Things have changed since massage school and new information about current sanitation issues have come to light. Flesh eating bacteria used to be confined to the hospital setting or third world countries. With the highly contagious CA-MERSA (community associated MERSA) taking the lives of over 20,000 Americans last year (more than HIV-AIDS and Emphysema combined) it became apparent that the massage profession needed an update on sanitation guidelines.

The Stone Massage Association has spent two years and over $25,000 compiling research data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), John Hopkins University, The Alta Bates Burn Center and other highly regarded NIH resources to offer the most current information on safety with temperatures and sanitation.

This two hour power point presentation is enlightening and entertaining. It has been prepared to help educate our profession on the best ways to protect our clientele. With rising insurance costs due to lawsuits involving burns and staph infections we all need to understand how to protect our client and our industry. The new information available in this presentation fully explains the concerns and offers feasible solutions to the problems facing our profession.

Every massage practitioner who uses massage implements to support their modality must have this information. If temperature is used on the body, a host of new contraindications must be recognized. The valuable information in this presentation is necessary for all body workers and will support the therapist who wishes to take the written exam and purchase the 6 hour CE home study course to further their professionalism.