Focus on Research – May Edition
In this massage research update, AMT CEO Rebecca Barnett discusses pig massage, sports massage and should we be massaging hospitalised COVID-19 patients. Plus more!
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Focus on Research – February Edition
Our *new* Focus on Research feature has dropped its first episode. Put your critical thinking cap on and enjoy.
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Building the Foundation for Massage
How do we build our knowledge of massage? As with the proverbial paddling duck, it’s what’s going on beneath the surface that makes a difference, as Douglas Nelson introduces us to the Massage Therapy Foundation and its work.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a … Therapist?
How do we get our best results and communicate effectively with our colleagues and clients? Art of course, as Aran Bright explains.
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Shared Knowledge Shared Experience
Why should massage therapists embrace research? Massage Therapy Foundations President, Doug Nelson shares his thoughts and tells us how can we get involved in a current study about not working during COVID-19.
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The Guide to Accessing Research
Where do you find quality research about massage? How can you read the research? And how do you know if the research is a trusted, valuable source? Geoff Miller introduces us to finding research.
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Research and Massage
Dr Sarah Fogarty explains the different types of research and asks, what research into massage therapy do we want to see next.
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Massage Research: Are We Asking The Right Questions?
A lot of research has been conducted on the effectiveness of massage but the results aren’t fabulous. Why is this? Myotherapist Jenny Richardson ponders whether we’ve been asking the right questions going into massage research studies as an introduction to her presentation at the AMT National Conference in October 2018.
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Integrating Evidence into Practice
Evidence-based practices integrate the best available research with clinical observations and patient wants and needs. Dana Scully provides an overview of research methodologies.
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