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Research plays an important role in understanding what massage therapy can do, evaluating evidence, and making informed decisions about professional practice. This 3 CE hour course introduces massage therapists to the fundamentals of research and explores how research findings can be applied to evidence-informed massage therapy.
You will learn how research is conducted, how different types of studies are designed and interpreted, and how to evaluate research related to massage therapy. The course also examines current massage research and provides resources to help you find and explore additional research on your own.
In This Course, You Will Learn:
The purpose and importance of research in massage therapy
The basic steps of the research process
The differences between qualitative and quantitative research
How to understand and evaluate massage therapy research
What current research says about the effects of massage therapy
Examples of research studies involving massage therapy
Resources for finding additional massage therapy research
Why Take This Course?
Understanding research can help massage therapists make more informed, evidence-based decisions and better understand the research behind the services they provide. This course provides a practical introduction to research without requiring an advanced background in science or statistics.
Whether you are new to research or simply want a better understanding of the evidence surrounding massage therapy, this course will give you useful tools for reading, understanding, and exploring massage research.
Identify the purpose and importance of research in massage therapy.
Describe the basic steps involved in the research process.
Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Identify common types of research studies used in healthcare and massage therapy.
Apply basic principles for reading and evaluating massage therapy research.
Identify reliable resources for finding research related to massage therapy.
Explain how research findings can contribute to evidence-informed massage therapy practice.
Research Education text, by Corrine Mollet Rubida, BS, LMT, 38 pages
Guide with instructions
Multiple-choice exam of 28 questions
Course evaluation
Certificate of achievement upon completion, and
Unlimited phone support for any of your questions.
The Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education, LLC is an Approved Provider through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB); Approved Provider number 409296-00.
Our online massage continuing education courses are also accepted by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), and most state boards.
For more information on individual state requirements and approvals, please visit our Approvals page and click on your state.
I liked being able to see the questions prior to studying to know what to expect. I found several of the studies to be very thought provoking. I feel this is a good course for a beginner or an experienced therapist. - Barbara Gaertner
One of the best classes I have taken so far. So informative and "eye-opening". Very inspirational. I will pursue a different clientele after taking this class. - M. Runyon
I enjoyed the variety of different cases of study pertaining to what massage has done for several different people. It was informative and gave me more knowledge on studies out there. - Morgan Luecht
Very informative. Encouraging to see an increase in evidence based practice for MT's. - Jessica Follman
Very good information. It's nice to finally have research to support the case. - S James, LMP
The research articles included as examples were very relevant and interesting. - Alicia Miller, LMT
I like that I can do at home with busy schedule this works great.- Mary Batt, LMT
Seeing the proof that massage works is a great thing! - Terri Bowman, LMT
It was presented in a methodical way which was easy to follow and re-visit parts to clarify details. - C. Parham, LMT
Like - The ease of signing in, printing out the information, having the exam to study as open book, and the ease of taking the test online. Highly recommend this site! - Darleen H., LMT
All of the following are reasons why the study of research in massage is necessary EXCEPT:
A. It allows massage therapists to learn about the effects of massage therapy and practice evidence based massage
B. It documents that what massage therapists do truly makes a difference in the health of clients/patients
C. It decreases the credibility of the profession and reduces respect for what qualified massage therapists offer
D. It helps massage therapists and body workers to choose the best treatment methods for their clients
Through research, massage therapy and bodywork treatment has been shown to:
A. Increase circulation and immune function
B. Reduce anxiety and edema
C. Reduce blood pressure and heart rate
D. All of the above
In research study 8, “Five-week outcomes from a dosing trial of therapeutic massage for chronic neck pain”, which of the following “doses” of massage was most effective?
A. Multiple 15 minute massage treatments per week
B. Multiple 30 minute massage treatments per week
C. Multiple 45 minute massage treatments per week
D. Multiple 60 minute massage treatments per week
Course Author
About the Instructor
Corrine Rubida, BS, LMT
Corrine completed her massage therapy training at Gateway College of Massage Therapy in 1997 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Administration in 2012. She has been practicing and teaching massage therapy since 1997 and currently holds a massage therapy license in South Dakota. She is also a member of the ABMP. In 2002, Corrine founded the Center for Massage Therapy CE to make professional massage continuing education courses available both online and by mail. Since then, she has developed more than 100 home-study massage continuing education courses and has taught live courses for AMTA and the Gateway College of Massage Therapy.
