August Rubdown

Don't forget , the HealWell blog has a helpful glossary of terms . You can find the link to this guide in the show notes . If we've missed any , please let us know by emailing us at podcast at healwellorg . First up HealWell News .

The HealWell Service Department provided 935 sessions in August to the DC , maryland , virginia area , bringing our total sessions for the year to 7,224 . Healwell Homecoming is September 20th through 21st . Friday is Education Day , where you can choose classes on pregnancy or lymphatics in the morning and ethics of solidarity or fascial research in the afternoon .

On Sunday we'll be having a group discussion called the Grand Noodle on topics of research , service and education , a keynote by Executive Director Cal Cates and a dance party featuring a raffle , wine pool and groovy tunes . We hope to see you there Next . State and national news A court in Texas has thrown out the Federal Trade Commission's ban on non-competes .

Non-compete agreements prevent employees from working for competing companies . Non-competes were originally for highly paid employees in order to protect trade secrets , but in recent years they have expanded into all industries and pay grades , including retail and food service . The ban was originally set to take effect on September 4th , but has been halted .

Judge Ada Brown , who made the decision , stated that the Federal Trade Commission does not have the power to create such a ban . Instead , that power lies with Congress . The Federal Trade Commission has the option to appeal the decision , but has not stated they will do ban . Instead , that power lies with Congress .

The Federal Trade Commission has the option to appeal the decision , but has not stated they will do so . However , some states already have restrictions on non-competes . California , north Dakota and Oklahoma have all banned non-competes previously , and Minnesota passed a ban last year .

Also , in 33 states , non-competes are restricted for lower-income workers or industries such as health care . If you are a massage therapist working under a non-compete , you should check your state's laws to see what kind of restrictions might be .

In effect , the Harris-Waltz campaign has announced a plan to support small businesses if they win the presidential election in November . The plan includes increasing the amount of deductions allowed in the first year of small businesses from $5,000 to $50,000 and making low or no interest loans available .

It also proposes creating ways to expand the Affordable Care Act for small businesses and working to streamline government processes to make things like filing taxes simpler . Our next segment is news from the Massage Therapy National Associations . The Massage Therapy Foundation's Executive Director , virginia Olson , known as Ginny , is departing after 26 years of service .

Ginny Olson was involved in the creation of the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork , or IJTMB , which is the Foundation's open-access academic journal . She also helped create the International Massage Therapy Research Conference and MassageNet , the public-based research network that connects practicing massage therapists with researchers .

The Massage Therapy Foundation has not yet announced a new executive director . The Massage Therapy Foundation is also recruiting for the second phase of the Massage Therapy Ergonomic Study . The second phase involves having practicing massage therapists wearing sensors during sessions .

If you are interested in participating , please complete the Massage Therapy Foundation Ergonomic Project Interest Survey link in the show notes . To be kept up to date about the ergonomic study , you can sign up to the Massage Therapy Foundation newsletter or join the Massage Therapy Public Based Research Network at massagenetorg .

The Massage Therapy Foundation's Practitioner and Student Case Report Contests are now open . The submission deadline is June 1st 2025 . Link in the show notes . And last , here are the live events coming up . If you want to catch a HealWell live class , we have our last oncology class for the year , october 23rd through 25th in Keene , new Hampshire .

Healwell's hospital-based massage therapy stewardship is November 5th through 8th in Washingtonene , new Hampshire . Healwell's hospital-based massage therapy stewardship is November 5th through 8th in Washington DC . Scar classes with Kathy Ryan are September 21st through 22nd in Fairfax , virginia , and October 26th through 27th in Santa Monica , california .

As mentioned before , healwell Homecoming is September 20th through 21st . Other live conferences include the FSMTP Annual Meeting , october 3rd through 5th in Washington DC and the Black Massage Therapist Conference October 8th and 9th in Charlotte , north Carolina .

If you're an early planner , the Massage Therapy Foundation's International Massage Therapy Research Conference , or IMTREC , will be April 27th through 29th in Alexandria , virginia . While the conference usually offers continuing education credits , it is different from the traditional massage therapy conference .

Research conferences are the place researchers can present their work to clinicians and other researchers in their field . Instead of hands-on classes or workshops , the event is mostly lecture , followed by question and answer sessions . Don't forget , you can now text the show by clicking the link in the show notes . Each news update .

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