LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST (OR LMT): Means an individual who has a license issued by the State of Iowa to perform massage therapy.
MASSAGE THERAPY: Means the same as it does in the massage therapy licensing provision in the State Code found at section 152C.1 of the Code of Iowa: performance for compensation of massage, myotherapy, massotherapy, bodywork, bodywork therapy, or therapeutic massage including hydrotherapy, superficial hot and cold applications, vibration and topical applications, or other therapy which involves manipulation of the muscle and connective tissue of the body, excluding osseous tissue, to treat the muscle tonus system for the purpose of enhancing health, muscle relaxation, increasing range of motion, reducing stress, relieving pain, or improving circulation. "Reflexology", as defined in section 152C.1 of the Code of Iowa, is not massage therapy.
MASSAGE THERAPY BUSINESS: Means a place of business where "massage therapy" is practiced or administered. (Ord. 18-4766, 9-4-2018)