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A perfect introduction to our many programs and initiatives! Help us get the word out by sharing with colleagues, medical professionals, students, and friends.
A perfect introduction to our many programs and initiatives! Help us get the word out by sharing with colleagues, medical professionals, students, and friends.
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The Massage Therapy Foundation is a 501(c)3 providing support to the massage therapy profession.
Since 1990, MTF has provided over $1 million in research grants studying the science behind therapeutic massage.
The Foundation founded and publishes an open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal and provides many educational resources for massage therapists, educators, and students.
MTF provides community service grants to populations in need of therapeutic massage who would otherwise lack access.
Since 1990, MTF has provided over $1 million in research grants studying the science behind therapeutic massage.
The Foundation founded and publishes an open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal and provides many educational resources for massage therapists, educators, and students.
MTF provides community service grants to populations in need of therapeutic massage who would otherwise lack access.
Humans instinctively value the healing power of touch, and modern massage therapy comes from a long and venerable tradition reaching through time and across cultural boundaries.
Rigorous research about massage can challenge tradition, but it strengthens our profession, and provides guidance for massage therapists to be as effective as possible.
Since its inception over 25 years ago, the Massage Therapy Foundation has funded many research projects.
Topics have ranged from massage for peripheral neuropathy related to chemotherapy to postural control of elders, migraines, cancer, and spinal cord injury.
Rigorous research about massage can challenge tradition, but it strengthens our profession, and provides guidance for massage therapists to be as effective as possible.
Since its inception over 25 years ago, the Massage Therapy Foundation has funded many research projects.
Topics have ranged from massage for peripheral neuropathy related to chemotherapy to postural control of elders, migraines, cancer, and spinal cord injury.
Research findings must be accessible to be useful.
Therefore the Massage Therapy Foundation is dedicated to helping massage therapists become research literate.
We provide massage therapists the skills to locate, interpret, evaluate, and apply research findings for the benefit of their clients.
We offer research literacy classes for all practitioners and other classes specifically for educators.
We publish the profession's only open-source, peer-reviewed academic journal, the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, and we offer research articles summarized for lay audiences.
Therefore the Massage Therapy Foundation is dedicated to helping massage therapists become research literate.
We provide massage therapists the skills to locate, interpret, evaluate, and apply research findings for the benefit of their clients.
We offer research literacy classes for all practitioners and other classes specifically for educators.
We publish the profession's only open-source, peer-reviewed academic journal, the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, and we offer research articles summarized for lay audiences.
The Massage Therapy Foundation believes that massage therapy should be accessible to everyone.
Our Community Service Grants deliver massage to underserved populations all over the world.
To date we have granted over $500,000 to 90 different Community Service Grants all over the globe, and served diverse populations ranging from prisoners transitioning back to society, to children orphaned by the Japanese tsunami, to farm laborers in Central Mexico.
The Community Service Grants also provide valuable data on special populations and health resource disparities.
Our Community Service Grants deliver massage to underserved populations all over the world.
To date we have granted over $500,000 to 90 different Community Service Grants all over the globe, and served diverse populations ranging from prisoners transitioning back to society, to children orphaned by the Japanese tsunami, to farm laborers in Central Mexico.
The Community Service Grants also provide valuable data on special populations and health resource disparities.
Poster Abstract Submissions: Apply to present a poster at the MTF Poster Session at American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) National Convention.
Students and practitioners may apply.
Scholarships: The Foundation no longer offers scholarships.
Check our Student and Faculty Tools page for links to scholarship opportunities from other organizations.
Students and practitioners may apply.
Scholarships: The Foundation no longer offers scholarships.
Check our Student and Faculty Tools page for links to scholarship opportunities from other organizations.
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