Sports Massage CEUs for MMIP Members

Our CE Library is solely accessible online. The informative and engaging classes are self-paced, meaning you can start and stop as needed and always return right back to where you left off. Through a partnership with Panda Massage CEU, sports massage CEUs online are available for our members to meet nearly all states' recertification requirements.

It is important to check for yourself and make sure these courses meet your state's regulations. Members enjoy unlimited access; however, whenever you want to engage with the material, it is up to you. Access to our CE Library and Panda’s online curriculum is included as a free benefit to our members’ massage therapist liability insurance policies.

CEU is a continuing education unit and is a requirement among many occupations requiring a professional license to conduct services. Many states will require some hours of continuing education for renewal. CEUs don’t always have a one-to-one relationship with the hours a required activity takes.

For example, some states require ten contact hours for continuing education, but these ten hours only equate to one CEU. Always check and understand your state board’s requirements for massage therapists.

Many states require a live portion for demonstrations or classes as part of their CE renewal requirements. The state board where your practice is located should be able to provide a list of approved providers in your area. 

As a good rule of thumb, always look for NCBTMB-approved courses. The NCBTMB is one of the largest national certification boards for massage therapy, and most reputable education providers will be certified by them.

Access to our exclusive, members-only CE Library and Panda Massage CEU classes are included at no extra cost with your MMIP membership! As a bonus, you can take additional classes - so brush up on an area you’d like to know more about or knock out a block of your required CEUs all in one sitting. The classes are self-paced, so you can go as quickly or slowly as needed to retain the information. Talk to an insurance sales agent about free CEU classes today.

Board certification means you’ve taken additional steps to further your sports massage therapy knowledge and accreditation. Once you become Board-certified, you’ll need to renew your license biennially with at least 24 CEUs completed within those two years. Because our CE Library courses are NCBTMB-approved, you can be confident the hours will count towards your Board certification’s CE requirements.

As a member of MMIP, CEUs earned from our online learning library are included at no extra charge. Most state boards for sports massage therapy require around 24 hours of continuing education for license renewals. Paying for these classes yourself will run upwards of $170 on the open market. Comparatively, for just $169/year, our massage therapy liability insurance members receive comprehensive professional and general liability coverage, and even identity theft protection.

All of this comes in addition to loads of exclusive benefits, which, among a host of other goodies, include free continuing education units for sports massage therapy. 

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Through our partnership with Panda Massage CEU, we can provide our members free, unlimited access to a full curriculum of NCBTMB-approved courses and help satisfy your state board’s sports massage therapy CE requirements. Courses cover all topics, including medical errors, HIV/Aids, and kinesiology.

For renewal CEUs, the “Ethics in Massage Therapy” course provides a free ethics CEU for massage therapists. For those wanting a broad overview of the profession, the “Past Present and Future” course affords the chance to learn more about the origin of the many different modalities for massage therapy. It will count towards most states’ general CEU requirements.

Although the free access to our member-exclusive library of CEU classes is only available for our massage insurance policyholders, we also offer access to our massage continuing education courses without the insurance for only $59 per year. With 24 courses to choose from and over 60 hours of NCBTMB-approved course material, your massage continuing education is affordable and accessible. 

When you are a Massage Magazine Insurance Plus member, you gain access to the classes offered by PANDA Massage CEU at no extra cost. Our massage professional liability insurance policyholders can gain almost all their continuing education requirements through our continuing education benefit.

So, whether you have insurance through Massage Magazine Plus or another provider, you can still take advantage of our valuable resources for continuing education for sports massage therapists. 

The exact sports massage continuing education requirements will vary from state to state. Because of this, each state board will have specific requirements for the continuing education of sports massage therapists. However, Massage Magazine Insurance Plus has compiled the requirements for each state in one place. With our State Requirements page, you can quickly find your state's sports massage continuing education requirements and see which courses you need. 

Here at Massage Magazine Insurance Plus, we understand that keeping up with your annual sports massage CEU requirements can be challenging. That is why we make it simple for you to stay on top of the requirements for each state by having them in a single place. We remove the stress of hunting down each state requirement and have it compiled in an easy-to-access guide for convenience.

Some states will require that a portion of your continuing education as a sports massage therapist takes place in person. This means that you are not able to fulfill the state board requirements entirely online and will need to find an educational center that offers in-person classes. We recommend searching for a center near you that is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB). 

Finding an in-person class that is NCBTMB-approved will make sure that you receive a tested and certified education provider and that it comes from a trustworthy source. They are also an excellent resource for additional learning materials and specific annual requirements for sports massage therapists. 

Whether you have been a sports massage therapist for a while or are just starting your career in sports massage therapy, you want to be certain that your education and practices are board-certified. 

While access is a free perk of being a Massage Magazine Insurance Plus member, you can access the sports massage CEU courses library for just $59 a year with a benefits-only plan. Although you are not getting the added benefit of peace of mind with the insurance for sports massage therapists, it is a flexible option if you have insurance through another provider.

Every state has its own requirements for sports massage therapist CEUs, so always check with your state board for the specific requirements for your renewal. Florida’s Board of Massage Therapy requires applicants on their first biennial renewal to have completed two hours of CE in the Prevention of Medical Errors and then one hour of general topics for every month that has elapsed since the initial issuance of the license. 

