Bodywork refers to the practice of a person representing himself or herself as a Bodyworker or Bodywork Therapist, or the practice of a person using primary touch to manipulate tissue, which does not constitute Massage as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 112, Section 227 in the course of treatment or therapy provide to another person. Bodywork may include, but not limited to, Acupressure, Asian Bodywork, AMMA Therapy®, Body-Mind Centering, Chi Nei Tsang, Feldenkrais Method, Five Element Shiatsu, Integrative Eclectic Shiatsu, Japanese Shiatsu, Jin Shin Do®, Korean Bodywork, Bodymind Acupressure, Polarity, Macrobiotic Shiatsu, Reflexology, Reiki, Rolph Structural Integration, Shiatsu Amma Therapy, Traditional Thai Massage & Bodywork, Trager Approach, Tui Na, Qi Gong, Zen Shiatsu, Ayurveda medicine, and other practices as they become known.

The purpose of Hudson’s Rules and Regulations Governing the Practice of Bodywork is to protect residents, businesses, and public health within the Town of Hudson. Whereas persons working in this particular service industry have often identified themselves as bodyworkers to gain exemption from the Massachusetts Rules and Regulation Governing Massage Therapists, it is necessary to enact these local rules and regulations to protect the public health, welfare and safety of the community.

If you wish to practice Bodywork in Hudson, please complete the Individual Bodywork Therapist Application Form and submit that to us with all supporting documents.

If you wish to open a Bodywork Establishment in Hudson, please complete and submit the Bodywork Establishment Application Form and submit that to us with all supporting documents.

To file a complaint against a Bodywork Practitioner or a Bodywork Establishment, please contact the Health Department.