The RMT Education Project is Helping people manage sports injuries with confidence through creative and innovative health education.
This blog features post on massage therapy, acupuncture, myofascial release, pain science, cupping, IASTM, sports massage, deep tissue massage.
If you are a fan of Malcolm Gladwell, I highly reccomend the book Mindware Richard Nisbett presents a number of scientific and philosophical ideas in a clear and accessible way. I highly recommend this book.
This one book that will improve your critical thinking skills, the author provides insights into a number of concepts including:
• cost-benefit analysis
• sunk-cost
• causation and correlation
Here we review two peer reviewed publications for massage therapists, this includes the International Journal of Massage and Bodywork and The Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.
Read MoreBefore I looked down the rabbit of human anatomy, I did not realise that there is so much variation from person to person. An example of this is accessory ossicles, otherwise known as extra bones. Here are a couple examples of extra bones that may be present in the lower body.
Read MoreMassage Therapy Literature Countdown - Systematic Reviews
Here we break down a list of five systematic review that lend credibility to massage therapy as a conservative approach for management of aches an pains. There are a number of systematic reviews that could have been included, the idea of a list was to impose constraints that forced me be decisive and include what I felt to be the strongest reviews. The RMT Education Project is an initiative that is working to promote the benefits of massage therapy to an international audience. If you would like to learn more about massage therapy, check out 'The Massage Therapy Literature Countdown'.
Massage Therapy Literature Countdown - BLOGS
Blogs are a type of grey literature - information output produced by organisations or an individual, outside of commercial or academic publishing and distribution channels. There is an abundance of blogs available, this information requires a critical eye to evaluate the content.
Here we break down a list of six blogs that gives insights into the body and the massage therapy profession. The idea of a list was to impose constraint that forced me be decisive with what blogs I included. As an added bonus I have included links that give a idea of the types of content featured on each blog.
Read MoreThe RMT Education Project - This post is part of The Massage Therapy Literature Countdown, here we break down a list of books that will change the way you look at the body.
The Massage Therapy Literature Countdown
• 10 Articles All Massage Therapists Should Read
• 9 Open Access Articles for Massage Therapists
• 8 Researchers Who Are Changing Massage Therapy
• 7 Books For Massage Therapists
• 6 Blogs For Massage Therapists
• 5 Systematic Reviews of Massage Therapy
• 4 Articles About The Importance of Touch
• 3 Bones You May Not Have Heard About
• 2 Peer-reviewed Publications for Massage Therapists
• 1 Book That Will Change The Way You Think
Links For The Curious
The RMT Education Project attempts to simplify the complex - breaking down information dense research into manageable chunks. If you are looking for a somewhere to start, check out the ‘Curated Content’ page or browse through ‘The Literature Countdown’.
From The story of the human body
The Massage Therapy Literature Countdown
• 10 Articles All Massage Therapists Should Read
• 9 Open Access Articles for Massage Therapists
• 8 Researchers Who Are Changing Massage Therapy
• 7 Books For Massage Therapists
• 6 Blogs For Massage Therapists
• 5 Systematic Reviews of Massage Therapy
• 4 Articles About The Importance of Touch
• 3 Bones You May Not Have Heard About
• 2 Peer-reviewed Publications for Massage Therapists
• 1 Book That Will Change The Way You Think
Open Access Resources
• Curated Resources for Massage Therapists
• Open Access Research Papers
• Resources for Patients
Research Review
• A New Muscle: The Tensor Vastus Intermedius
• Pleasure Receptors Response to Massage
• Does Fascia Release
• Evidence Informed Massage
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
*This blog post is meant as an educational tool only. It is not a replacement for medical advice from a qualified and registered health professional.
Richard is a Registered Massage Therapist in Petrolia Ontario who is experienced in the assessment and treatment of sport injuries. Richard uses a Adaptive Manual therapy which means that myofascial release, acupuncture, cupping, sports massage and IASTM are used in an individualized one on one treatment.
