American Massage Therapy Association, (AMTA®), has over 57,000 member-massage therapists and massage schools, with chapters in every state. Founded in 1943, AMTA promotes standards for the profession, a code of ethics and has an active Government Relations program. The best resource for information about: choosing and finding a professional massage therapist, massage as a complement to conventional medicine, state regulation of massage therapy, consumer views of massage, consumer usage of massage therapy, research confirming benefits of massage, National Massage Therapy Awareness Week® each October.