14 articles in this issue
Ann Blair Kennedy, LMT, BCTMB, DrPH
Foundational to any health profession is the seeking of new knowledge based upon, and guided by, scientific inquiry. To determine what new knowledge is most needed, stakeholders will often createresearch agendas to guide the path of future research. This ... see more
Cary Brown, PhD, Annette Rivard, PhD, Kathy Reid, NP, Bruce Dick. PhD, Leisa Bellmore, MSc, Pei Qin, MSc, Vineet Prasad, MSc, Yuluan Wang, MSc
Background: Sleep problems exist for up to 30% of young people, and increase in the case of those with chronic pain. Because exclusive pharmacological management of sleep problems for children with pain is contraindicated, the development of appropriate n... see more
Amanda Baskwill, PhD, MSc, BEd, RMT, Bryn Sumpton, BScN, Stacey Shipwright, BA(Hons), RMT, Lynda Atack, PhD, Janet Maher, PhD
Background: Massage therapists have been a part of Canadian’s health care since 1919. The profession has gone through great change over the past 100 years including adjustments to entry-to-practice education. An important recent change was the implementat... see more
Samantha Zabel, MA, Niki Munk, PhD, LMT
Background: Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) are means to connect practitioners with researchers and increase the body of rigorous research. PBRNs have been used in medicine for decades, but efforts to create PBRNs in massage therapy (MT) are limi... see more
Amy Frost-Hunt, RMT
Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is characterized by degeneration of the myelin sheath of an axon resulting in decreased transmission of nerve impulses. It is an autoimmune disease with periods of exacerbation and remission. Types of MS include relapsi... see more
JoEllen M. Sefton, PhD, LAT, ATC, Jennifer Dexheimer, BSc, LMT, Niki Munk, PhD, LMT, Robin Miccio, MS, LMT, Ann Blair Kennedy, DrPH, LMT, Jerrilyn Cambron, PhD, LMT, Gordon MacDonald, BSc, Rob Hemsworth, BPE, RMT
The Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) serves as a primary steward of massage therapy research; working to fund and advance the science and art of massage therapy for the entire massage community. The development of an updated research agenda is an essentia... see more
Amanda Baskwill, PhD, MSc, BEd, RMT, Suzanne Michaud, BA, RMT2
Patients are best positioned to provide information about their experiences of healthcare services; however, their perspectives are often underutilized. During informal discussions with massage therapists (MTs), and through the authors’ own professi... see more