International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork: Research, Education, & Practice

The International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (IJTMB) is an open access, peer-reviewed publication intended to accommodate the diverse needs of the rapidly-expanding therapeutic massage and bodywork community. Principal sections of the journal span the areas of research, education, and clinical practice.

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Announcements

 

Student Case Report Contest - Open

  

The Massage Therapy Foundation Student Case Report Contest is open with a deadline of June 3rd, 2019

  
Posted: 2018-10-12
 
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Vol 12, No 1 (2019)

Table of Contents

Editorial

Mentor, Scholar, Academic, and a Massage Therapist: an Interview with Amanda Baskwill, PhD(c), MSc, RMT
Ann Blair Kennedy, LMT, BCTMB, DrPH, Executive Editor, IJTMB
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Research

Improving Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life with Massage Therapy in Youth and Young Adults with Cystic Fibrosis: a Pilot Study
Kathleen (Kate) Zink, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, LMT, Barbara Chini, MD, Joyce Cowens, LMT, Lois Kremer, BSN, RN, Li Lin, MS, BS
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Massage Therapy in Management of Occupational Stress in Emergency Medical Services Staffs: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Mahdi Mahdizadeh, BSc, Ali Ansari Jaberi, MSc, Tayebeh Negahban Bonabi, PhD
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Possible Role of Court-Type Thai Traditional Massage During Parturition: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Panya Sananpanichkul, MD, Chatchai Sawadhichai, MD, PhD, Yosapon Leaungsomnapa, PhD, Paweena Yapanya, BATM
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Education

What Should We Do Different, More, Start and Stop? Systematic Collection and Dissemination of Massage Education Stakeholder Views from the 2017 Alliance for Massage Therapy Educational Congress†
Niki Munk PhD, LMT, Jasmine Dyson-Drake, BS, Diane Mastnardo, LMT
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