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This is the second episode in my series on new RMTs. Today we have Courtney, who is an RMT in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We had a great conversation about the need to adapt RMT entry to practice curriculum to make it consistent with current evidence and how the industry and more importantly the public would benefit from a shift in thinking from fixing people to providing more meaningful support and management. 

At the time of this recording she was just finishing her studies in RMT school. Courtney started to develop a sense of skepticism during her entry to practice education so she started to search for information outside of her school environment. This led her in a search for updated knowledge which was challenging everything she was learning in school. When presenting this new information to her instructors she was frustrated because she was encouraged to not ask questions and to simply accept the knowledge that she was being presented with.

Courtney’s experience is not unique as it demonstrates some of the common problems our profession has with its entry to practice curriculum. We share a few suggestions of a better way forward which we hope the stakeholders will adopt.

Some wise words to take away from this episode,  the more I learn the more I realize I need to know

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This is the first of my series on new RMTs. This episode features Tempo Sabatier. They are a new RMT in Vancouver, BC who practices at https://papercranemassagetherapy.com/. 

We have a really engaging discussion on their expectations prior to entering massage therapy school and how this differed from the reality of their experience. Tempo shares their thoughts on what would have made the education better; adding more time for critical thinking, philosophy and ethics. We also have an important discussion on the importance of learning about social determinants of health, trauma informed care and the need for more education on pain, particularly chronic pain.

Tempo loves to devour information and I am confident they will be a highly successful therapist who makes a positive difference in people’s lives.

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This is a rare solo episode. No guest interviews, just me sharing my thoughts about the current state of our continuing education industry, and how I am trying to make a difference through my Course Creator's Mastermind group.

The best way I know to make meaningful change in the profession and to deliver better quality care to the public is through our industry's continuing education requirements.

In 2022 I launched the first intake for my Course Creator's group with the goal of creating a supportive community of knowledgeable, passionate and aspiring evidence-based RMT educators.

Members are mentored in a step by step Lego manual approach to learn the necessary skills, strategies and processes to create, market and teach their own course(s).

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In this episode Walt tells us about his clinical and educational experiences and how he made the transition from being heavily invested as an MFR focused therapist into being an evidence-based clinician.

We discuss the importance of finding an acceptable balance in our understanding, our communication and how we teach continuing education. Our treatment interventions aren’t always just about one tissue or a special technique, they are more complex than that and the outcomes people experience are more strongly related to the strength of the therapeutic relationship.

The willingness to embrace shared decision making is the core premise of what he wants learners to take away from his courses.

Research articles:

(Geri, 2019) Manual Therapy: Exploiting the Role of Human Touch
(Bialosky, 2017). Unravelling the Mechanisms of Manual Therapy: Modelling an Approach

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In this episode I welcome Whitney Lowe who is a massage therapist from Sisters Oregon. He has been a leader in high quality massage therapy education in the US for almost 30 years. In this episode we focus on the importance of providing effective massage therapy education at both the entry to practice level as well as for experienced clinicians through continuing education.

We both are realistic with the difficulties of providing evidence-based education that differs from the mainstream modality empires. Our focus as educators is knowledge translation which inspires critical thinking.

This was such a great conversation that could have lasted for hours! I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it.


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In this episode I welcome Michelle Smith RMT from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Michelle has a wealth of education and clinical experience which she uses to help the profession of massage therapy become more evidence-based.

We have a positive and constructive conversation on modality empires, critical thinking, the fundamentals of evidence-based practice and the state of continuing education for RMTs across Canada.

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Susan Shipton is an RMT in Toronto, Ontario who has her masters degree in pain management through Western University. This episode with Susan Shipton covers a wealth of great topics. Among many other things, we discuss her clinical work providing massage therapy for oncology patients, and the benefits of qualitative research.

Susan has recently developed a continuing education course on oncology massage and she tells us her journey into becoming a CE provider and some of the most common and unhelpful myths associated with massage therapy and cancer.

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Jessica Villeneuve is an RMT in Calgary Alberta. She is the owner of Samestarswellness and also teaches continuing education courses on migraines.  In this episode we discuss the challenges of owning a clinic and marketing it to the public in Alberta.  Reframing the clinical interview into an exploratory conversation with clients. The negative impacts and risk of harm with misinformation that is perpetuated by RMTs and the stakeholders.

We also had a great conversation about the pros and cons of being a CE instructor. 

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This is an episode of my mythbusting series featuring Lauren McLaughlin, an RMT in Fredericton NB.

Lauren and I discussed her journey into scepticism and how she is trying to bring more awareness into popular unhelpful myths such as "no pain no gain."

When Lauren began her practice she quickly realized that the knowledge and techniques she learned in school were not working the way she was taught. This confusion and frustration motivated her to start searching for more answers because she wanted a more accurate understanding to better inform what she was experiencing with clients.

She emphasizes the importance of trauma informed care how she started using Instagram as a tool to communicate with her clients but also as a way to communicate more helpful messages to the RMT population.

If you would like to get in touch with Lauren, she can be contacted through her IG account under the name groundedmassagetherapy.

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In this episode I have a conversation with Julie Ringuette, an RMT in Winnipeg Manitoba. Julie is a new RMT who quickly realized that much of the content she learned in school was not supported by current science. She has been using Instagram to challenge many of these unhelpful beliefs, but more importantly she is also providing constructive alternatives.

Julie and I discuss some of the concerns she has about the current school curriculum, the need for a curriculum update, person centred care, adapting our manual therapy narratives for the good of the public and how she uses Instagram as a creative outlet to spread knowledge to both the RMT profession and the public.

Julie’s #1 take home message. Try to make people feel like they are NOT broken and be very careful with your language.

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