Are certified Personal Trainers allowed to massage or perform hands on soft tissue work on clients?

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Sean September 6, 2012 0 Comments

Unlicensed certified trainers are not allowed to massage clients or do muscle manipulation, correct?

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NO MASSAGE! Unless the trainer has some other certification or license (i.e. Massage Therapy or perhaps Athletic Training as Joshua said). As LaRue said, it can vary state to state but most Personal Training certifications I’ve looked at don’t include massage in their scope of practice.

Are certified Personal Trainers allowed to massage or perform hands on soft tissue work on clients?

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