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3 day conference registration rate:
$375 early bird rate
$425 standard rate after April 1, 2010
Overview
The Massage
Therapy Foundation is pleased to present the second “Highlighting Massage
Therapy in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) Research” conference. This three-day conference brings together
massage and manual therapy practitioners, educators, CIM researchers, allied
health professionals, and others interested in massage research. Current
research related to massage and manual therapies
will be presented, with a special focus on translational research and public
health.
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Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by RI3AT005420 from the
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
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Agenda Highlights
Keynote Presenters
Josephine Briggs, MD -
Areas of Promise in Research of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Dan Cherkin, PhD -
Is Massage Effective for Back and Neck
Pain?---Translating the Research Into Your Practice
Julie Ann Day, PT -
First the Hypothesis: How a Biomechanical
Model can influence Fascial Anatomy Research
Willem Fourie, PT -
Is there a place for
manual therapy in recovery from breast cancer treatment?
Christine Goertz, DC, PhD -
Translational Research and Manual Therapies
- How Do We Get There from Here?
Helene M. Langevin, MD -
Connective tissue physiology
and its relevance to manual therapies
Whitney Lowe, LMT -
Knowledge Translation: Key
Skills for Highly Successful Clinicians
Panel Presentations
“Manual Therapy and the Public Health",
moderated by William Meeker, DC, MPH
“Translating Research into Practice and Practice into Research”,
moderated by Glenn Hymel, EdD, LMT and Leon
Chaitow, ND DO
Experiential Workshop
Presenters
Julie Ann Day, PT,
The assessment of upper limb dysfunctions:
indications for superficial or deep fascia work
Whitney Lowe, LMT –
Creative Applications of Research in the Clinical Massage Environment
Leon Chaitow, ND, DO
- Four Functional assessment
methods: Their research origins and clinical usefulness
Masahiro Takakura, ND, DC, LAc,
CKTI -
Introduction of Kinesio Taping application for lymphatic drainage and
inflammatory condition
Accommodations
Red Lion Hotel
1415 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA
(206) 971-8000
www.seattleredlionfifthavenue.com
Room Rates:
$180 Single/Double Occupancy
$20 for each additional person
Be sure to mention the Massage Therapy Foundation room block when making your
reservation to secure these rates. If registering online, the group rate
code is HIGH0510.
Sponsorship and Marketing Opportunities
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Contact Gini Ohlson, Foundation Director if you'd like to join this prominent list of
supporters at
847-869-5019 ext. 120 or
gohlson@massagetherapyfoundation.org.
Conference News
Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD Awarded
the Ashley Montagu Award
"Every other year, the Canadian Touch Research Centre bestows the
Ashley Montagu award to a recipient who, by its excellence and devotion, has
exceptionally contributed to the world wide recognition of touch", points out Dr
Réal Gaboriault Ph.D., Director of the Canadian Touch Research Center. ‘’Dr.
Cherkin, researcher at the renowned Group Health Center for Health Studies, in
Seattle (WA), has demonstrated the efficacy of massage therapy in back pain
research and conducts research in prevention; he is a source of inspiration in
the massage therapy research field and highlights the importance of touch in our
world. " concluded Dr Gaboriault.
Dr. Cherkin is a keynote presenter at the 2010 Highlighting Massage Therapy in
CIM Research Conference.
2005 Highlighting Massage Therapy in CAM
Research
View Details of the 2005
Research Conference in review
Contact Information
For more information on this event, please contact
Alison Pittas
Program
Manager, Research and Grants
847-905-1667
apittas@massagetherapyfoundation.org
SEE YOU IN SEATTLE!
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