Passing the Mblex Exam

This is an important test. This test justifies the thousands of dollars spent on massage school, the hours working in the school clinic for free and countless hours determining if a mole looks cancerous. Even thinking about this test raises your blood pressure. Here are some tips to help helping you pass your exam while remaining calm.

Firstly, get yourself a good study guide. It doesn't matter if you borrow it from the library, buy a copy or download one. Make sure your book has test questions and an answer key to test your knowledge. Study these questions on your work breaks, lunch, and anytime you have a free moment. As a LMT who has taken the exam, worked as a massage school instructor, and tutors students on passing, I have written two study guides titled "Massage Therapy Licensing Exam Study Guide" and " Don't Panic! Pathology & Medical Terminology Quick Review Guide" available on Amazon.com and http://www.gtorres.weebly.com

Make yourself flash cards. (Another advantage to making your own is studies show writing down information will help you memorize it.) You can buy ready-made flash cards, but they will cost you anywhere from $60-$200. Flash cards are a great tool to use by yourself or with a study group.

Study the basic subjects such as anatomy, ethics, pathologies and massage techniques, but also make sure to study pharmacology and Chinese theory. There will be numerous questions regarding chakras, the five elements, and meridians on the exam. Also make sure you brush up on medical terms. Knowing prefixes,suffixes, and root words will help you decipher words you don't know and enable you to make an estimated guess.

Stay calm. The more you stress yourself, the more information you will forget. Try to avoid calming your nerves with alcohol. As nervous as you are, you will most likely down enough rum & soda to give yourself an unpleasant hangover for the test. Get a full night sleep the night before and make sure to eat breakfast the day of the exam..