Ready to elevate your practice
to new heights?
Say goodbye to the ordinary and advance into true evidence-based
soft tissue manipulation to get results where others fail.
Learn the art of delivering drug-free pain relief and improving
people’s lives as a recognized Specialist in Medical Massage.
Get Better Client Results With No Thumb Pain
We've transformed thousands
of massage careers.
Self-Paced, 24/7 Online Access, Optional Live Certification Class
“Lifetime” access to an encyclopedia of clinical massage
Based on Over 40 Years of Clinical Research and Practice
The most comprehensive Medical Massage program we know of.
For all practicing therapists wanting to go beyond basic relaxation as a recognized healthcare provider.
Medical Massage is an in-demand specialization that can revolutionize your career, grow your earning potential, and save your hands. Our online Masterclass shows you how.
Do you dream of offering clients more than basic relaxation?
Is massage taking its toll on your body, especially with clients demanding "Deep Tissue"?
Imagine your day-to-day work with less physical stress AND greater financial and professional rewards.Â
Let us show you how to provide the best possible health care for your clients, AND save you from burnout.
Since 2001, we’ve empowered thousands of therapists to expand their practices and extend their careers.
  Whether you’re:
- A seasoned massage therapist on the verge of burnout.
- A new therapist, eager to go beyond typical spa massage.
- Looking for an advanced specialization bursting with opportunity.
- Wanting the confidence and credibility to be a valued and respected member of a healthcare team.
Our comprehensive program shows how to clinically target your treatments for superior results, with less effort and stress on your thumbs, back, and shoulders.
Our skills and strategies come from a combined 80 years of research, teaching, and clinical practice.
You’ll learn the skills, clinical knowledge, and techniques to get referrals and work with MDs, Chiropractors, PTs, even Dentists.
And that’s just a glimpse of the emerging opportunities you'll benefit from as a recognized Specialist in Medical Massage.
Can our No-Thumbs and Pull-not-Push techniques save your career?
One of the greatest risks you face is blowing out your thumbs.
While most advanced therapeutic massage courses rely heavily on thumb work, our Medical Massage program requires no thumbs at all.
Instead, you’ll learn to use alternative techniques and tools that replace standing, “Thumb Work” and repetitive pushing, and allow you to deliver effective treatment with far less effort.
But that's just the beginning...
Typical massage schools don’t teach what we teachÂ
Our entire approach is refreshingly different from the norm. And these differences cascade into a wide set of very specific and meaningful benefits to both you and your clients.
- Deliver treatments as part of an interactive dialog with a clothed client, using little or no oil, and no draping.
- Move beyond prone and supine positions to the often-overlooked side-lying position, which allows you to provide effective relief without having to dig so hard, even while seated on a rolling stool.
- Use specially designed hand tools we call “Thumbsavers” to apply sustained pressure through clothing and protect your thumbs.
- Properly place pillows to give you a physical advantage and easier access to discrete muscles, reducing stress on your legs, back, and shoulders.
Clinical Specialization in Medical Massage is "Life Changing"
The difference this approach can make for your career, physical health, and self-esteem can be truly life-changing.
In fact, “life-changing” is exactly how our students often describe their journey with us.
You’ll learn the critical thinking skills to assess and apply a treatment plan tailored for each client and pathology.
You’ll gain confidence and credibility to serve your community as a valued member of an integrated healthcare team,
providing effective, Drug-Free Pain Relief.
Start on your path to Certification
Advance your career with our online Medical Massage Therapy Masterclass and optional 4-day, Live Techniques Intensives.
- Self-paced, comprehensive, online Masterclass earns a Certificate of Achievement for 72 NCBTMB "Homestudy" CE Hours and teaches everything needed to credibly and confidently present yourself as a Specialist in Medical Massage.
- Optional, 4-Day Techniques Intensive (Masterclass graduates only). Work one-on-one with our instructors to earn 28 "Live" CE Hours, plus your Certification as a Medical Massage Therapist from Health Matters Seminars, a nationally recognized provider of Medical Massage CE since 2001.
Study with our highly experienced Medical Massage instructors:
Barbara Ollis
A lifelong healthcare practitioner, Barbara started working for Chiropractors at age 16.
She’s dedicated herself to exploring treatment methods and techniques that don’t just feel good for clients but also directly address the causes of their health problems.
With years of experience writing research reports, performing clinical massage, and instructing, Barbara brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to enhance your practice.
Julie Brown
Back in high school, Julie was so obsessed with becoming a doctor she read medical textbooks in her spare time.
Wanting to have greater engagements with her clients than the short visits Doctors are typically allowed, Julie opted for Medical Massage.
 Early on, she studied neuromuscular therapy with the same instructors as Barbara and our Founder David Morin.
Julie is thrilled to share her in-depth education with other therapists for the benefit of all.
As usual, our students say it best:Â
It's time to elevate your career
- "Lifetime" 24/7 access to our entire Masterclass platform
- Membership in our private Medical Massage community
- 350-page illustrated workbook
- Set of three handmade wooden Thumbsavers
- Set of three Goniometers and Trimeasures
- Phone Ap for 24/7 access via Smartphone
- Risk-Free 30-Day No-questions-asked refund policy
- Convenient six or twelve-month tuition installment plans
Find success and satisfaction, and have an enduring, positive impact on your client's health.
We're not just another cheap CE course. Since 2001, we've been recognized nationally as a guiding light to advance massage therapists into the Specialization of Medical Massage.
Our program offers a transformative 5-month online Masterclass designed for elite therapists who want to provide the best possible health care and make a real difference in people's lives.
Most importantly, rather than memorizing particular recipes for particular pathologies, we teach the background knowledge and critical thinking process for true client-centered care.
With the most comprehensive online Medical Massage curriculum we know of, you’ll learn skills, treatments, and little-known “tricks” to set you apart from other therapists.
- Assessment tests for pain, posture, and active/passive range of motion to successfully maximize and speed your client's healing.
- Everything you need to practice in any clinical setting and interact with other medical professionals.
- All the forms you need to download and print for documentation and outreach.
- How to establish and maintain client communication to keep your pressure “just right”.
- More than 100 different pathologies successfully treated through massage, with indications and contraindications for what not to do and when.
- How to extend your massage career by adopting ergonomically correct, alternative techniques and tools that replace "thumb work", standing, and repetitive pushing.
- Clinically studied massage practices like Trigger Point Therapy to eliminate referred pain, Osteopathic Oscillation for relaxing articular tension, Muscle Energy Techniques to relax and lengthen muscles, Hydrotherapy, Remedial Exercises, and more.
- Masterclass graduates can attend our optional 4-day Live Techniques Intensives to work one-on-one with our experienced instructors and qualify for Certification in Medical Massage from Health Matters Seminars.
