Research

NEW NHPC Taxonomy Research
NHPC Executive Director Colleen MacDougall recently presented new NHPC Taxonomy research to the Australian Association of Massage Therapists.

Massage Therapy Foundation
Advances the knowledge and practice of massage therapy by supporting scientific research, education and community service. Includes research grants and information on how to conduct massage therapy research.

Holistic Health Research Foundation of Canada
Holistic Health Research Foundation of Canada (Holistic Health Research) is a national registered charitable organization dedicated to supporting multidisciplinary research, public awareness and professional education in complementary and alternative health care.

Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for CAM Research (IN-CAM)
IN-CAM's two primary objectives are to build research capacity and facilitate interdisciplinary CAM research in Canada, particularly from the perspective of health services or social science. Offers searchable members database, bi-monthly e-bulletin, networking opportunities and an annual research symposium. Free membership.

Canadian Pediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Network (PedCAM)
A network to link pediatric CAM researchers and educators. Provides access to online searchable database of members, bi-monthly bulletin and an annual research forum.

Touch Research Institute (TRI)
Researches all facets of massage, particularly how massage affects children with various medical conditions, including asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, attention deficit disorder, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. All the studies have shown positive results.

International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)
Multidisciplinary scientific organization to foster the development and dissemination of new knowledge regarding whole person healing and whole systems healthcare research, including traditional, holistic, alternative, complementary and integrative forms of medicine.

National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Health (NCCAM)
Sponsors and conducts research using scientific methods and advanced technologies to study CAM. CAM is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine.