Comments for Ojai School of Massage - Therapeutic Massage for Humans and Animals

Comment on Therapeutic Massage Services by admin

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:57:34 +0000

We have private rooms for massage and when the clinic get really busy we partition of a space in the main class room for massage. If we use the classroom there is not anyone but the person being massaged and the massage therapist in the room and it is curtained off for privacy.

Comment on Therapeutic Massage Services by CR

CR — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:31:39 +0000

Is the student clinics held in an open classroom with other customers or is it an individual massage in a private room?
Thank you.

Comment on California Veterinary Law Review by admin

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:13:34 +0000

As long as you are not charging for a service you can so anything that you like or as long as you are a bona fide employee of the animal owner or caretaker then you can do massage legally on the animal. The veterinary laws in California are very specific about what the scope of veterinary medicine is and who can practice veterinary medicine. Any touch that is designed to treat any of the systems of the animals body would be considered a veterinary medical treatment no matter how you try to avoid the law. Even if you claim you are not doing a medical treatment if you are balancing the Ki you would be providing a medical benefit to the animal through touch. For example, trimming an animals nails is considered a medical treatment because you would be doing a surgical procedure by cutting a part of the animals body. Practically speaking though you do not see the Veterinary Board going after groomers who are doing this procedure. You do see them going after groomers who are doing teeth cleaning though. Why one and not the other? There is a good deal of money in teeth cleaning for veterinarians would be one reason and another reason would be that groomers are not trained like veterinarians to do dental procedures. Any of the professions that are regulated by the state are generally regulated because there could be harm to the public if untrained and unscrupulous practitioners are allowed to practice their trade in this state. A recent Maryland court decision is being cheered by many animal massage therapists because the court found that there is no proof of harm to the public by animal massage therapists so they do not need to be regulated in Maryland. This decision sets a legal precedent that will be used by other practitioners in other states to challenge laws that are to restrictive and outdated. There has never been any proof that animal massage hurts the public the court found and since all state laws governing professions must have proof of harm to the public, I suspect the courts in other states will mostly concur with the Maryland court decision. The Chiropractic Board in Maryland was the organization that wanted the court to issue a cease and desist order against the animal massage therapist and this is perplexing because Chiropractors had to sue the AMA to get to practice their profession. When animals are killed by the millions for our food supply I find it very curious that this killing of animals is not considered a harm to the animal but doing massage on the animal is.

Comment on California Veterinary Law Review by Aris

Aris — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:00:12 +0000

Is it true if you have a written disclaimer using the language from Section 4826 that you are not doing any of the statements listed, then only do acupressure or massage on meridian points with the purpose of meridian balancing only, then you are within the law?

Comment on California’s Voluntary Massage Law by Jon Coleman

Jon Coleman — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:58:37 +0000

Where is Judy Mckinnon when we need her? (sigh)

Comment on California Veterinary Law Review by admin

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:57:27 +0000

I am not a lawyer so I could not give you any legal advise. I don't know which state you live in but every state has a consumer protection department and a veterinary board. In California consumer complaints are handled by the Department of Consumer Affairs. A complaint can also be made to the California Veterinary Medical Board which is regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs. The only recourse you have is to contact these two government agencies if this took place in California. If you live in another state you will have to go online and do a search for the consumer protection agency in your state and the veterinary medical board in your state. I hope this helps you.

Comment on California Veterinary Law Review by talktome

talktome — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:12:10 +0000

Is it illegal not to mention unethical for a vet to quote you a price and then up it when you go to retrieve your animal? And then hold your animal hostage? What recourse do pet owners have?

Comment on School Policies by Huiles essentielles

Huiles essentielles — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:37:07 +0000

Thanks for this post, it is realy interesting…

Comment on California Veterinary Law Review by Huiles essentielles

Huiles essentielles — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:22:09 +0000

Excellent article, it’s very informative!

Comment on School Policies by admin

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:39:13 +0000

Hello Olivia, We offer both student massage at a discounted rate and professional massage. Welcome to Ojai.