[Kelly@Lakeside]

Hello! I was wondering if it would be possible to chat with anyone that has or had an interest in mixing massage therapy and nursing. I'm working in the massage therapy field, but not a therapist myself, and I would love the opportunity to learn more about the relationship between the two fields. Feel free to email me or post in response.

Thanks a bunch!
Kelly
Mid-western transplant via Baltimore, Maryland

[Skili]

Hi Kelly, welcome to the midwest-I am an old nurse and planning to go to massage school hopefully this yr. I think it is a natural, nurturing thought to combine the two, especially since science is finally linking how seriously stress affects the physical body's responses to illness and the cause of 50-90% of all illnesses. The New England Journal is starting to write about this and insurance is starting to pay for certain cases as you probably already know. I have been a psych nurse much of my career, and saw the benefits yrs. ago. Nursing is extremely stressful, I personally am taking a sabatical from it and hope to continue my desire to improve others health in massage. I have a nurse friend who does massage .I have nursed for 28 yrs. and never regretted it. It is not for the faint hearted-and I don't mean just as in blood. The hours are brutal, as are the working conditions and the politics, and in many cases , very hard on your personal life.(Most of us work many week-ends, 2nd and 3rd shift,10+hr. days and at least 50% of the holidays,) but does depend on the type of job you have too. My final opinion, there is nothing like it.People will touch your heart in a way you will never be able to let it go. Your friend, Skili

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[SpencerRN,LMT]

Kelly, Please take the time to go to www.nanmt.org You will see the recognized nursing specilaty of massage therapy. This is an organization by RNs and LPNs that also hold a massage therapy license. Depending on your state requirements, massage may not be regulated. Let me know what state you are currently practicing in as a nurse and I can steer you to schools in your area or job possiblilities. Good luck[



QUOTE=Kelly@Lakeside]Hello! I was wondering if it would be possible to chat with anyone that has or had an interest in mixing massage therapy and nursing. I'm working in the massage therapy field, but not a therapist myself, and I would love the opportunity to learn more about the relationship between the two fields. Feel free to email me or post in response.

Thanks a bunch!
Kelly
Mid-western transplant via Baltimore, Maryland[/quote]