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At The Massage Therapy Network, we are committed to elevating the practice and understanding of massage therapy through a relentless pursuit of excellence in education. Our mission is to establish a global nexus for massage therapy knowledge, serving as the premier destination for practitioners at every level – from aspiring students to seasoned clinicians. We believe in the transformative power of high-quality massage therapy education, and our goal is to meticulously curate the finest resources the industry has to offer. We are dedicated to ensuring that every content provider we host offers education grounded in evidence-based content and up-to-date narratives. Through this, we aim to empower our community with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to deliver exceptional care and advance the field of massage therapy. At The Massage Therapy Network, we are not just disseminating information; we are nurturing a worldwide community of informed, skilled, and passionate professionals committed to the art and science of massage therapy.

09/09/2026

You can memorize a lot for board exams.

But if you don’t understand why something is the answer, it’s much harder to apply when the question changes.

That’s one of the big goals behind our CBER Video Lectures with Taylor James (TJ) Laviolette, RMT:

To help future RMTs move beyond memorization and build the kind of understanding that actually holds up under pressure.

Clear explanations. Stronger reasoning. Better exam prep.

If you’ve ever thought:
“I know I studied this… so why isn’t it clicking?”
this is exactly the kind of support CBER is built for.

Link in bio to explore CBER.

RMTStudent

09/08/2026

You can memorize a lot for board exams.

But when the material actually makes sense, everything gets easier to connect.

That’s what we hear again and again from students learning with TJ:

“Why did no one explain it to me like that before?”
“That makes so much sense now!”

Our CBER video lectures were built to break difficult material down clearly, explain the reasoning behind it, and help future RMTs understand what they’re learning — not just collect more facts to memorize.

🎥 CBER Video Lectures with Taylor James (TJ) Laviolette, RMT
Board exam prep. Clear explanations. Built to help things click.

Link in bio to explore CBER.

08/27/2026

We hear “hurt does not equal harm” all the time in pain education.

But Monica Noy asks a more uncomfortable question:

What exactly are we claiming when we say it?

What do we mean by harm?
What evidence supports the premises?
Does the idea apply equally across different kinds of pain?
And how much uncertainty should we actually tolerate when reasoning with an individual patient?

This isn’t a quick “here’s the answer” article.

It’s an invitation to investigate the argument.

🔵 Reading Load: Research-Heavy — for when you want to dig in.

📄 The Philosophy of Pain by Monica Noy
Inside the August MT Network Monthly.

08/26/2026

From the Library 🎥

One of the things we care deeply about at The MT Network is making sure important clinical topics are taught by people whose work we genuinely trust.

This archived lecture features Susan Shipton, an experienced RMT and educator whose teaching focuses on oncology massage — helping clinicians think more clearly and confidently about working with people affected by cancer and cancer treatment.

It’s a thoughtful, practical addition to the growing MT Network Monthly library, and exactly the kind of resource we want our members to be able to return to when they need it.

Because careful curation matters.

We know whose work is worth your time.

Link in bio.

08/22/2026

When we say carefully curated, we don’t only mean established names.

Meet Emily Walker — exercise physiologist, researcher, educator, and one of the voices we’re very excited to have inside The MT Network Monthly.

Emily is a PhD candidate at UNSW and Neuroscience Research Australia, where her research focuses on improving care for people with chronic low back pain. She also works clinically and teaches at UNSW, with a particular interest in bringing social determinants of health and health equity into evidence-based care.

Her lecture is already waiting for you From the Library inside The MT Network Monthly.

Because good evidence matters.

And so does whether the care we build from it is actually accessible, meaningful, and realistic.

We know whose work is worth your time.

Link in bio.

08/21/2026

“Why did no one explain it to me like that before?”

We hear versions of this from students a lot.

And that’s exactly what we want from our CBER Video Lectures.

Board exam prep shouldn’t just give you another pile of facts to memorize. TJ’s goal is to break difficult material down, connect it to what you already know, and explain the why behind the answer — so the pieces actually start fitting together.

Difficult concepts. Clear explanations.
Board exam prep that helps the pieces connect.

🎥 CBER Video Lectures
With Taylor James (TJ) Laviolette, RMT

Link in bio to explore CBER.

MassageTherapy ClinicalReasoning

08/19/2026

Does manual therapy help tension-type headaches?

Maybe.

But the more interesting question might be:

Does the evidence tell us that one particular technique is the answer?

Tristan Attenborough unpacks a scoping review of 33 studies examining a remarkably wide range of manual therapy approaches.

There are some encouraging findings for short-term pain intensity and frequency.

But one clearly superior technique?

Not so much.

And that distinction matters.

This is exactly what we want our research reviews to do: not just tell you what a paper says, but help you think about what the evidence can — and can’t — support.

📄 Inside the August MT Network Monthly.

08/19/2026

One of the best parts of building The MT Network Monthly is getting to bring educators like Bronnie Lennox Thompson into the room.

Here’s a tiny excerpt from Bronnie’s session on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy — thoughtful, practical teaching from someone who has spent decades working in pain management and helping clinicians think differently about persistent pain.

The full lecture is waiting for you From the Library inside The MT Network Monthly, alongside 12+ months of expert lectures and research reviews.

$13/month • cancel anytime
Link in bio.

We know whose work is worth your time.

08/17/2026

CBER isn’t just a weekend course.

Our Complete RMT Board Exam Review Video Lectures bring together the material students spend years learning — and help connect the pieces as you prepare for registration exams.

Anatomy. Pathology. Mechanisms of injury. Clinical reasoning.

Think of it as a graduation-level review class, all in one place — built to help you understand why, not just memorize more information.

Taught by Taylor James (TJ) Laviolette, RMT, Lead Instructor, RMT Curriculum Co-Designer & Subject Matter Expert.

🎥 Learn on your own schedule.

Clear explanations. Stronger reasoning. Better exam prep.

Link in bio to explore the CBER Video Lectures.

ClinicalReasoning

08/13/2026

This one might ruffle a few feathers.

Many of us were taught to assess sacral torsions. To palpate them. Name them. Treat them.
But there’s a pretty important question underneath all of that:

Can we actually identify them reliably?

TJ takes a look at what the research says about palpation, SIJ testing, reliability and clinical usefulness — and why being willing to let go of an unsupported idea is a strength, not a failure.

Because evidence-based practice sometimes means learning something new.

And sometimes it means unlearning something old.

📄 Why We Need to Stop Believing in Sacral Torsions

Inside the August MT Network Monthly.

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