Research Recap: The Best Recent Research in Massage Therapy, and How to Make Sense of It

Ruth Werner

4hrs/4CEs

Friday, April 12, 2024, 2:15pm-6:15pm

This is a Hybrid Course

Do you have clients who live with chronic pain? This class is for you. Recent findings about the value of manual therapies in pain management, alongside new interest in non-pharmacologic approaches for people who live in chronic pain, have created some unprecedented opportunities for massage therapy. This class will look at current pain science, along with data on the opioid crisis and policies designed to help patients find new ways to manage pain, including massage therapy.

About Ruth Werner :

Ms. Werner is an award-winning educator, writer, and former massage therapist with a passionate interest in massage therapy research and the role of bodywork for people who live with health challenges. Her groundbreaking textbook, A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology was first published in 1998, and is now in its 7th edition, published by Books of Discovery. Ruth is a columnist for Massage and Bodywork magazine, and she teaches continuing education workshops in research, ethics, and pathology both live and virtually all over the world. Her popular podcast, “I Have a Client Who… Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner”, is available wherever you get your podcasts. Ruth was proud to serve the Massage Therapy Foundation as a Trustee from 2007 to 2017, and as President of the Foundation from 2010-2014.

Ruth is an Approved Provider with the National Certifying Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (Provider # 282893-00, expires 5/23/2026) and Board Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (# 008704-00, expires 4/18/2024).