What IS medical massage?

This post is intended for therapists who practice the clinical aspects of Massage Therapy. Original Question: Patient #1          Patient A experienced burning pain throughout the day and night in the right middle back for four months. The patient was unsuccessfully treated by DC, PT, and a massage therapist who p

The original question was: A patient came into our clinic with acute right-lower-back pain that amplifies during rotation, deep breathing, and sneezing. The lower back pain started after an excessive workout in the gym. There are no peripheral neurological symptoms. Lumbar compensatory scoliosis to the left (blue line

The patient/client evaluation consists of three equally important steps that contribute valuable data to the correct assessment of the tissues and designing an optimal treatment strategy. Therefore, an essential part of our Medical Massage training is dedicated to: visual observation, clinical interview, and finally, p

MEDICAL MASSAGE VS MIGRAINE TYPE CLUSTER HEADACHE   by Dr. Ross Turchaninov             My thanks to everyone for posting your comments. Let’s first address some concerns therapists expressed in their posts. Clinical reasoning includes three equally important components: Visual Obse