Research continues to support the effectiveness of massage therapy in the treatment of pain

PRESS RELEASE

April 10, 2008

For immediate release

Announcing the public release of the Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia's (MTABC) commissioned literature reviews on neck pain, low back pain and osteoarthritis. These reviews are the profession's latest clinician research information resource from our Research Department.

"Accessing the evidence-based practice data will benefit massage therapy patients, practitioners of massage therapy and manual therapy, colleges and faculty, associations, agencies, regulatory bodies and others in the profession," said Bodhi Haraldsson, RMT and MTABC Research Department Chair.

"Patients come into our practices every day suffering from neck pain, low back pain and osteoarthritis" said Damon Marchand, RMT, MTABC President. "BC Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs) are the best trained in North America and pride themselves in delivering effective, evidenced-based therapy to relieve pain and suffering for patients for these and other muscular-skeletal conditions."

MTABC contracted Canadian Institute of Pain and Disability to create these literature reviews to assist the RMT community in its endeavor to close the gap between what is known in high quality research and what is taught and practiced.

These literature reviews represent the latest activity that MTABC undertakes to assist registered massage therapists in incorporating high quality research evidence in their practices.

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For further information please contact
Bodhi Haraldsson, Research Department Chair
bodhi@massagetherapy.bc.ca
Brenda Locke, Executive Director