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Can My Office Provide Massage Therapy Services?

The MAC continues to get calls asking about massage therapy in chiropractic practice. We continue to recommend that chiropractic offices not provide massage therapy services unless the chiropractor deems it necessary for the care of the patient under the broad directive of Executive Order 2020-92 and Dr. Khaldun’s recent guidance. Seriously consider whether massage is an essential service to help you "sustain or protect life" or "to prevent a significant decline in health."

Another consideration: We have been told by several malpractice carriers that you may not be covered if you continue to utilize massage in your practice, based on the directives found in the State of Michigan "stay at home" orders. Whether Dr. Khaldun’s guidance changes this equation is up to you to determine by discussing it with your carrier. Again, that is not officially in a government order, but is our best recommendation at this time.

Please remember: The MAC is not a regulatory body, not for chiropractors and certainly not for massage therapists. We do not have the authority to legally order you to stop providing massage therapy services – only the state and/or federal government has that authority. Nor do we have the clinical judgment to ascertain, after careful consideration on an individual basis, if your patients require massage therapy services.

The MAC also recommends that every Michigan chiropractor familiarize themselves with the guidelines and principles outlined in Dr. Khaldun’s guidance, which should be "considered as clinicians… plan reengagement of patients in need of medical services." Again, her guidance can be found
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