The Massage Therapist Development Initiative

I think we've all seen changes in the past couple of years with the pandemic and other things going on. For the both of us, we experienced a significant amount of burnout, so we thought we'd share our stories as we're sure we aren't alone in the experience. And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

Education, education, education. We constantly promote a better education for Massage Therapists and as those who teach continuing education courses we have a lot of responsibility to keep current with new evidence and research. And so do our associations. Our associations wield some great power in what can and is offered to their perspective memberships for continuing education. But are they all handling their responsibility well? If not, their members should demand better.  REGISTER HEREAnd as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

As massage therapists, we often rely on learning new modalities or rely on many of the ones we learned in college as a way to help our patients.But does it really matter which modality we use? There are so many other factors that contribute to better outcomes when people come to see us, the modality we use while the person receives treatment matters less than we've been lead to believe. Let's start to worry less about learning new ways to touch people and start focusing on what we can do to get them back to doing the activities that are important to them. This is one of the things we teach in our upcoming courses in October. If you'd like to learn how to communicate better and incorporate more movement into your treatments you can join us by clicking the link below.  REGISTER HEREAnd as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.comReferenced paper: Wu Z, Wang Y, Ye X, Chen Z, Zhou R, Ye Z, Huang J, Zhu Y, Chen G, Xu X. Myofascial release for chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in medicine. 2021 Jul 28;8:69798. 

In this episode we discuss some of the advances, changes, and recommendations that have taken place since the biopsychosocial framework was introduced 40 years ago. This is one of the many things we discuss in our upcoming courses along with therapeutic movement and rehab. These courses can be taken in person, or online so please click the link below and join us in October! REGISTER HERE And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.comReferenced paper: Nicholas, Michael K.. The biopsychosocial model of pain 40 years on: time for a reappraisal?. PAIN: April 19, 2022 - Volume - Issue - 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002654doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002654 

In this episode we discuss the buzzwords circling around our continuing education and how you can interpret and decide whether the course you're taking is evidence based.  And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

In this episode we discuss the updated education requirements from our college in BC. While some take this update to think they don't have to take continuing education anymore, we argue that it is our responsibility as healthcare professionals to do so.  And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

In this episode we discuss some papers that challenge some of the available pain models of understanding. While there are some good challenges on language, the overall message remains the same; treat the person in front of you. And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

In this episode we discuss some papers on therapeutic exercise for the neck as well as the low back. We also look at challenging industry norms and how others get upset by what you're saying. And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

You ever have one of those moments where you get faced with a piece of research that challenges, something that you've been saying for a long time?We're going to talk about that today. Because I've been long saying how going for a walk is one of the best things you can do for low back pain. And while it's can still be an effective thing, we've come apart come upon some research that tells us otherwise. So we'll get into that today. But I think before we get into that one, we've got one paper that we're going to look at, it's talking about the superior and middle cluneal nerve entrapment as a cause of low back pain. So we had a quick little discussion about this before we came on. And I think some of the points that you were making right away about the anatomy and things like that are probably a good place to start.Thank you. We hope you enjoy our podcast. These kinds of topics are what we are all about. If you'd like to learn more, go to our websites, themtdc.com or ericpurves.com. If you know of any other therapists that could benefit from this, please tell them to subscribe.

On this episode we look at a great paper entitled:  "Challenges for Evidence-Based Physical Therapy: Accessing and Interpreting High-Quality Evidence on Therapy"This was a great paper as it shows us several different challenges to incorporating research into practice, what the best research papers are, and why it's important to use them. While it does highlight some of the challenges, we as healthcare professionals should look at this not as a challenge but rather an opportunity we should face head on.  Here is a link to the paper:  https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/84/7/644/2857555And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

On this episode, we chat about some of the failures we've had in our careers. It's important to talk about failures because you can't succeed without failing. Also because we all make mistakes in practice but we're not alone, the more we discuss them, the greater growth we can have. And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

On this episode we look at a great paper entitled:  "Manual Therapy: Exploiting The Role Of Human Touch."This was a great paper as it shows us several different things about the benefit of touch. While there are some therapists out there saying things like: "manual therapy sucks" this paper helps refute that and shows the benefits of touch in a therapeutic setting. Here is a link to the paper:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468781219302887And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

On this episode we look at a research paper entitled: Manual therapy and exercise for rotator cuff disease (Review). This paper helps us understand a bit better how we can help people with possible rotator cuff issues and the best approach to use.  Here is a link to the paper:  https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012224/pdf/fullAnd as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

On this episode we look at Tone Police and Language and how this functions within our profession.We are of the belief that we choose how to react to someone's words and perhaps the way we react isn't always warranted.  Check out our upcoming live courses in October that can also be attended via zoom by clicking the link:https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

