Welcome to the NZ Massage Therapy Research Centre

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The NZ Massage Therapy Research Centre (NZMTRC) was established in 2009 to foster massage therapy research in New Zealand. As a hub for massage therapy research, the NZMTRC aims to: promote massage therapy research and teaching across the wider massage community and provide access to New Zealand based massage therapy research findings.

Research findings are presented in a poster gallery, a publications gallery, as well as a section with additional resources and links.

There is functionality for you to search by author, year or key keyword.

Many posters are Bachelor of Therapeutics and Sports Massage (BTSM) research projects with a broad range of topics. These topics include, but are not limited to: education, professionalisation, practice patterns, and/or case study research.

As small scale studies, they contribute to a developing New Zealand research culture in Massage Therapy.

 

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Research Posters

Publications and Presentations

Resources

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Please find below links to current and past research posters, publications and additional resources.

Using the search engine at the top of the page you will also be able to type in key words, the authors name and or year.

Research Posters Archive

Publications and Presentations Archive

Staff Profile

Dr Jo Smith

Jo co-leads Years 2 & 3 of the Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage (BTSM) and co-leads the New Zealand Massage Therapy Research Centre. Having developed the first Bachelor’s degree in massage therapy in the Southern hemisphere, she is now focusing on developing a culture of research within the BTSM and the New Zealand massage industry.

Her PhD research focused on the culture of care and practice patterns within New Zealand and she has also carried out research into outcomes, professionalization and educational issues pertinent to massage therapy. Prior to becoming a massage educator and researcher, Jo worked as a massage therapist and physiotherapist.

 

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Dr Donna Smith

Donna is the Programme Manager of Years 2 & 3 of the Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage (BTSM), and the NZ Diploma in Remedial Massage Level 6. Donna completed the Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage in 2004, a Post Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Teaching and her PhD.

Current research has focused on degree-based education for the practice and growth of massage therapy in New Zealand, cultural safety in massage therapy, the delivery of online blended teaching and learning and navigating biculturalism within an educational organisation. She also co-leads the New Zealand Massage Therapy Research Centre.

 

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Victoria Morgan

Victoria is the Programme Manager for Year 1 of the Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage and the New Zealand Diploma in Relaxation and Wellness Level 5. Victoria holds a Bachelor of Nursing and completed her Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage in 2022. Victoria’s research focused on how to make massage therapy more affordable by using alternative payment schemes such as pay it forward. An article on this research will be published in 2024 and is currently available in poster form here.

 

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