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MAY | JUNE 2018

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A B M P m e m b e r s e a r n F R E E C E a t w w w. a b m p . c o m / c e b y r e a d i n g M a s s a g e & B o d y w o r k m a g a z i n e 83 Roose wants knowledge gleaned through the summit to be broadly beneficial, hence the summit's eclectic attendee list. "I'd like to change how health care treats pain and I'd like to have more of these concepts and frameworks introduced into general patient care and client care. When I choose speakers, I'm really targeting both MTs and PTs. And, actually, PTs have more contacts in the health-care profession to make that change and more direct access to physicians and chiros than MTs." She says she all too often hears massage therapists saying, "Why do I need to learn research?" Her answer is simple and direct: "It can help your practice. It helps you stand out and you're better able to work with other practitioners like PTs and physicians. Most people don't care about our education. They assume if you're running a massage business, you know what you're doing. All the clients who ask questions have 'why?' questions. Some of this research we're still learning and we may not understand fully some of the questions at play, but we can tell clients: 'Here's what we know so far.' " Leslie A. Young, PhD, is editor-at-large for Massage & Bodywork magazine and ABMP's vice president of communication and professional outreach. Contact her at leslie@abmp.com. Attendees at the 2018 San Diego Pain Summit share their ideas. Photo courtesy Rajam Roose.

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