Students are expected to purchase a massage table for their personal use, use at school, and at clinics. Recommendations will be given by the instructor to help you select the table best suited for you. The approximate cost for a new portable massage table is usually $250 to $800. You will also need to purchase table linens, bath towels, bolster pillow, and massage oil or cream. All students will be required to purchase five sets of linens to be used at school and clinics. The school store carries all products and textbooks, required as well as additional massage therapy products. Students will find MIMT prices for these products more affordable than purchasing them directly from the massage suppliers themselves.

Maniken

Maniken is a specially designed skeleton model upon which the musculature is built out of clay. This excellent teaching tool gives the student detailed, hands-on skills for the recognition of the musculature and soft tissue structure in the theraputic application of specific massage techniques. The maniken skeleton is the property of the MIMT lab. Students may purchase a maniken if they wish to.

American Massage Therapy Association student membership: $99. This gives the student professional practice liability insurance while performing massage on others in school, as well as practice insurance for 12 months from the date of inception. Also included in the membership price are quarterly Therapy Journals and a great deal of resource support from the AMTA. AMTA membership is required for all students.

All students of MIMT are required to have a current Red Cross certificate in First Aid and CPR at the time of graduation. First Aid/CPR cost is the responsiblity of the student. Cost for training can run as high as $65 per student.