• Massage therapy is an alternative to presription medications for some physical ailments.Lower body massage as part of a full body Thai massage. image by Deborah Benbrook from Fotolia.com
  
  Atlanta, capital of the state of Georgia, fosters economic growth in several industries. Students living in the city who are seeking instruction and certification in massage therapy have three options for post-secondary education. Graduates from massage schools in Atlanta can find employment with chiropractors, acupuncture practitioners, health clubs, day spas or even on cruise ships in locations around the world.
  
  

Atlanta Massage Therapy Schools

• Atlanta Massage Therapy Schools offers training in neuromuscular therapy, Swedish massage and deep tissue therapy, spa therapies, reflexology and seated massage. As well as training students to massage clients, school instruction follows a client-centered philosophy. Students learn how to conduct interviews with patients, as well as assess and treat them as individuals according to their needs, providing an appropriate level of care for every session.
  
  Atlanta Massage Therapy Schools
  
  2 Dunwoody Park
  
  Atlanta, GA 30338
  
  877-490-7879
  
  atlantaschoolofmassage.com/default.asp
  
  

International School of Skin and Nail Care

• The International School of Skin and Nail Care (ISSN) extends their instruction to a massage therapy training program. Through the massage therapy school, students are provided with marketable skills and knowledge to become a massage therapist. Training prepares students to take the National Massage Certification Exam or the Georgia Massage Therapy Board Exam to become licensed in massage therapy. The ISSN has a clinic floor open to the public with services provided at a discounted rate (compared with licensed massage therapists) to give students practice under the supervision of licensed instructors. Students in the massage therapy training school study theory and practical massage for 27 weeks.
  
  International School of Skin and Nail Care
  
  The Prado Shopping Center
  
  5600 Roswell Road Northeast
  
  Atlanta, GA 30342
  
  877-843-1005
  
  skin-nails.com
  
  

ASHA School of Massage

• The Academy of Somatic Healing Arts (ASHA) School of Massage offers training for certified massage therapists using a holistic approach. An all-inclusive method of instruction, the holistic teaching style develops four skills in massage therapy students at ASHA: stress relief and relaxation; structural integration; facilitating optimal health; and pain and symptom relief. ASHA provides students with thorough knowledge of the human body, a wide range of hands-on skills and instruction in the business aspects of massage therapy--described on the ASHA home page as the "ASHA-Advantage." Each student is trained in neuromuscular therapy, sports massage and Swedish massage during 900 hours of hands-on instruction.
  
  Academy of Somatic Healing Arts School of Massage
  
  7094 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Building 4
  
  Norcross, GA 30071
  
  866-553-2661
  
  ashamassage.com