<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Listen in to Research Perch as we speak with Dr. Niki Munk and Sami Zabel about the MassageNet Special Session and activity held at the 2025 International Massage Therapy Research Conference in Alexandria, VA. The session provided the opportunity for MassageNet Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) member massage therapists to share their ideas about research topics, and to decide on the topic of the first research study developed and run entirely by MassageNet.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Webinar-style virtual convening of MassageNet members: Thursday, August 28 @ 7PM EST&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Additional Resources:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style= "color: #588672; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt; &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: #588672;"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.MassageNet.org"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #588672;"&gt;www.MassageNet.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoListParagraph" style= "text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;       &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Research question framework: "&lt;em&gt;How do massage therapists approach/treat X in practice and to what effect?"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Related Research Perch Episodes:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style= "color: #588672; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"&gt; &lt;span class="MsoHyperlink"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: #588672;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://massagetherapyfoundation.org/massagenet-study-perch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #588672;"&gt;MassageNet Study: MT Mental Health Knowledge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoNormal" style= "color: #190a16; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://massagetherapyfoundation.org/pbrn101/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #588672; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="box-sizing: inherit;"&gt; Practice-Based Research Network 101&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

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MassageNet IMTRC Special Session Recap [Research Perch]

JUL 24, 202525 MIN
Research Perch

MassageNet IMTRC Special Session Recap [Research Perch]

JUL 24, 202525 MIN

Description

Listen in to Research Perch as we speak with Dr. Niki Munk and Sami Zabel about the MassageNet Special Session and activity held at the 2025 International Massage Therapy Research Conference in Alexandria, VA. The session provided the opportunity for MassageNet Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) member massage therapists to share their ideas about research topics, and to decide on the topic of the first research study developed and run entirely by MassageNet.

Webinar-style virtual convening of MassageNet members: Thursday, August 28 @ 7PM EST

Additional Resources:

· Research question framework: "How do massage therapists approach/treat X in practice and to what effect?"

Related Research Perch Episodes: