@article{Lebert, RMT_Noy, MSc, RMT_Purves, MSc, RMT_Tibbett, PhD, LMT_2022, title={Massage Therapy: A Person-Centred Approach to Chronic Pain}, volume={15}, url={https://ijtmb.org/index.php/ijtmb/article/view/713}, DOI={10.3822/ijtmb.v15i3.713}, abstractNote={<p>Person-centred care is an emergent movement within evidence-based medicine that has the potential to transform the health care system. Person-centred care is a collaborative approach in which health care professionals partner with patients to codesign and deliver personalized care with a focus on physical comfort, emotional well-being, and patient empowerment. By embracing person-centred care through two-way communication, patient engagement, and self-management strategies, massage therapists have the potential to further reduce suffering associated with chronic pain in our society.</p>}, number={3}, journal={International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Research Education & Practice}, author={Lebert, RMT, Richard and Noy, MSc, RMT, Monica and Purves, MSc, RMT, Eric and Tibbett, PhD, LMT, Jacqueline}, year={2022}, month={Sep.}, pages={27–34} }