Best apps for Massage Therapists

As a massage therapy business owner you likely wear many hats! With consultation notes to complete, book keeping to do and organising all the details that go into delivering your awesome massage treatments it can feel like there is an endless list of tasks to complete. 

So how can you streamline your systems?

Thankfully modern technology comes to the rescue! There are apps available that can simplify things for your massage therapy clinic and make life easier for you as a small business owner! 

Here is our run down of the top ten apps for massage therapists! 

Scheduling and Administration 

1. Any.Do

Ordering stock, scheduling and preparing for your appointments, just a few of the tasks you need to do as a massage therapist. With so many tasks it can be easy to forget something, that is where Any.Do comes in. The app allows you to plan everything from tasks and to do lists to calls and appointments and its completely free! Available for both iOS and Android. 

2. Zenoti

Keep all your SOAP notes together in one place thanks to the Zenoti app. Simple to use, it's perfect for digitally documenting your clients’ notes. Plus if you offer a range of treatments, Zenoti allows you to create individual templates for each type so that your intake form captures all your client's information with a separate form for each treatment style.They also offer a free demo so you can see if it's a good fit for your massage therapy business. Available for both iOS and Android. 

3. Booksy Biz

Booksy Biz allows your clients to see your appointment availability in real time, book in through an easy to use system and receive an instant confirmation as well as reminder emails as their appointment approaches. As the therapist you will of course get notifications of your booked appointments and for extra streamlining points, Booksy Biz can be added to your website and Facebook page! The video below explains how it works for your massage therapy clients. Available for both Android and iOS.

4. Intuit QuickBooks Payments

Looking for an app to help you send invoices or accept payments online? Intuit QuickBookshelps you do all this through your iOS or Android device. This easy to use app makes tracking your income and expenses a breeze, helping you speed up the annual tax return for your massage therapy business and can even track mileage automatically via GPS for mobile massage therapists. 

5. Rehab My Patient

Rehab My Patient allows massage therapists, physiotherapists, osteopaths, and chiropractors to create tailor made exercise plans for their clients using an impressive bank of professional photos and video. Plus Rehab My Patient gives therapists the ability to host secure video consultations with clients allowing you to guide them through exercises, check in on their progress and provide feedback This software can be a HUGE game changer for therapists allowing you to demonstrate to your clients the level of your knowledge and your personalised service! Plus if you use this link to sign up you can get a free 3 month trial with Massage Warehouse's partnership! 

Extras for your treatments 

6. Aromahead Institute

Head to aromahead.com to bag yourself this awesome app which boasts over 72 recipes made from essential oils. Whether you are looking for the perfect blend for your diffuser or some invigorating bath salts you can search with confidence as every recipe has been created by aromatherapy expert and author, Andrea Butje. Available for both iOS and Android operating systems.

7. Pandora

Pandora lets you create customised music channels to use during your treatments including the opportunity to create tailor made playlists for your clients  or for different styles of treatments. For therapists on the go the plus subscription allows you to play songs offline. Available for Android and iOS. 

Educational Resources

8. Real Bodywork

Re7al Bodywork hosts a wealth of useful information for massage therapists, including massage techniques, massage routines, quizzes, reference sections for certain topics and a section on anatomy including posters you can print off! They also have separate apps for canine and equine anatomy. Available for both Android and iOS. 

9. Books of Discovery Massage Text Books 

Books of Discovery is one of the most renowned publishers of manual therapy textbooks and educational resources. They cover a range of topics including musculoskeletal anatomy, palpation, surface anatomy, kinesiology, pathology, and anatomy and physiology. Now you can read their text books as ebooks including Trail Guide to the Body, A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, Trail Guide to Movement, and Applied Anatomy & Physiology for Manual Therapists. Available for iOS. 

10. Muscle Premium

Journey into the human body thanks to this interactive 3D atlas. Compatible with Windows, Mac, Android and iOS, in Muscle Premium you can explore thousands of bones, muscles and nerves in stunning detail! Check it out in the video below! 

11. Palpation Mapp 

Palpation Mapp offers a HD guide to recognising and palpating 91 muscles in the human body. All based on the Trail Guide to the Body the videos are all fantastically detailed but sadly are only available for iOS at this moment. Available through Books of Discovery.

Are you a massage therapist? Do you have any apps that you swear by? Let us know in our Facebook thread!