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"There is much to be discovered and further research is
needed. The Massage Therapy Foundation has made it
possible for me to study how massage therapy can benefit
people who
are suffering from anxiety and depression. This project
is the first step of a research career that will
increase our knowledge of how, when, and
for whom massage therapy works and can make a
difference."
Christopher Moyer, MA
Foundation Research Grant Recipient
General Information
One of the primary
purposes of the Foundation
is to fund solid research
studies investigating the
many beneficial applications
of massage therapy.
Foundation research grants
are awarded to individuals
or teams conducting studies
that promise to advance our
understanding of specific
therapeutic applications of
massage, public perceptions
of and attitudes toward
massage therapy, and the
role of massage therapy in
health care delivery.
The Research deadline is
March 1 annually. The normal award
for 12 months is $1,000
-$30,000 and must be used in
the specific time period for
which it has been awarded.
This grant supports high
quality, independent
research that contributes to
the basic science of massage
therapy application,
including applied research
investigating massage
therapy as a health/mental
health treatment and/or
prevention modality. The
research grant is available
to investigators who have
experience in the relevant
field of research, and are
presently associated with or
have secured the cooperation
of a university, independent
research organization, or
other institution qualified
and willing to function as a
Sponsoring Organization for
the purpose of this project.
Congratulations to our 2008 Research
Grant Recipients:
Steve Keir, Duke University, “Feasibility
Study of Massage Therapy within a Brain
Tumor Setting”, $20,000
Sponsored in part by a grant to the
Foundation from BIOTONE
Seth D. Pollak, PhD, Waisman Center for
Neuroscience, University of
Wisconsin-Madison “Children's Responses to
Stress and Comforting: The Efficacy of
Massage in Ameliorating the Effects of an
Acute Social Stressor”, $20,000
Jennifer Rosen, MD, Boston Medical Center,
“Pilot RCT of Cancer Patients Undergoing
Port-a-Catheter Placement”, $20,000
Elizabeth Ann Sommers, MPH, LAc, DSc,
Pathways to Wellness, “WIN WIN Hands on",
$20,000
Marja Verhoef, PhD, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Calgary, “Descriptive
Combined-methods Study of Alberta's CAM
Manual Therapists", $18,462
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