SCIENCE OF MASSAGE INSTITUTE NEWS We would like to congratulate Dr. Glenn M. Hymel, EdD, LMT for being the recipient of the AMTA Polseno Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Hymel is an exception
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to Issue #2 of 2017. We appreciate the support of our readers from all around the world. Here is the content of the current issue we hope you will enjo
TENACITY: HAVING PERSISTENCE IN PURPOSE, RESISTANCE TO BREAKING By Mary Preuss Tenacity is the word that describes one of the leading traits shown by both of our two new CMMP graduates, S. C
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR PERSON OF THE MONTH SOMI NEWS NEWS FROM OUR CLINICS THE MAIN ENEMY IS NEUROGENIC COUGH CUTANEOUS REFLEX ZONES AND THE POSTMASTECTOMY STATE WELCOME NEW CMMPS SCIENCE
HOW MASSAGE HEALS THE BODY. PART V STIMULATION OF CELLULAR FUNCTIONS BY MASSAGE THERAPY By Dr. Ross Turchaninov We continue to publish articles which review various mechanisms responsible fo
SCIENCE OF ONCOLOGY MASSAGE – PART I Massage Therapy In Cases Of A Newly Diagnosed Cancer Author: Dr. Jeffrey M. Cullers, DC, BS, CMMP Co Author: Dr. Ross Turchaninov, MD, LMT “DA
PERSON OF THE MONTH Our Person of the Month for this issue of JMS is Dr. Grant J. Rich, PhD, BCTMB, LMT. We think that Dr. Rich’s work is very important for the entire Massage Therapy prof
CASE OF THE MONTH Galina Yildirim, LMT is a very dedicated therapist. We have observed her professional growth since she took her first Medical Massage class with us. She has constant
The purpose of this section of the Journal of Massage Science to inform the practitioners about valuable articles that frequently go unnoticed, as well as to point to those authors and publi
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR PERSON OF THE MONTH APPRECIATION AWARD 2016 NEWS FROM OUR CLINICS THE POWER OF KNEADING THE POWER OF EFFLEURAGE SCIENCE OF MEDICAL MASSAGE MEDICAL MASSAGE IN OPHTHAL
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to Issue #1 of 2017. This issue starts our seventh year since publication of the first issue of the Journal of Massage Science in
PERSON OF THE MONTH It has become our tradition to start the year by announcing the winner of the Case of the Month Contest. This year 65% of our readers chose Carole Suzanne Jackson, BS, MA
APPRECIATION AWARD 2016 There are four major national massage publications in the United States, which is more than any other country. Each publication tries to inform massage practitioners
SPORTS INJURIES AND MICRO-TRAUMAS OF ATHLETES. PART II By Othon Molina, PhD, LMT In this article we will discuss the general principles of successful somatic rehabilitation of injured athlet
The purpose of this section of the Journal of Massage Science to inform the practitioners about valuable articles that frequently go unnoticed, as well as to point to those authors and publi
CASE OF THE MONTH Over the years, JMS has received a number of clinical cases as Case of the Month submissions where therapists have shared with our readers their stories of patients who suf
By Dr. Ross Turchaninov I have always been fascinated by the clinical application of massage therapy. One of the leading scientists in the field of modern Medical Massage therapy, Prof. Akse
The Holidays are a time for gifts – gifts that tickle and delight, gifts of surprise and wonder, gifts of spirit and light, gifts of kindness and love. Although our new CMMPs earned th
Every year, we ask our readers to vote for the best case of the month from JMS. The following are the cases from 2016: MEDICAL MASSAGE VS BICEP BRACHII REHABILITATION AND OTHER AILMENTS by
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR PERSON OF THE MONTH WE NEED YOUR HELP NEWS FROM OUR CLINICS MEDICAL MASSAGE VS POSTSURGICAL COMPLICATIONS A COMPLICATED CASE OF UPPER EXTREMITY NEURALGIA WELCOME NEW C
The purpose of this section of the Journal of Massage Science to inform the practitioners about valuable articles that frequently go unnoticed, as well as to point to those authors and publi
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to Issue #4, 2016 of our Journal of Massage Science. We hope that you will enjoy the information in this issue. Our Person of the Month is Daniel Lopes,
SPORTS INJURIES AND MICRO-TRAUMAS OF ATHLETES By Othon Molina PhD, LMT Athletes live and breathe by one thing – optimal performance. What stops them on this quest are injuries. Thus, p
Daniel Lopes, LMT, CMMP is one of SOMI’s former students who has become a very successful Medical Massage practitioner. He runs a Medical Massage clinic in Colorado Springs where he works
For a while JMS didn’t have interesting article for the Science Of Therapeutic and Stress Reduction Massage Section. We think that this article is very informative and important for therap
This Case of the Month was submitted by Dolores Champagne, CMMP, LMT who practices Medical Massage in Bristol, TN. From our perspective this submission is very interesting since it il
SUMMER SEMINARS A BIG HIT By Mary Preuss, Director of Services SOMI Our summer Medical Massage 3-day seminars spanned the country with events in Long Beach, Pittsburgh, Tucson and Chicago. E
EDITOR IN CHIEF OF JMS INDUCTED INTO MASSAGE HALL OF FAME We’re proud to announce another international award for our Editor in Chief Dr. Ross Turchaninov. Last month he was inducted int
NEW CERTIFIED MEDICAL MASSAGE PRACTITIONER Our heartiest congratulations to Gina Titus, LMT from Santa Monica, California for becoming our newest Certified Medical Massage Practitioner (CMMP
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR PERSON OF THE MONTH NEWS FROM OUR CLINICS MEDICAL MASSAGE VS. ERB’S PALSY WELCOME NEW CMMPs HALL OF FAME REPORTS FROM SUMMER SEMINARS SCIENCE OF MEDICAL MASSAGE MANA
