First Prize: Julia Toews - OVCMT
Title of Paper: Case Study Title: The Effects of Manual Therapy on Glenohumeral Range of Motion and Activities of Daily Living Following a Full-Thickness Supraspinatus Tear
Prize - $2,000
Second Prize: Mara Dela Cruz and Ligene Dela Cruz - triOS College Business Technology Healthcare – London Campus
Title of Paper: Literary Review: The Safety of Neck Massage: A Critical Review of Risks and Evidence Regarding Carotid Artery Dissection and Cerebral Ischemia
Prize - $1,000
Third Prize: Emma Hurd - MacEwan University
Title of Paper: Case Study Title: The Effects of Massage Therapy on an Adult with Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report
Prize - $600
First Prize: Jolene Kutzner - Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy
Title of Paper: Impact of Massage Therapy on Edema and Pain following Sclerotherapy
Prize - $2,000
Second Prize: Jessica Parent, Lisa Wiebe and Kanako Harder - triOs College, London Campus
Title of Paper: Effectiveness of Massage Therapy for Infantile Colic: A Systematic Review
Prize - $1,000
Third Prize: Gabrielle Dobbelsteyn, Justin Fry and Rachel Hines - Eastern College, Saint John, NB Campus
Title of Paper: The Effectiveness of Massage in Patients with Tension-Type Headaches or Migraines: A Literature Review
Prize - $600
First Prize: Rebecca Gust ($1,000) and Tetiana Lutsenko ($1,000) - Western College of Remedial Massage
Title of Paper: The Effects of Massage Therapy on Blood Pressure
Prize - $2,000
Second Prize: Rebecca Gust ($250), Tetiana Lutsenko ($250), Braydan Mohns($250), Roland Suarez ($250) - Western College of Remedial Massage
Title of Paper: The Effects of Massage Therapy on Sleep Quality
Prize - $1,000
Third Prize: Rose Alquiza ($300) and Akanshi Philip ($300 ) - triOS College
Title of Paper: Effectiveness of Massage Therapy in Fatigue Management in Breast Cancer Survivors - A Literature Review
Prize - $600
First Place, $1000.00 scholarship - Tara Taylor, Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy Attenuated Tinnitus in Individuals with Temporomandibular Dysfunction: A Case Study
Second Place, $500.00 scholarship, Leigh Elmes, triOS College
The Stress Response, Psychoimmunological Processes and Massage Therapy: Literary review of evidence and it’s implication to clinical practice of the RMT.
Third Place, Joel de Wit, triOS College
Review of the efficacy of massage therapy techniques on the management of chronic ankle sprains