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Massage Science with Eric Purves

Massage Science with Eric Purves

By: Eric Purves
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Massage science is the next iteration of the Purves Versus podcast. This is a podcast created for the massage, manual and movement therapist. Eric Purves is a massage therapist, educator, and researcher with a passion to have the massage and musculoskeletal professions embrace current science and start to realize their full potential to help improve well being.

Eric has been working tirelessly to inspire change in his profession and this podcast is another platform for him to express his thoughts, discuss the current science, and interview therapists on specific topics.

What makes this podcast different? Eric will be exploring topics that focus on the current science of touch, best practices for MSK care, and how this relates to the massage and manual therapy professions. New episodes are scheduled to be released every 2 weeks and they will be 30-45 minutes long.

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Episodes
  • The Knowledge Summit Series. Dual Relationships in Massage Therapy with Sarah MacAulay

    The Knowledge Summit Series. Dual Relationships in Massage Therapy with Sarah MacAulay
    Sep 5 2025

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    Sarah McCauley, an RMT from Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, brings a fresh perspective on dual relationships in massage therapy, challenging the profession's traditional ethical guidelines that don't reflect rural practice realities. Living in a town of approximately 1,800 people, Sarah shares her journey of navigating professional relationships that inevitably overlap with personal ones, revealing how urban-centric ethics create unnecessary burdens for rural practitioners.

    • Dual relationships occur when professional therapeutic relationships overlap with personal connections
    • Traditional ethics teaching instructs therapists to "avoid dual relationships" without providing context for rural practitioners
    • The abstinence approach to dual relationships is unrealistic in small communities where practitioners know most patients
    • Research from other healthcare professions shows risks of dual relationships are often overstated
    • Patients in small communities often prefer being treated by someone they know and trust
    • The burden of reconciling practice reality with traditional ethics creates unnecessary guilt for rural practitioners
    • Successful management of dual relationships involves honesty, communication, and co-created boundaries
    • Current ethical frameworks derived from urban institutional settings don't translate to rural practice
    • Practitioners need education on managing dual relationships rather than simply being told to avoid them
    • Sarah is developing guidelines to support therapists navigating dual relationships in small communities

    Join Sarah at the upcoming Knowledge Summit on Sunday, October 5th, where she'll present "A Closer Look at Dual Relationships in Research and Practice" – offering research-informed approaches for practitioners working in small communities.


    Support the show

    Head on over to my website. This includes a list of all my upcoming courses, webinars, self-directed learning opportunities as well as some helpful learning resources.
    thecebe.com
    Please connect with me on social media

    FB: @ericpurvesrmt

    IG: @eric_purves_rmt

    YouTube:     https://www.youtube.com/@ericpurves2502

    Would you like to make a donation to help support the costs of running my podcast?


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    53 mins
  • The Knowledge Summit Series. Rewiring Safety with Alanna Thompson

    The Knowledge Summit Series. Rewiring Safety with Alanna Thompson
    Aug 15 2025

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    Support the show

    Head on over to my website. This includes a list of all my upcoming courses, webinars, self-directed learning opportunities as well as some helpful learning resources.
    thecebe.com
    Please connect with me on social media

    FB: @ericpurvesrmt

    IG: @eric_purves_rmt

    YouTube:     https://www.youtube.com/@ericpurves2502

    Would you like to make a donation to help support the costs of running my podcast?


    You can buy me a coffee by clicking here
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Neuroscience and Trauma Informed Massage Therapy with Dr Mark Olson

    Neuroscience and Trauma Informed Massage Therapy with Dr Mark Olson
    May 6 2025

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    Support the show

    Head on over to my website. This includes a list of all my upcoming courses, webinars, self-directed learning opportunities as well as some helpful learning resources.
    thecebe.com
    Please connect with me on social media

    FB: @ericpurvesrmt

    IG: @eric_purves_rmt

    YouTube:     https://www.youtube.com/@ericpurves2502

    Would you like to make a donation to help support the costs of running my podcast?


    You can buy me a coffee by clicking here
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    1 hr
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