Why see a Licensed Massage Therapist, (LMT)?
In the state of Ohio, therapists must be licensed to practice massage. Ohio is unique in that it defines massage therapy as a “limited branch of the practice of medicine.” All applicants must satisfy certain requirements: High school diploma or equivalent, obtain a certificate from an approved school of massage, study for not less than nine months and a minimum of seven hundred and fifty clock hours, possess sufficient character and moral standing, and pass the Basic Science portion and Limited Branch portion of the examination by a score of seventy-five (75) or above. Test subjects include Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, Bacteriology, Hygiene, Diagnosis, Ethics and law, as appropriate to the limited branch of medicine.
