“A total of 27 subjects underwent a 5-minute calf & foot massage prior to undergoing resting-state fMRI. A functional connectivity network analysis examined the alterations in connections between different brain regions following massage. bit.ly/3WyZ498#MassageMonday
Register Now: Early Bird Pricing Ends February 17! Don’t miss IMTRC, April 27-29, 2025 in Alexandria, VA. Join therapists, researchers & allied health professionals to talk about the latest research: bit.ly/2025-IMTRC#imtrc2025#alliedhealth#integrativemedicine
Reach over 3,500 RMTBC members and other health care professionals in BC by advertising in the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of The RMTBC Review magazine: rmtbc.ca/media-events/magazi…
Early bird rates are in effect to March 1st!
REMINDER: The 2025 enrollment deadline for the Canadian Massage Therapist Association (CMTA) Group Benefits Plan - including the new Critical Illness Insurance Plan - is February 1st!
Details: crmta.ca/groupbenefitsplan/
10 Days Left to Submit! IMTRC 2025 Call for Oral & Poster Abstracts is open—share your research insights. Authors encouraged to consider theme, “Translating Massage Research into Clinical Practice.” Hurry—application deadline is January 31, 2025: bit.ly/42166a8
Pain Canada's Pain Foundations free online course is a resource for health care providers who wish to support people living with pain with compassion, collaborative communication skills, and trauma- and violence-informed practices.
Begin the course today: paincanada.ca/course/pain-fo…
TWO WEEKS from today!
The deadline to submit an essay for the 2024 RMTBC Student Scholarship (valued at $500) is January 31st.
The essay topic is “What are the Five Challenges you may face as a new RMT Graduate.”
Learn more at rmtbc.ca - details under Benefits.
IMTRC 2025 will wrap up day 3 w/ special session for MassageNet members. Discuss research ideas/practice needs to help develop MN’s 1st self-run study. Help your colleagues decide future directions of research! massagenet.org
Register for IMTRC: bit.ly/2025-IMTRC
Massage Therapy Students and New Graduates - learn about the many benefits of joining the RMTBC in these presentations by Kirk O'Bee, RMTBC Student Liaison:
January 23 - @WCCMT Term 1 and New Grads
January 24 - @lifeatvcmt - VCMT New Grads
January 27 - VCMT Term 1 (Part-time)
The Federation of Massage Therapy Regulatory Agencies of Canada (FOMTRAC) is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to review and modernize the profession's national competency profile:
fomtrac.ca/
The project aims to develop a new competency profile, through a collaborative, system and evidence informed approach.
The culminating project work will accurately reflect the profession's unique body of knowledge and the contextual practice of Canadian #RMTs.
The ICBC Recovery Network is launching on March 22, 2025.
RMTBC members who opt in to the network agree to the Health Care Services Terms and provider-specific program guide.
As there has been some inaccurate information distributed regarding the Terms, ICBC has created a list of FAQs.
Members - login to rmtbc.ca to access the FAQs under Insurance.
As there has been some inaccurate information distributed regarding the Terms, ICBC has created a list of FAQs.
Members - login to access the FAQs here: Recovery-Network-FAQs-Jan-14-2025.pdf
MTF’s MassageNet Practice-Based Research Network provides a way for massage practitioners to participate directly in research, while giving researchers access to real-world data. Learn more about MassageNet and how you can be a part: massagenet.org