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 The 2011 Practitioner
Case Report Contest
submission is live! The
submission deadline is
October 1, 2011.
Submit your Case Report
- you will be asked to
create an account and upload
your document.
View the 2011 guidelines
Resources:
Literature search
Sample case reports
"The Case for Case Reports"
- Diana Thompson, LMP
Published in the
January/February issue of
Massage and Bodywork
Magazine
“Writing a
Case Report: Where to Start”
-
Jerrilyn Cambron, LMT, DC,
MPH, PhD.
Published in the March
2011 issue of
Massage
Today.
Designing Conference Posters
for once your Case Report is
written.
If you
have any questions regarding
the practitioner case report contest, please contact
Alison Pittas at (847) 905-1667.
Congratulations to the 2010
Award Winners!
2010 Gold Award
Winner
Rosemary Chunco - Plano,
TX
“The Effects of Massage
on Pain, Stiffness and
Fatigue Levels
Associated with Ankylosing Spondylitis:
A Case Study”,
IJTMB, 4(1), 2011
2010 Honorable
Mention
Rosalyn Smarr - Dayville,
OR
“The Effects of Specific
Injury Treatment and
Facilitated Stretching
on Acromial Clavicular
Joint Pain with a
Possible Separated
Shoulder”
 "Hearing
multiple case study
presentations at the MTF
Research conference in
May of 2010 was
informative, inspiring
and motivational to me
since I witnessed fellow
therapists give
relevant, concise and
incredibly interesting
findings from their
massage practices.
After the conference, I
viewed the prospect of
doing a case report as
an exciting opportunity
for learning. Planning,
implementing and
completing a case study
in my own practice had
an unforeseen positive
impact in many
ways, including a
noticeable increase in
my level of analytical
thinking, increased
confidence in an ability
to find pertinent
information on a
problem, and a
significant increase in
my knowledge on a
specific condition.
Moreover, being able to
contribute to the
profession by the
provision of information
also gave me a feeling
of satisfaction that I
have not encountered
before. It was also fun
to commit to the
decision to do one. I
hope that others will
decide to complete case
reports and experience
the benefits that can
result from such a
venture." - Rosemary
Chunco - 2010 Gold Award
Winner
Watch Rosemary's vlog
about the PCRC here.
“For me, doing a case study
is a wonderful opportunity
to further the massage
therapy profession. I love
being able to research a
client’s condition and
expand on my knowledge. Most
importantly, if the
treatments are successful,
it is very rewarding and
satisfying to help the
client. More people doing
research would benefit the
massage therapy field, and I
love contributing to that
research. I encourage
everyone to try it! “
Glenda Keller - 2009
Practitioner Case Report
Contest Gold Award Winner
 “I enjoyed the process of
delving into the unknown,
thinking critically to
integrate various
disciplines and deduce a
treatment protocol well
suited to investigate a
topic of choice. The
challenge of examining a
research question through
the lenses of both the art
and the science of massage
therapy was made all the
more rewarding as I received
the opportunity to witness
how profoundly massage
therapy can affect an
individual. Participation
in the Massage Therapy
Foundation’s professional
practitioner’s case report
contest lead me to the
realization that although
exploration in such a manner
as to attempt to quantify
the benefit or lack thereof
of a specific therapeutic
massage protocol to a
specific problem is by
nature limited, the journey
to further the scientific
understanding of massage
therapy must begin
somewhere."
Erika Larson – 2008
Practitioner Case Report
Contest Gold Award Winner
Previous Years Award
Recipients:
2009
2009 Gold Award Winner
Glenda Keller, RMT, BPHE
“Treating
Chronic Cervical Dystonia
with Massage Therapy: a Case
Study”
2009 Silver Award Winner
Anthony Balluff, ARCB,
Jeremy E. Miller, NCTMB,
Jeffery A. Dusek, PhD
“Integrating CAM therapies
into a multidisciplinary
treatment for glioblastoma multiforme: Utilizing
reflexology for
pre-intra-arterial
chemotherapy anxiety and
massage therapy for
post-intra-arterial
chemotherapy bed rest
pain
and muscle spasm; a case
report”
2009 Honorable Mention
Mollie M.
O’Brien
“The Role of
Therapeutic Massage and
Integrative Medicine for
Supporting a Mother
Experiencing Infant Loss
during her Acute Care
Hospital Stay"
2008
2008 Gold award winner
Erika Larson
“Massage Therapy Effects in
a Long-Time Prosthetic User
with Fibular Hemimelia.”
2008 Silver award winner
Glenda Keller RMT
BPHE
“The effects of
massage therapy in treatment
of chronic plantar
fasciitis.”
2008 Honorable Mention
Robin B.
Anderson, LMT, NCTMB, CPT-ACE
“Reduction
and Stabilization in
Parkinson-related Peripheral
Edema with Therapeutic
Massage.”
2008 Honorable Mention
Sherry A. Robinson-Jackson
“The Use of Massage Therapy
for Long-Term Glycemic
Control in a Type 2 Diabetic
Client.”
 “Being able to contribute
to the growth of massage
therapy in the direction of
complementary medicine is a
tremendous honor for me. I
look forward to continuing
my research.”
Jennifer Zalta – 2007
Practitioner Case Report
Contest Gold Award Winner
2007
Press Release
2007 Gold
award winner
Jennifer Zalta
"Orthopedic
Massage Protocol for
Post-ACL Reconstruction Patellofemoral Pain
Syndrome"
View article Published in
the International Journal of
Therapeutic Massage and
Bodywork (IJTMB).
2007 Silver
award winner
Kim
LeMoon
"Clinical Reasoning
in Massage Therapy"
2007 Bronze award winner
Karen Varney
"The Role of
Massage Therapy and Bodywork
in the Treatment of a Client
Diagnosed with Dissociative
Identity Disorder"
View an article published on
Ms. Varney in the AMTA
Maryland Newsletter.
Honorable
Mention
Krista Dicks
"Massage Therapy Techniques
as Pain Management for Erythromelalgia"
Honorable Mention
Leslie Jensen
"The use of
Lymphatic Facilitation with
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
(ACL) Reconstruction
Rehabilitation"
Honorable Mention
Erika
Larson
"Massage as
Conservative Treatment for
Chronic Exertional
Compartment Syndrome"
Honorable Mention
Dylan Lott
"The
Effectiveness of Massage
Therapy on Postpartum Nondiscogenic Sciatica"
View Abstract of the winning
submissions
Other Resources:
Brian J. Gleberzon, (2006) "A
Peer Reviewers Plea."
J Can Chiropr Assoc 50(2).
Sample Case Reports
2007 Student Case Report Honorable Mention, Eric Mathis,
published in Massage Therapy Practice Magazine at
www.massagetherapypractice.com
2006 Student Case Report Contest Gold Award Winner,
Lindsey Phipps Eisensmith, article published in
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (JBMT)
2006 Student Case Report Contest Silver Award Winner,
Meg Russell, article published in Journal of
Bodywork and Movement Therapies (JBMT)
2005 award winner
Michael Hamm's case report published in
JBMT
Reprinted from Journal of
Bodywork and Movement
Therapies, V10(1), Michael
Hamm, Impact of Massage
Therapy in the Treatment of
Linked Pathologies:
Scoliosis, Costovertebral
Disfunction, and Thoracic
Outlet Syndrome, pp 12-20,
2006, with permission from
Elsevier.
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