Carrie Burgan Massage: Study Help

A Note On Study Resources

One thing that I realized when studying for the NCETM is that most of the practice tests are harder than the actual test, provided that you put forth effort during your course of your schooling and study to the best of your ability, both classroom (anatomy, physiology, pathology, ethics, business) and hands-on. However, an depending on your memory retention abilities and personal test-taking habits, an extra ounce of preparation may certainly be helpful!

I have listed some resources for you, the massage student, to the right by category. These will be helpful for the NCETM, but may also serve you well in learning information for your final exams in massage school. If you have any suggestions, do contact me and I would be glad to review them and possibly list them. These are sites or resources that were particularly helpful during my course of study and I hope they will help you along the way as well.

First: Get a general understanding of the massage therapy exams MBLEx and NCETM (MassageMag.com)

Use each site at your own risk and do not fail to practice your own study materials given by the NCBTMB and/or your massage therapy instructors. There is no grade guarantee... These are provided as a convenience only. Thanks!

TESTING TERMINOLOGY

NCTM: Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage (title after passing exam, sans "bodywork" portion)
NCTMB: Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (title after passing exam with bodywork component)
NCETM/NCETMB: National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage (& Bodywork) or "the test itself"
NCBTMB: National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork or the governing body for the NCETM/NCETMB exams
MBLEx: Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination or "the test itself"
FSMTB: Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards or the governing body for the MBLEx

Irene's Myomassology Students, click the graphic
to go to the page for student downloads.

Books

• Massage Therapy Review; Passing the NCETMB and NCETM w/ CD-ROM
  
• Mosby's Massage Therapy Review w/ CD-ROM (highly recommended)
  
• Review for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Certification 
• The Eastern Bodyworker's Study Guide
  

Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology

• ABCYa! Learn Skeletal System (basic)
  
• Anatomical Planes
• Brian Piccolo's Myomassology Exam Study Help
• ExRx.Net Muscles, Kinesiology & Exercises (excellent resource)
  Get Body Smart (many body systems)
  
• Human Internal Organ Chart (PDF)
  
• Internet Pathology Laboratory (excellent resource)
  
• Muscle Actions & Relationships (excellent resource)
  
• Pathology Modules
• Skeletal System & Review
  
• TeachPE.com: Anatomy & Physiology  (excellent resource)
  

General

• CueCard FREEWARE Download for online/print flash cards
  
• MassageNerd.com (excellent resource-little bit of everything)
• Real Bodywork (A selection of video clips and articles on massage topics. Note: They do try to sell DVD courses.)
  

Audio & Video

• Expert Village Massage Instruction Videos can be helpful. They are free at YouTube.com.
  
• Rob Kelly, Pathology instructor at Irene's Myomassology Institute, has a great listing of Podcasts available (most for free): Link Here
• Discovery Health Continuing Medical Education Videos are free to stream online and could be helpful to your studies.
  

Business & Ethics

• MassageBusinessCenter.com (Not really for the NCETM, per se, but a good business resource)
• Massage Marketing Mentor Blog (also not for NCTM, but a good resource)
  
• TheBodyWorker.com - Ethics
• The Educated Heart by Nina McIntosh - book link
• NCBTMB Online Career Center
  

Practice Tests