Striving to Make Massage Therapy Accessible to Older Adults: an Interview with Niki Munk, PhD, LMT

  • Ann Blair Kennedy, LMT, BCTMB, DrPH, Executive Editor, IJTMB University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Behavioral, Social, and Population Health http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3518-6314
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3822/ijtmb.v11i4.434
Keywords: Massage Therapy, Research, Education, Editorial

Abstract

First she became a licensed massage therapist in Kentucky. Then, in a quest to improve the care she provided to her elderly clinical population, Niki Munk continued her journey by furthering her education and receiving her doctorate in ger-ontology. Dr. Munk, a massage therapy researcher at Indiana University’s IUPUI campus, shares in this interview her optimism on the future of the massage therapy profession and massage therapy research. Dr. Munk also provides insight into the way she makes decisions, and from whom she would like to receive advice.

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Published
2018-12-07
How to Cite
Kennedy, LMT, BCTMB, DrPH, Executive Editor, IJTMB, A. B. (2018). Striving to Make Massage Therapy Accessible to Older Adults: an Interview with Niki Munk, PhD, LMT. International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Research Education &Amp; Practice, 11(4), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.3822/ijtmb.v11i4.434
Issue
Vol. 11 No. 4 (2018)
Section
Editorial

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