Massage Therapy Foundation Announces 2009 Student Case Report Winners

The Win Win Hands On program (2008 Research Grantee and  2007 Community Service Grantee) will be featured at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting this fall in Philiadelphia, PA. The presentation is titled "Integrating Massage into an Adolescent Fitness Program to Reduce Risk of Diabetes" and is scheduled to take place Monday, November 9, 2009 at 12:30 PM. For more information on this conference, please visit www.apha.org.

Ruth Werner Nominated as President-Elect of Massage Therapy Foundation

Massage Research on Eldercare and Hospice
President Diana Thompson was recently interviewed by massagetherapyradio.com on current research related to the elderly and hospice care. Listen to the interview here. 
View her slideshow presentation here.

Massage Therapy Foundation Issues a Call For Posters

Massage Therapy Foundation Elects Two New Trustees

View details on the Foundation's Research Track Courses at the 2009 AMTA National Convention

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK
The Massage Therapy Foundation is now on Facebook.  Join our group by clicking here and stay abreast of all the latest Foundation happenings. You must have a Facebook account to join the group.

Announcing the 2008 Practitioner Case Report Contest Winners

Foundation to launch new workshop in 2009 - Teaching Research Literacy:  Teach Your Teachers.  Download the informational flyer here.

Foundation announces 2nd Highlighting Massage Therapy in CIM* Research conference schedule for May 13–15, 2010 in Seattle, WA.

View a slideshow of pictures from the MTF's activities at the 2008 AMTA National Convention in Phoenix, AZ.

BIOTONE Continues Support for Massage Therapy Foundation Research and Community Service Projects

Massage Warehouse presents SANCTUARY fundraising proceeds to the Massage Therapy Foundation, $4,140. Read the press release.

Massage Envy Donates $20K to the Massage Therapy Foundation.  Read the press release here.

INDUSTRY NEWS:

AMTA Provides Massage Information Podcast for NIH.  Read more here.

Fascia Congress Announces Post Congress Workshops. Read more here.

Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge Project Manager Announced
The Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge (MTBOK) Stewards are pleased to announce the appointment of Chip Hines, MS, LMT as the Project Manager for the definition phase of the project. 

Chip is formerly both a senior federal government project manager and PMI-certified Project Management Professional.  He brings with him a wealth of experience managing large scale projects requiring consensus-building within a diverse community.  Chip is also a Licensed Massage Therapist (Maryland) who is NCBTMB certified and has taught advanced bodywork at the Baltimore School of Massage.

As project manager, Chip will direct and manage efforts of the Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge Task Force, to ensure its members successfully produce the desired outcomes within the time and resource constraints; serve as a public liaison for the Task Force; and act as a conduit to MTBOK Stewards.  The task force, made up of subject matter experts in the field—practitioners, educators and researchers—, will be seated in July 2009 to define, develop and articulate the MTBOK.  Foundational elements of the MTBOK project will consist of:

• Definition of massage therapy (scope of practice, terminology, describing the field);
• Definition of the competencies of an entry-level massage therapist, in terms of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs).

Chip will serve a twelve-month contract and report directly to the MTBOK Stewards.  The MTBOK Stewards consist of representatives from the American Massage Therapy Association, AMTA Council of Schools, Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, Massage Therapy Foundation, and National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork.

For more information and ongoing updates on the Body of Knowledge Project, please visit www.mtbok.org.  

NCCAM Newsletter Now Online
NCCAM has re-launched its newsletter entitled, Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Focus on Research and Care.  It now features a fresh new design and content more focused on research and patient care.  It also includes an insert specially designed for consumers. The January issue features new statistics on CAM use and how to sort claims from facts about CAM.  To view the newsletter, please visit: http://nccam.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009_january/

AMTA Publishes 2009 industry fact sheet

NEW NATIONAL ALLIANCE ESTABLISHED
The Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia (MTABC), in partnership with the provincial massage therapy associations across Canada, is pleased to announce the launch of the Massage Therapy Alliance of Canada (MTAC), a new national massage therapy alliance. Read more here.