Register Now: Early Bird Pricing Ends February 17! Don’t miss IMTRC, April 27-29, 2025 in Alexandria, VA. Join therapists, researchers & allied health professionals to talk about the latest research: bit.ly/2025-IMTRC #massagetherapist #alliedhealth #integrativemedicine

MTF’s MassageNet Practice-Based Research Network provides a way for massage practitioners to participate directly in research, while giving researchers access to real-world data. Learn more about MassageNet and how you can be a part: massagenet.org

“This study aimed to assess the comparative effectiveness of massage combined with lifestyle intervention and lifestyle intervention alone in patients with simple obesity.” bit.ly/4h9FJmH #MassageMonday #massageresearch #obesityawareness #integrativehealth

IMTRC 2025 will wrap up day 3 w/ special session for MassageNet members. Discuss research ideas/practice needs to help develop MN’s 1st self-run study. Help your colleagues decide future directions of research! massagenet.org Register for IMTRC: bit.ly/2025-IMTRC

TWO WEEKS from today! The deadline to submit an essay for the 2024 RMTBC Student Scholarship (valued at $500) is January 31st. The essay topic is “What are the Five Challenges you may face as a new RMT Graduate.” Learn more at rmtbc.ca - details under Benefits.

“This study will evaluate the long-term (24-week follow-up) therapeutic effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) massage with exercise on knee osteoarthritis.” bit.ly/4jznhpE #massagemonday #Osteoarthritis #massagetherapy #kneepain

Pain Canada's Pain Foundations free online course is a resource for health care providers who wish to support people living with pain with compassion, collaborative communication skills, and trauma- and violence-informed practices. Begin the course today: paincanada.ca/course/pain-fo…

10 Days Left to Submit! IMTRC 2025 Call for Oral & Poster Abstracts is open—share your research insights. Authors encouraged to consider theme, “Translating Massage Research into Clinical Practice.” Hurry—application deadline is January 31, 2025: bit.ly/42166a8

REMINDER: The 2025 enrollment deadline for the Canadian Massage Therapist Association (CMTA) Group Benefits Plan - including the new Critical Illness Insurance Plan - is February 1st! Details: crmta.ca/groupbenefitsp…

Reach over 3,500 RMTBC members and other health care professionals in BC by advertising in the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of The RMTBC Review magazine: rmtbc.ca/media-events/m… Early bird rates are in effect to March 1st!

Register Now: Early Bird Pricing Ends February 17! Don’t miss IMTRC, April 27-29, 2025 in Alexandria, VA. Join therapists, researchers & allied health professionals to talk about the latest research: bit.ly/2025-IMTRC #imtrc2025 #alliedhealth #integrativemedicine

“A total of 27 subjects underwent a 5-minute calf & foot massage prior to undergoing resting-state fMRI. A functional connectivity network analysis examined the alterations in connections between different brain regions following massage. bit.ly/3WyZ498 #MassageMonday

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