Laura Puryear

Lawmakers and regulators are paying more attention to pleas to stop human traffickers from using massage therapy as a cover for their crimes. Here are some ideas on how best to accomplish that.

Statewide board regulations protect you, the licensed massage therapist, as well as the rest of the public.

Local massage therapy ordinances, a well-intentioned but misguided attempt to fight human trafficking operations at a local level, impose additional, burdensome regulations on licensed massage therapists.

I am often the first line of defense to make sure nothing gets in the way of you doing the work you so rigorously trained for.