Submit a Research Poster
2026 Call for Abstracts Now Open
The Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) is pleased to assist the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) with the 26th annual MTF Poster Session at the AMTA 2026 National Convention, happening August 27-29, 2026, in Denver, Colo. We invite you to submit a poster abstract and/or poster for consideration!
Posters are an important way for massage therapists and researchers to share their expertise with other members of the profession. MTF Poster Sessions provide a showcase to share massage therapy research, create a forum for informal discussion of research, and to provide those in attendance with the opportunity to learn how research impacts the profession.
The 2026 MTF Poster Session will include encore and first-occasion posters from three categories: original research (protocols, reviews, and theoretical pieces welcome), programmatic evaluation, and clinical case presentations. Encore posters will be current and relevant massage therapy research that has been presented at a recent research conference(s) while first-occasion posters will be posters developed and created specifically for the AMTA 2026 National Convention. Share you work, and help inform and inspire other massage therapists!
Please follow the application process below.
2026 Call for Abstracts and Submission Requirements
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2026 Abstract Submission Deadline is May 1, 2026 at 11:59pm CST
Poster Resources:
View Research Posters from Past MTF Poster Sessions
Watch the short video below where Michael Hamm, Jerrilyn Cambron, and Kim Goral discuss MTF Poster Sessions and what makes a good research poster:
For additional information please contact:
Annie LaCroix, MS, LMT, Associate Director – Operations
alacroix@massagetherapyfoundation.org