Arkansas School of Massage started in 2013, offering Fort Smith and surrounding areas an affordable massage therapy training program. With small class sizes, ease of access, and a staff fully dedicated to helping you with any concerns, ASM is a wonderful choice to help start your massage career. Our 500 hour program will give you a strong foundation to build your massage therapy career upon.
You will learn everything from anatomy and physiology to basic business management skills and ethics. You will also learn about the massage therapy laws, rules and regulations with an understanding of how the profession is governed. For the past four years, our students have achieved a 91% first time pass rate on the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (or MBLEx), a nationally recognized exam.
Our students finish the program with confidence and experience in several massage therapy modalities; Swedish, hot stone, prenatal and sports massage to name a few. ASM takes pride in providing our students with a well rounded and exceptional education in the art and science of massage therapy.
You will learn everything from anatomy and physiology to basic business management skills and ethics. You will also learn about the massage therapy laws, rules and regulations with an understanding of how the profession is governed. For the past four years, our students have achieved a 91% first time pass rate on the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (or MBLEx), a nationally recognized exam.
Our students finish the program with confidence and experience in several massage therapy modalities; Swedish, hot stone, prenatal and sports massage to name a few. ASM takes pride in providing our students with a well rounded and exceptional education in the art and science of massage therapy.
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Massage therapy is defined by the Arkansas Department of Health as "the treatment of soft tissues, which may include skin, fascia, and muscles and their dysfunctions for therapeutic purposes of establishing and maintaining good physical condition, comfort, and relief of pain."
A multitude of opportunities exist in massage therapy.
A massage therapist can work as a sole practitioner, in the medical field, or in the some of the most beautiful places in the world.
Other possibilities include private practice, massage clinics, spas and resorts, salons, fitness centers, offices of physicians and other healthcare practitioners, cruise ships, hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, long term care centers, hospice care facilities, cancer centers, national massage clinic chains, and much more.
A multitude of opportunities exist in massage therapy.
A massage therapist can work as a sole practitioner, in the medical field, or in the some of the most beautiful places in the world.
Other possibilities include private practice, massage clinics, spas and resorts, salons, fitness centers, offices of physicians and other healthcare practitioners, cruise ships, hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, long term care centers, hospice care facilities, cancer centers, national massage clinic chains, and much more.
This course provides a foundation for the theory and practice of therapeutic massage.
Students will gain skills and knowledge in the history of massage, benefits of massage, self-care, research literacy, body mechanics, treatment planning, and massage for special populations.
Students will also gain practical experience in techniques including Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, myofascial release, neuromuscular therapy (trigger point), sports massage, chair massage, and prenatal massage.
A&P provides an introduction to the structure and function of body systems with emphasis on the muscular and skeletal systems.
Students will gain skills and knowledge in the history of massage, benefits of massage, self-care, research literacy, body mechanics, treatment planning, and massage for special populations.
Students will also gain practical experience in techniques including Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, myofascial release, neuromuscular therapy (trigger point), sports massage, chair massage, and prenatal massage.
A&P provides an introduction to the structure and function of body systems with emphasis on the muscular and skeletal systems.
Arkansas School of Massage is proud to offer a complete education at a price point half as much as other schools in the area!
Affordable tuition and small class sizes allow us to help you become the best massage therapist you can be!
Our tuition price is broken down here.
ASM offers in-house, interest free financing with no credit check.
We also work with several financial assisting organizations, such as the GI Bill and Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.
ASM does not accept Title IV financial aid.
Affordable tuition and small class sizes allow us to help you become the best massage therapist you can be!
Our tuition price is broken down here.
ASM offers in-house, interest free financing with no credit check.
We also work with several financial assisting organizations, such as the GI Bill and Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.
ASM does not accept Title IV financial aid.
Massage therapists in Arkansas are required to take 18 hours of continuing education for license renewal every two years.
ASM hosts some great classes to help meet this requirement.
ASM will be following the current Arkansas Department of Health's directive for in person education.
To register for a CE class without paying in full, a minimum $50 deposit is required.
To do this, you can call the school office and pay via phone or mail in a check.
Early bird registration specials need to be paid IN FULL before the required early bird date.
ASM hosts some great classes to help meet this requirement.
ASM will be following the current Arkansas Department of Health's directive for in person education.
To register for a CE class without paying in full, a minimum $50 deposit is required.
To do this, you can call the school office and pay via phone or mail in a check.
Early bird registration specials need to be paid IN FULL before the required early bird date.
This block includes two classes, Introduction to Reflexology (6 hours), and Egyptian Method Encyclopedia of Reflexology: A Working Professional's Text (12 Hours), for a total of 18 hours.
Introduction to Reflexology is just that, introduction to reflexology.
This class includes an informational book and lots of hands on training.
Egyptian Method Encyclopedia of Reflexology: A Working Professional's Text gives the students an understanding of how the systems and the reflexes work.
Some of the approximately 150 disorders and their reflex areas will be addressed.
Introduction to Reflexology is just that, introduction to reflexology.
This class includes an informational book and lots of hands on training.
Egyptian Method Encyclopedia of Reflexology: A Working Professional's Text gives the students an understanding of how the systems and the reflexes work.
Some of the approximately 150 disorders and their reflex areas will be addressed.
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