Free Research Webinar from NCBTMB and MTF

Posted:Wednesday, February 27, 2019


The Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF)  and the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) are excited to offer a free Research Webinar Series. Join us to learn more about the definition of research, its impact on the profession, and what resources are available to help you better engage.


Research Webinar Part IV: Case Reports

MTF and NCBTMB are proud to welcome Ruth Werner, BCTMB, an NCBTMB-Approved Continuing Education Provider and author as we continue the FREE Research Webinar Series to learn more about the role case reports play in research, their impact on the profession, and resources for students and professionals.

  • Took place on May 21, 2020
  • View the recording by clicking here: https://youtu.be/UzPI2dx2Hhg
  • After watching complete the quiz below for one free CE credit

Research Webinar Part III: How to Find Quality Resources

NCBTMB & MTF’s 2019 FREE Research Webinar Series continues with Part III: How to Find Quality Resources. Co-hosts Douglas Nelson, LMT, BCTMB, and Donna Sarvello, LMT, BCTMB, MBA will discuss how to locate and evaluate research resources with researcher and educator JoEllen Sefton, PhD, ATC, CMT.

  • Took place on December 3, 2019
  • View the recording by clicking here: : https://youtu.be/ucVA9Fy3jEI
  • After watching complete the quiz below for one CE credit

Research Webinar Part II: What is Research?

Part II: What is Research? welcomes Robin Miccio, MS, LMT, CPMT, CEIM, as NCBTMB and MTF continue an exciting, FREE 2019 Research Webinar Series to further define research, its impact on the profession, and resources for engagement.

  • Took place on July 31, 2019
  • View the recording by clicking here: https://youtu.be/ucVA9Fy3jEI
  • After watching complete the quiz below for one CE credit

Research Webinar Part I: Why Research?

The first webinar explores why research is essential to the practice of massage therapy and discusses the importance of publishing massage research in peer-reviewed journals where it can be shared with health care professionals from other disciplines.

  • Took place February, 28, 2019.
  • View the recording by clicking here: https://youtu.be/fs1pib_jHrk.
  • After watching complete the quiz below for one CE credit (CE certificates sent out on Thursdays for this webinar. Thank you!)

About NCBTMB 

The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) is an independent, private, nonprofit organization founded in 1992. The mission of NCBTMB is to define and advance the highest standards in the massage therapy and bodywork profession. In support of this mission, NCBTMB serves the profession through Board Certification, Specialty Certificates, an Approved Provider Program, and an Assigned School Code Program. For more information, please visit www.ncbtmb.org.

About MTF

The Massage Therapy Foundation is a 501(c)3 providing support to the massage therapy profession. Since 1990, MTF has provided over $1.25-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. For more information, please visit www.massagetherapyfoundation.org.