On this episode we look at "Beliefs Vs. Science" and how this functions within our profession. We are of the belief that if science refutes or proves your belief wrong, we have a responsibility as healthcare professionals to change that narrative. Check out our upcoming live courses in October that can also be attended via zoom by clicking the link:https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

On this episode we just basically rant about several things in our industry with our buddy from the UK Tristen Attenborough Check out our upcoming live courses in October that can also be attended via zoom by clicking the link:https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

On this episode we look at the research around using IASTM in your practice. This is a popular modality but does it actually do what providers say it does? The research tells us otherwise.  Check out our upcoming live courses in October that can also be attended via zoom by clicking the link:https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/And as always, check out our websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

On this episode we look at why it is important for RMT's to learn from RMT's and why we need more Massage Therapists stepping into the education ring.  Check out our upcoming live courses in October that can also be attended via zoom by clicking the link:https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/And as always, check our out websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com and our emails: jamie@themtdc.comhello@ericpurves.com

On this episode we look at why it is important to challenge our bias' and identities in massage therapy. Check out our upcoming live courses in October that can also be attended via zoom by clicking the link:https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/And as always, check our out websites.www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com 

On this episode we look at the difference between "Evidence Based Practice" and "Evidence Informed Practice" and how this relates to Massage Therapists. Check out our upcoming live courses in October that can also be attended via zoom by clicking the link: https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/And as always, check our out websites. www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.com 

This week we look at a paper discussing the overuse of MRI in MSK care. This paper really highlights the importance of how medical imaging is overused and its compounding effects as a result. Check out our websites:www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.comAlso have a look at our upcoming courses:https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/

This week we look at the contributions to the manual therapy professions from one of our hero's, Louis Gifford. Louis was probably one of the founding fathers of pain science and has shared his knowledge for many of us to improve as clinicians. Quite frankly his contributions are GOLD!Check out our websites: www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.comAlso have a look at our upcoming courses: https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/

This week we have our second guest on the podcast the one and only Paul Ingraham. Paul Ingraham is a Vancouver science journalist and publishing entrepreneur and a former Registered Massage Therapist.  He left that profession over concerns about pseudoscientific beliefs and practices, and went on to create PainScience.com, a website about the science of pain, injury, treatment, and rehab. He has written hundreds of articles and ten books on these themes (and about half of those are about repetitive strain injuries).  He's also a reluctant runner and an avid ultimate player with a long list of his own sports injuries and pain problems. He is currently sheltering in place with his wife, still hiding from SARS-CoV-2, working on his next book and an endless supply of science updates to PainScience.com.Trigger point doubts article:https://www.painscience.com/articles/trigger-point-doubts.phpTrigger points book :https://www.painscience.com/tutorials/trigger-points.phpGeneral article about massage science (an excellent place for MTs to start on PainScience.com):https://www.painscience.com/articles/does-massage-work.phpCheck out our websites: www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.comAlso have a look at our upcoming courses: https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/

This week we have our first guest on the podcast the one and only Matt Phillips. Matt has extensive experience helping runners with injuries, so we delve into his knowledge on how to help runners when they come into your clinic. Check out our websites: www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.comAlso have a look at our upcoming courses: https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/

This week we look at another paper by Darlow et al on the impact of what clinicians say. . Forgive us, we say it's episode #3 but then we recorded a couple of other ones and published them first, it's actually episode #5.Check out our websites: www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.comAlso have a look at our upcoming courses: https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/

This week we look at the contributions to the manual therapy professions from one of our hero's, Louis Gifford. Louis was probably one of the founding fathers of pain science and has shared his knowledge for many of us to improve as clinicians. Quite frankly his contributions are GOLD!Check out our websites: www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.comAlso have a look at our upcoming courses: https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/

This week we look at a paper from Bialosky et al on the mechanisms of manual therapy. This is an important topic so we can give our patients a simpler and better understanding of what we are doing to help them create self-efficacy to help manage pain episodes. Check out our websites: www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.comAlso have a look at our upcoming courses: https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/

In this episode we take a look at the research and how we can change the narrative around the Psoas muscle. Is it the "Muscle Of The Soul"? or just a good stabilizer. Check out our websites: www.themtdc.comwww.ericpurves.comCheck out our upcoming courses which we are offering in person and via zoom!https://themtdc.com/courses/clinical-applications-of-pain-science-manual-therapy-exercise-and-rehabilitation-principles-for-rmts/

Jamie Johnston RMT & Eric Purves RMT break down two research papers from Darlow et al on how patients beliefs, the community around them, and the clinician can affect pain.