Massage Therapy Foundation

Research Perch

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Research Perch is a podcast designed to help you learn how to use massage therapy research in your practice. Each episode digs into a specific article from the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and unpacks it so you know how it applies to you. Grow your massage therapy practice and serve your clients better with the power of research!

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Episodes

Massage Therapy for Lyme Disease Symptoms: a Prospective Case Study 10.09.2014 22:41

Listen in as we discuss Massage Therapy for Lyme Disease Symptoms: a Prospective Case Study. Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.

Assessing the Effectiveness of Massage Therapy for Bilateral Cleft Lip Reconstruction Scars 27.08.2014 18:31

Listen in as we discuss Listen in as we discuss Assessing the Effectiveness of Massage Therapy for Bilateral Cleft Lip Reconstruction Scars Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.

The Effects of Massage Therapy after Decompression and Fusion Surgery of the Lumbar Spine: a Case Study 13.08.2014 29:00

Listen in as we discuss Listen in as we discuss The Effects of Massage Therapy after Decompression and Fusion Surgery of the Lumbar Spine: a Case Study. Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.

The Intersection of Massage Practice and Research: Community Massage Therapists as Research Personnel on an NIH-funded Effectiveness Study 30.07.2014 27:03

Listen in as we discuss Listen in as we discuss The Intersection of Massage Practice and Research: Community Massage Therapists as Research Personnel on an NIH-funded Effectiveness Study. Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.

Massage Therapy and Labor Outcomes: a Randomized Controlled Trial 16.07.2014 26:56

Listen in as we discuss massage therapy and how it can affect labor outcomes. Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.

Correlates of Injury-forced Work Reduction for Massage Therapists and Bodywork Practitioners 02.07.2014 29:26

Listen in as we discuss Correlates of Injury-forced Work Reduction for Massage Therapists and Bodywork Practitioners. Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.

Treatment of Tactile Impairment in Young Children with Autism: Results with Qigong Massage 18.06.2014 21:13

Listen in as we discuss a retroactive analysis studying studying Qigong Massage and its effects on tactile impairment in young children with autism. Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.

Better or Worse: a Study of Day-to-Day Changes over Five Months of Rosen Method Bodywork Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain 04.06.2014 22:16

Listen in as we discuss the outcomes of a study on Rosen Method and chronic lower back pain. Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.

Massage Efficacy Beliefs for Muscle Recovery from a Running Race 22.05.2014 17:45

Listen in as we discuss a survey studying runners' belief in the efficacy of massage therapy. Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.

Positive Effects of Massage Therapy on a Patient with Narcolepsy 07.05.2014 22:41

Listen in as we discuss a case report studying the effects of massage therapy on a patient with narcolepsy. Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.

The Effects of Self-Massage on Osteoarthritis of the Knee 19.04.2014 21:01

Listen in as we discuss how self-massage can reduce the pain of Osteoarthritis of the knee as demonstrated in a recent study. Ruth Werner and Niki Munk walk us through the implications, how it can grow our practices, and how it can help us serve our clients better.