For example, if you were licensed ten months ago, you’ll need to show a total of ten hours of CE completed, which includes the two hours for the required Prevention of Medical Errors course. After the first biennial renewal, applicants in Florida will then need:

• 12 live CE hours

• 6 general hours (one hour of which is a required class in spotting/preventing human trafficking)

• 2 hours in the Prevention of Medical Errors course

• 2 hours for a course covering laws and rules in the industry

• 2 hours for professional ethics

Different state boards may also allow additional methods for obtaining a given amount of required CEUs, including attending specific board meetings and/or performing pro-bono services.

Our CE classes help cover the majority of the general requirements for renewal but would not generally count as a “live” demonstration or class. Some states have a requirement for both general classes, a live portion, and then may also include several other categories pertinent to those in the health and wellness fields such as preventing the spread of pathogens, medical laws and regulations, or professional ethics.

Yes, through our partnership with Panda Massage CEU, a leading provider in massage therapist CEU classes, we are able to bring our members a full curriculum of National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB)-approved classes. As a licensed continuing education provider in New York, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, Panda Massage CEU courses help practitioners efficiently gain the required amount of CEUs with just the right classes needed for renewals. Still, have a question about our CE course curriculum? 

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As soon as a course is completed, you’ll receive instant proof of credit. As an online curriculum, you can review your course progress, see completed courses, and start and stop a course whenever is convenient for you, from anywhere in the world where you have an internet connection.

Unlimited! One of the greatest aspects of joining our CE Library and Panda Massage CEU’s classes is the opportunity to take as many classes as you want, whenever is convenient for you. Each class is typically between two and four hours in length, so pace yourself accordingly. If the content is binge-worthy to you, you can keep the courses rolling and knock out as many CEUs as you wish, but if you need to take it slow to really have time to digest and retain the information, that’s totally up to you. 

Most of the online courses taught by Panda Massage CEU are between two and four hours in length. With unlimited classes, you can knock out a block of CEUs all at once. Online classes can be accessed anywhere in the world where you have internet access, and all come in self-paced modules so you can start and stop a class or go as fast or slow as you need to.
We respect the trust clients place in you to help them heal and also the commitment required of practitioners - mastering the care for so many different areas of the body, keeping up with new laws and regulations for the industry, and staying up-to-date with other state CE requirements.
That’s why Panda makes their curriculum informative and engaging, so you can learn efficiently and retain more of the material that’s being presented. In the end, we hope you’ll be able to incorporate the information in a way that benefits your practice.

Classes are taught in an online format using engaging video and text to keep the information interesting. The courses were developed by subject matter experts who are accomplished veterans in sports massage therapy.

Each course will have content slides that are professionally narrated and come with bookmarked checkpoints that help course takers make sure they’re absorbing the course material. Still, have questions about what to expect? Our team is here to help., click here to contact us.

Absolutely. The CEU classes for massage therapy in our curriculum are self-paced, so you can start, stop, and come back whenever is convenient for you. Contact a service team member to go over the full details of the program today.

One of the benefits of the partnership Massage Magazine Insurance Plus has with PANDA Massage CEU is that our members have access to 24 different courses that cover a wide scope of subjects related to the massage therapy field. These courses not only cover techniques of sports massage therapy but also address issues that affect the wider massage therapy industry, like human trafficking within the massage industry and business ethics.

By providing courses that cover more than modalities and techniques of sports massage therapy, continuing education for sports massage therapists offers wider opportunities to grow as sports massage therapists. 

As a member of the sports massage therapy world, you have a responsibility to your clients and the community of sports massage therapy. With the thorough continuing education opportunities that are available to you as a member of MMIP, you can expand your perspective and gain further insight into how to benefit those in your profession. 

As they say, the best things in life are free–and with our incredible benefits, you receive loads of free perks when you become a Massage Magazine Insurance Plus policyholder. In addition to the unlimited access to our library of CEUs for sports massage therapists, the other benefits include:

• A free month of online therapy from BetterHelp

• Over $1,800 in industry discounts

• An identity protection plan

When you become a member of Massage Magazine Insurance Plus, you not only have access to these great benefits but also gain the peace of mind that you are covered with professional liability insurance for sports massage therapists. Apply today and discover the benefits and peace of mind that come from professional liability insurance for sports massage therapists from Massage Magazine Insurance Plus.

As a sports massage therapist, one of the most important concerns is the sanitization and safety of yourself and your clients. Because of the continuous, direct contact involved in touch therapies, through our partnership with PANDA Massage CEU, our members have access to 24 courses, two of which cover the topic of sanitization and safety in massage therapy. Because this is such an important topic within the sports massage therapy world and there is a good deal of material to cover, it is taught in both part one and part two of this course. 

As an insurance provider for sports massage therapists, we take this topic very seriously and promote dedication and mindful awareness of the issues related to sanitation and safety. Whether you specialize in cupping, kinesiology, or deep tissue massage, it is important to know of and practice health sanitation and safety standards when working. 

Although this will vary by state, the continuing education courses our members have access to for sports massage therapy are NCBTMB-approved and should count towards at least a portion of your annual CEU requirements. With a wide variety of diverse courses, there is a multitude of opportunities for your massage CEUs. We recommend checking the specific requirements for your state board and determining which courses you need to take in order to meet your annual continuing education requirements for massage therapists.