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Massage Therapy Research Agenda
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It started a long time ago…
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Background paper
• Claire M Cassidy, PhD• Methodological Issues in
Investigations of Massage/Bodywork Therapy
• Identified four major “domains” on which our research should be based
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Recommendations
•We need to collect credible evidence
•Research should meet the paradigmatic standards of the profession
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Recommendations•Researchers need to understand how practitioners work
•Most critical to do research on the measurement of sociocultural effectiveness and the measurement of effectiveness components from within the profession
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Our Taste…
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Our Budget…
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My wishes…•Let’s study the issues for which our clients/patients come to see us
•Listen to practitioners’ questions
•Listen to researchers’ interests
•Let’s concentrate on the cost effectiveness of our work
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My wishes…•Include research studies that help practitioners encourage self-care and promote wellness
•Include research on educational delivery and competency assessment in massage therapy education
•Include research that supports massage therapy and massage therapists and their roles in the Affordable Care Act
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My wishes…
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Thank you.