style over the past weekend.

Guild Insurance were our major sponsors. They also supported 5 AMT members to travel to the conference with 5 $1000 travel scholarships. Thank you Guild for your support.

Rowo Herbal Sports Gel have supported AMT at more conferences than we can remember. We are grateful for their support again this year.

Special shout out to Woodslane Health for their generous donation of books for prizes, and Tui Balms and fisiocrem Australia for providing samples to delegates.

Thank you also to Taking Care Mobile Massage, Institute of Oncology Massage, Terra Rosa, and AssessTreatRecord, who also exhibited their wares at the conference.

And, finally, thank you to the following companies for offering conference discount specials to AMT members:

RockTape
Firm.n.Fold Massage Equipment
Scar Tissue Release Australia

29/09/2026

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06/09/2026

"Given where my own journey started, it probably won’t surprise you that I don’t just believe in the value of massage therapy in theory – I’ve lived it."

We are excited to introduce AMT's new CEO, Adele Braun. Read Adele's origin story on this week's AMT blog:

AMT has a new CEO! Get to know Adele Braun in this week’s blog post …

03/09/2026

The massage industry has come a long way in Australia since the 1970s. Here's a clip of AMT’s second-longest serving member, Elizabeth Ditlow, talking about being a massage therapist in 1970s Double Bay in Sydney.

At AMT's 60th anniversary celebration in Sydney on October 10, we will be plugging a few more gaps in AMT’s history (and the broader industry). There’s still plenty of stories left to tell!

Don't risk missing out on all the fun.

More information and conference registration here:

https://www.amt.org.au/conference/welcome.html

10/08/2026

Researchers from Richard Roudebush VA and Indiana University found that massage therapy could significantly reduce neck pain severity for up to six months after treatment. Researchers randomly assigned 290 veterans to either a waitlist control group or a therapeutic massage group who received hour-long professional therapeutic massages twice weekly over the course of three months. The researchers measured neck disability and pain for one, three and six months after completion, and found that the veterans who received therapeutic massage still had their neck disability pain scores reduced by three points after three months, and then by one point after six months.

This week, VA Research published findings on TBI and su***de risk, telehealth and rural infection control, and the benefits of massage therapy.

29/07/2026

The Census is conducted every 5 years and provides a snapshot of Australia's population, workforce, and communities. It is one of the only reliable sources of national workforce data, filling a gap where no formal registration system currently captures this information. This is particularly crucial for self-regulating health professions like the massage therapy industry.

Read more sbout why your answers to the 2026 Australian Census:

https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=2c033ae3d11a1f3eb16c464bd&id=119c3dc36f

23/07/2026

“Licensed massage therapists ought to be respected as mainstream practitioners, whose profession provides a therapeutic approach not just to address pain and functional challenges but to foster wellness and overall well-being, physical and emotional. Everyone can benefit from working with a skilled massage therapist. They’re the hidden gems in the healthcare system.”

Researchers Publish Largest Study Ever on Massage Therapy Use by Lori Fogleman, Media & Public Relations July 5, 2024 Credit: PeopleImages / Collection: iStock / Getty Images Plus  Contact: Lori Fogleman, Baylor University Media and Public Relations, 254-709-5959Follow us on X (Twitter): ...

20/07/2026

For patients and clinicians alike ...

Registrations are now open for National Pain Week 2026 📢

Hear from experts, clinicians and people with lived experience across a week of online events.

🔗 Register today: painliveshere.org.au