Manual Therapy Resources
There is no lack of excellent information on the web; the challenge is finding it. Here is a growing list of resources for massage therapists and manual therapy practitioners. You will find links to podcasts, evidence-based blogs, current and past research, professional associations and more. For suggested changes and additions please email me at brian.fulton@bell.net
Blogs and Websites
Cor Kinetic – Ben Cormack
Critical Physiotherapy Network – An international collaborative network of critically-informed academics, clinicians & researchers who draw on the health sciences, social sciences & the humanities to explore, challenge & develop physiotherapy theory & practice.
Engaging Muscles – Rick Merriam
Evidence Based Fitness – Dr. Bryan Chung
Evidence Informed Physical Therapy – Dr. Jarod Hall
Forward Thinking PT – Adam Rufa- Blog, Special Tests Analysis, Surgical Reviews
Health Skills – Chronic Pain Management – Dr. Bronnie Lennox Thompson
Informed Science – Arnold Warkentin
Know Pain – Mike Steward
Massage St. Louis – Alice Sanvito
Modern Manual Therapy The Eclectic Approach – Erson Religioso
Movement Potential – Nick Ng
My Cuppa Joe – Joletta Belton
Painstaking – Monica Noy
Pain Science – Paul Ingraham
Pain Science Center- Rex Fujiwara PT
Pain Talks – Lissanthea Taylor
Paincloud – Ole Morten Salte
Pain Research Forum – Harvard Neurodiscovery Center – Webinar Advisory Panel consists of Chas Bountra PhD, Iain Chessell PhD, Carole Ho MD, Charles Inturrisi PhD, Stephen McMahon PhD, Joseph V. Pergolizzi Jr. MD, Robert B. Raffa PhD, and William Schmidt PhD.
Reconciling Biomechanics with Pain Science – Greg Lehman
The RMT Education Project – Richard Lebert
The Science PT – Erik Meira
Smertespecialistern – Lars Avemarie (While many blogs are in Danish, many are duplicated in English as well.)
Understanding Pain – Rey Allan
Research
Massage Therapy Canada – Research
US National Institutes of Health- Massage
American Massage Therapy Association – Research
International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork: Research, Education, & Practice
Massage Therapy Research and Education Dr. Christopher Moyer
New Zealand Massage Therapy Research Centre
Pain Lectures by eminent leaders in the field
Podcasts
The Be Better Podcast – Dr. Greg Wells
Healthy, Wealthy and Smart – Dr. Karen Litzy
Liberated Body Podcasts – Brooke Thomas
The Massage Therapy Collective – Justine De Boer-Sones
Naked Physio Podcast – Paul Lagerman
The Physio Matters Podcast – Jack Chew
PT Podcast – An excellent collective effort encompassing PT Podcast, PT Inquest, The NAF Physio Podcast and Pain Science and Sensibility. Featuring Erik Meira,J.W. Matheson,Adam Meakins, Sandy Hilton,Cory Blickenstaff, Scot Morrison, and Jason Brumitt.
Videos
The Pain Exert Series – Over 16 hours of interviews and lectures on pain with experts such as Moseley, Stanton, Butler, O’Sullivan, Nijs, O´Connell, Zusman, Lehman, Reme, Thacker, Louw and Dr. Kieran O’Sullivan
Professional Publications
Massage and Fitness Magazine – Nick Ng
Business Development
Massage Therapist Practice – Don Dillon
Continuing Education
Massage Therapist Development Centre – Jamie Johnston
Touch U – Doug Alexander
Massage Therapy Research and Education – Dr. Christopher Moyer
L.A.S.T. – Robert Libbey
Foundations in Myofascial Release Seminars – Walt Fritz
Professional Associations
Registered Massage Therapists Association of Ontario
Registered Massage Therapists Association of British Columbia
RMTBC’s Current Awareness Tool (CAT)