SCR 135, as amended, Evans. National Massage Therapy Awareness Week.
This measure would proclaim the week of October 19, 2014, to October 25, 2014, inclusive, as National Massage Therapy Awareness Week in California.
Fiscal committee: no.
P1 1WHEREAS, Massage therapy is beneficial to overall health and
2is increasingly part of integrated health care; and
3WHEREAS, Consumers are spending in excess of $12 billion
4to $17 billion annually on massage therapy, and more insurance
5companies are covering it; and
6WHEREAS, Therapeutic massage can benefit people of all ages;
7and
8WHEREAS, A growing body of clinical research shows that
9massage therapy is beneficial for a wide variety of health issues,
10including stress, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, arthritis, back
11pain, muscle injury and soreness, headaches, and maintaining good
12health; and
13WHEREAS, California regulates the massage therapy profession
14and massage therapists must meet the legal requirements to
P2 1practice, which may include minimum hours of initial training and
2passing an examination in order to ensure patient safety; and
3WHEREAS,begin delete The American Massage Therapy Association begin insert Massage therapists consistently provideend insert
4(AMTA), a 56,000-member professional association for massage
5therapists, providesend delete
6 consumer and professional education information on massage and
7begin delete helpsend deletebegin insert helpend insert consumers and health professionals locate qualified
8massage therapists in their area; now, therefore, be it
9Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
10thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims the week of
11October 19, 2014, to October 25, 2014, inclusive, as National
12Massage Therapy Awareness Week in California; and be it further
13Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
14this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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