# KRS § 309.350: 309.350 Definitions for KRS 309.350 to 309.364 > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C309_S309.350 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 309.350 - **Heading:** 309.350 Definitions for KRS 309.350 to 309.364 - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 309 / Section 309.350 ## Text 309.350 Definitions for KRS 309.350 to 309.364. As used in KRS 309.350 to 309.364 unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy; (2) "Board-approved massage program" means one which meets minimum standards for training and curriculum as determined by the board; (3) "Compensation" means the direct or indirect payment, loan, advance, donation, contribution, deposit, barter, gratuity, or gift of money or anything of value; (4) "Feldenkrais Method" means a system of somatic education in which touch and words are used to eliminate faulty habits, learn new patterns of self-organization and action, and improve a person's own functional movement patterns. The method is based on principles of physics, biomechanics and an understanding of, or learning about, human development. The practice is federally trademarked and requires permission from the Feldenkrais Guild to use the term and methodology; (5) "Massage therapist" means a person who is licensed by the board to administer massage or massage therapy to the public for compensation; (6) "Polarity therapy" means diverse applications affecting the human energy system. These applications include energetic approaches to somatic contact, verbal facilitation, nutrition, exercise, and health education. Polarity therapy does not make medical claims, diagnose physical ailments, or allow prescription of medications. Standards for schools, education, and practice, the administration of a code of ethics, and a registration process are provided by the American Polarity Therapy Association. The practice of polarity therapy is federally trademarked; (7) "Practice of massage therapy" means the application, by a massage therapist licensed by the board, of a system of structured touch, pressure, movement, and holding to the soft tissues of the human body with the intent to enhance or restore the health and well-being of the client. The practice includes the external application of water, heat, cold, lubricants, salt scrubs, or other topical preparations; use of electromechanical devices that mimic or enhance the actions of the hands; and determination of whether massage therapy is appropriate or contraindicated, or whether referral to another health care practitioner is appropriate; and (8) "Trager Approach" means a form of movement education that uses subtle directed movements and the skilled touch of a practitioner. The Trager Approach combines physical movement with sensory awareness and internal imagery designed to increase the client's self-awareness and generate physiological changes in the body tissues so as to allow the client to experience a new way of moving his or her body. 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