The Massage Therapy Foundation is delighted to invite you to participate in our Practitioner Case Report Contest. The Foundation has chosen to encourage the writing of case reports to provide an opportunity for massage therapists and bodyworkers to develop research skills and enhance their ability to provide knowledge-based massage to the public.

Congratulations to the 2009 award winners!

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"

The Guidelines for the 2010 Contest will be made available in late March.

“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:

2008 award winners:

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 Winners: (to view press release, click here)

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).

If you have any questions regarding the practitioner case report contest, please contact Alison Pittas at (847)905-1667.