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on MassageNet’s status and progress as a functioning and sustainable PBRN that engages in self-study and active research opportunities. The main purpose of the three-hour postconference event was to familiarize attendees and MassageNet constituents with the case series study design, as well as the analytical and engagement platform TheResult.io, which has the capacity to collect data in massage therapy practice from both clinician and massage therapy recipient. The MassageNet administration is collaborating with TheResult.io to facilitate the first within-self MassageNet study, anticipated for launch in early 2026. The majority of the MassageNet post-IMTRC event involved attendees engaging in an iterative brainstorming and consensus building exercise seeking to identify potential topics for the case series study, along with potential barriers and facilitators of each topic and related study design aspects. There is more to come for this effort, so stay tuned! Research dissemination to clinicians of health-related, applied disciplines is essential to bridge the gap between scientific and

knowledge discovery and real-world massage client care. The MTF works tirelessly to facilitate research dissemination to clinicians within the massage therapy field and community, and IMTRC 2025 is just the latest of these efforts. References 1. Swanson, Richard A., and Thomas J. Chermack. Theory building in applied disciplines. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2013. 2. Westerlund, Anna, Per Nilsen, and Linda Sundberg. “Implementation of implementation science knowledge: the research‐practice gap paradox.” Worldviews on evidence-based nursing 16, no. 5 (2019): 332. 3. The National Institutes of Health, Center for Complementary and Integrative Health website. NCCIH Timeline. Available at: https:// www.nccih.nih.gov/about/nccih-timeline and accessed 8 June 2025. 4. The Massage Therapy Foundation website. About Us page available at: https://massagetherapyfoundation.org/about-us/ and accessed 8 June 2025.

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