Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to JMS Issue #2 of 2024. We appreciate the support of our readers worldwide and hope you will enjoy the current issue’s content. I
By Dr. Ross Turchaninov, Phoenix, AZ With this article, we are finishing the discussion of a very important topic: the nature and role of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) in the functio
SOMI is proud to introduce three massage therapists who graduated from our Medical Massage Certification Program and are now helping patients in complex clinical cases in Oreg
We at SOMI are blessed to work with very intelligent and dedicated therapists. Ben Keyes, LMT, is one of them. Ben proves daily how one therapist can successfully mastermind two approaches t
Veronica Selby, LMT, CMMP, recently graduated from SOMI’s Medical Massage Certification Program. While building her theoretical and clinical skills, Veronica shifted her practice from
We are happy to inform our readers and students that the new therapist graduated from SOMI’s Medical Massage Certification program. Heather Selby, LMT, CNMT, CMMP, joined the family of
2023 allowed JMS‘s readers to enjoy three complex clinical cases in which therapists successfully used Medical Massage to dramatically change their patients’ lives whe
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to issue #1 of JMS, 2024. We appreciate the support of our readers worldwide and hope you enjoy this issue’s featured content. In JMS News, w
In the last issue of JMS, we published an article by our former student Steve Smith, LMT, CMMP, where he shared his experience working with the Veterans Administration. Our re
Our former student, Brenda Howell, LMT, CMMP, opened the Institute for Massage and Bodywork Therapy, a massage therapy school in Fayetteville, NC. This school represents new a
SOMI proudly announces that three Massage Therapists graduated from our Medical Massage Certification Program and are now ready to help patients in complex clinical cases of s
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to JMS Issue #3 of 2023. We appreciate the support of our readers from all around the world. Here is the content of the current issue we hope
This clinical case was contributed to JMS by a recent graduate of SOMI’s Medical Massage Certification Program, Kristi Tidwell, LMT, CMMP from Coolidge, AZ. Her experience i
By Dr. Ross Turchaninov, Phoenix, AZ Why should we dedicate a special article to the subject of Hyaluronic Acid (HA), which seems to be unrelated to massage therapy and manual medicine
In recent months we have had two new therapists graduate from SOMI’s Medical Massage Certification Program: Cristi Tidwell from Arizona and Tammy LaPudula from Florida.
This clinical case was submitted to the Journal of Massage Science by Cheri Conklen, LMT, from Phoenix, Arizona. Cheri is a current SOMI student, and her clinical expertise an
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to JMS Issue #2 of 2023. We appreciate the support of our readers from all around the world. Here is the content of the current i
This article is the personal account of Science Of Massage Institute’s former student Curt Lezanic, LMT, CMMP, from San Antonio, Texas. Curt’s experience working w
Our Person of the Month for this issue of JMS is Tammy Roecker, LMT, CMBE. Tammy is an exceptional therapist and educator who aims to change entry-level ma
Before presenting the clinical case sent to us by our former student, Steve Smith, LMT, CMMP, we would like to share its history. Former and current students of SOMI form a pro
JMS readers voted and chose the clinical case submitted by our current student, Ben Keys, LMT, as a Winner of 2022 JMS’s International Case of the Month Contest. Last year w
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to issue #1 of JMS, 2023. We appreciate the support of our readers from all around the world and hope you enjoy this issue’s featured co
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