Massage Therapists are health care specialists that provide healing full body massages. The benefits of massage include relaxation, stress reduction, health promotion, pain management and injury recovery. Massage Therapists can work for themselves or work in chiropractic and orthopedic offices, health clubs, corporate settings, private practices, cruise ships, hair and nail salons, for professional sports teams, spas and resorts.

Massage Therapists have a unique benefit of being allowed to have their own private practices, treat clients in their homes, and work for doctors, sports clubs, or any other business entity. Massage Therapists, who choose not to apply for their City Licenses, may practice in a medical, physical therapy, or chiropractic office. Upon receiving a certificate from the Institute, the graduate can apply for the City License. Since the schools inception in 1996, all our graduates that took the licensing exam passed it the very first time.

Massage Therapist who choose to work for themselves earn on average between $60 to $85 per massage.

Massage Therapists who work for someone earn between $20 to $45 per hour. Massage Therapists that work in exclusive country clubs or health spas, earn an additional $10 to $20 per hour on tips given by appreciative clients.

Due to the fact that our Massage Therapy graduates learn to perform healing "Medical Massages", some insurance companies will compensate the doctor, or the massage therapist directly, for the work performed at an average rate of $65 per massage. This creates a wonderful opportunity for the doctor to earn some extra money and thus hire our graduates.

Semantics of the program:

Physical Therapy Aides are medical specialists that work under the supervision of the Chiropractor, Physical Therapist, or a Medical Doctor. They physically rehabilitate the patient through therapeutic exercises, various physical therapy equipment, and medical or therapeutic massages. They work daily with multiple clients that suffer back and limb disorders, or other physical ailments. This job is usually non-stressful, due to the nature of work. Also the practitioners report deep satisfaction in their field due to the gratitude from patients whose pain they relieved.

The US Department of Labor’s 2002-2003 Occupational Outlook Handbook stated: “Employment of physical therapist assistants and aides is expected to grow much faster than the average through the year 2010. …over the long run, demand for physical therapist assistants and aides will continue to rise, with growth in the number of individuals with disabilities or limited function.” In the next six years, US Department of Labor estimates that number of available positions will increase by more than 79% or 66,000 new job openings. This makes Physical Therapist assistants/aides the fastest growing occupation that requires minimal post-secondary education.

The starting salary range is between $10 to $15 per hour, for a Physical Therapy Aide that has no experience and is not a Massage Therapy Graduate. The average salary rises to about $18 per hour after one to two years of experience. Two-thirds of all assistants/aides work in hospitals or offices of physical therapists or chiropractors. Others work in outpatient rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, clinics of physicians, and in patients' homes. In sports physical therapy, they may work part of the time on the sidelines of sporting events.

Lecture Completion Time:
*Subject to Course Availability*

9 Weeks - Part-Time*
3 Weeks - Accelerated*

Total Lecture Hours:

50

Maximum Number of Student Per Class:

20

Average Number of Student Per Class:

17

Cost of the Program (Everything Included)

$750

Chiropractor Assistants are medical specialists that work under the supervision of the Chiropractor, Physical Therapist, or a Medical Doctor. They physically rehabilitate the patient through therapeutic exercises, various physical therapy equipment, and medical or therapeutic massages. They work daily with multiple clients that suffer back and limb disorders, or other physical ailments. This job is usually non-stressful, due to the nature of work. Also the practitioners report deep satisfaction in their field due to the gratitude from patients whose pain they relieved.

What makes the Chiropractor Assistant program unlike any other program is that upon graduation, the student receives three (3) separate, but interconnected, professions and three (3) separate certificates. These three professions are:

• Physical Therapy Aide
• Massage Therapist
• Chiropractor Assistant

Due to the fact that the graduates complete three programs concurrently, they become by far more marketable to a larger variety of employers. Each of these professions is fundamentally different from one another, but their basic foundation is identical and the acquired skills build upon one another.

Class Schedule:

Please call (310) 836-8811

Lecture Completion Time:
*Subject to Course Availability*

51 Weeks - Part-Time*
17 Weeks - Accelerated*

Total Lecture Hours:

300

Maximum Number of Student Per Class:

20

Average Number of Student Per Class:

17

Cost of the Program (Everything Included)

$3,250

Next Semester Starts:

Please call (310) 836-8811

The following table shows the number of prospect employers in Los Angeles County based on the 1999 Business Type Index.

These three professions will be in extreme need in the start of the new millennium. The reason is simple. There are 75,000,000 people (also known as the baby boomers) that are hitting 60 and over. They will overburden the medical system and insurance system tremendously. Having skilled assistance relieving the patient’s pains, as well as assisting the doctor, and working for a fraction of the doctor’s salary, will be absolutely mandatory. What makes the Greater Los Angeles area one of the prime areas for these specialists is two socioeconomic factors. (1) Los Angeles is one of the America busiest wealth generating metropolitan areas that has stressed out people suffering from back and limb disorders; and (2) Los Angeles has one of the four largest concentrations of senior citizens in America.

Some medical insurance carriers, like the Motion Picture Association, and Blue Cross of California, have already started allowing Massage Therapists and Physical Therapy Aides to bill them directly for services. This trend is on the rise and is expected to grow rather quickly.

The founder and head instructor, Boris Prilutsky, built all the educational programs in the Institute on a strong belief what makes a great therapist is the ability to stop the patient's pain, not memorizing 1000 page textbooks, which will all be forgotten in a month after the test. The student does learn general human anatomy and physiology, but the emphasis is on understanding the workings of a human body, not memorizing the names of the 1000 parts that make-up the human body.

The Institute does not give their students 1000 page textbooks. About 95% of their learning comes from hands on experience in the classroom. In other words, we do not lecture for hours on how to use an Ultrasound; we just bring in the machine, explain the basics, and let the students practice. Hands-on active learning.

The class atmosphere is built on a "family-oriented" philosophy. This creates a teamwork atmosphere that cannot be described, but only experienced. During the hands-on training, the instructors and assistants work with the student individually. They will support and work the student until the student gets it absolutely right.

The end result is best described by the spectacular comments our graduate students make when asked what they think about the Institute of Professional Practical Therapy. Maybe this is why one of our major sources of new students is referrals from other students.

About The Director:
The senior instructor and creator of the program, Boris Prilutsky, is a fourth generation specialist. He started studying the art of touch therapy at age 11. He earned degrees in Chiropractic Medicine and Physical Education. He worked for twenty-six years as a Physical Rehabilitation Specialist in Europe and Israel, prior to moving to United States to become the Director of the Back & Limb Institute in Los Angeles. He has been published numerously in various international medical journals. His first school was opened in 1981. Since then over 6,000 students from Europe, Israel and America have completed Boris Prilutsky's courses. More Info...

We can attempt to describe how good our school, instructors, and programs are, but only seeing is believing. That is why we would like to invite you to our free Orientation.

During the orientation we will go into more depth about the program, job assistance, and all other aspects important to you and your client. Afterwards, you will get a short demonstration of how our instructors teach.

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