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The Institute for Therapeutic Massage was established in Pompton Lakes in 1994 by Lisa Helbig, LMT, and was quickly approved by the New Jersey Department of Education. Classes began in 1995, and in April of 2001, the school became accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) – 1 of 3 CAM (Complimentary and Alternative Medicine) accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Our Tinton Falls location, which has since moved to Red Bank, was added in 1999, and our first hospital-based training program was started in 2000 at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ-Newark). We have since opened 2 more hospital-based programs, with our Morristown Memorial Hospital location opening in 2002, and Community Medical Center, in Toms River, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabus Health Care System, starting in March of 2006. With our core program in place, we then went on to develop a hospital-based Medical Massage Program with both the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey – Newark, and Morristown Memorial Hospital. This is an advanced program for massage therapists to master the art and science of medically based massage while working with doctors and nurses in an active teaching hospital. Participants in t |
