2016 in Review - Ten articles about low back pain

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2016 in Review - Ten articles about low back pain

With the many documented biological and psychosocial benefits to a massage therapy, we are uniquely suited to help those who suffer from low back pain. One speed bump still in the way is the lack of systematic reviews and randomized control trials of massage therapy. There has been some movement it the last couple of years, but because because of the lack of a research culture in the profession these things take time.

To help massage therapists understand the issue of low back pain here we provide a break down a list of 10 articles on low back pain, this list is representative, not exhaustive. 

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One Book That Will Change The Way You Think

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One Book That Will Change The Way You Think

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

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5 Systematic Reviews That Lend Credibility To Massage Therapy

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5 Systematic Reviews That Lend Credibility To Massage Therapy

Massage 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'.

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8 Researchers Who Are Changing Massage Therapy

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8 Researchers Who Are Changing Massage Therapy

Evidence Based Tools & Resources
The RMT Education Project provides massage therapists tools & resources to simplify the complex - by taking a intensive processes and break it down in to manageable chunks. Here we break down a list of 8 researchers (in no particular order) who have made contributions to the world of massage therapy.  If you like this list, check out our other resources.

The Research Countdown
• 10 Articles All Massage Therapists Should Read
• 9 Open Access Articles All Massage Therapists Should Read

Open Access Tools & Resources
• Curated Resources for Massage Therapists
• Open Access Research Papers
• Tools & Resources for Patients

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