Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage

Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage
Motto	Change lives. Start with Yours.
Established	1997
Type	For-profit
Location	Syracuse & Rochester, New York,  USA
Website	http://www.ostm.edu

The Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage (OSTM) is a massage therapy school with campuses located in Syracuse, New York and Rochester, New York. Founded by Douglas Van D’Elia and Elizabeth Goldenberg, the Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage was approved by the New York State Department of Education in 1997. The school is named after the region where the first campus is located, the Onondaga County region of New York. A branch campus opened in Rochester, NY, Monroe County, New York in 2000.

OSTM provides students with a massage therapy education through the New York State Department of Education. After completion of a 1,000 hour program (over 6, 12 or 15 months), graduates are eligible to take the New York State Board examination for licensure in Massage Therapy .^[1]

Per New York State requirements, ^[2] students complete 1000 hours of massage therapy education, including:

• Anatomy and physiology with Neurology
• Myology
• Pathology
• Swedish massage
• Shiatsu
• Sports massage
• Energy Work
• Other coursework (Business, Law, Pregnancy Massage, Chair Massage, Treatment Techniques, CPR/First Aid, etc.)

References

1. ^ NYS Office of the Professions [1]
2. ^ NYS Office of the Professions [2]

External links

• Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage Official Web Site
• New York State Office of the Professions