Dear Friends and Colleagues,              Welcome to JMS Issue #3 of 2018. We appreciate the support of our readers from all around the world. Here is the content of the
           SOMI will participate in following professional events this fall: 1. SOMI will present Anterior Scalene Muscle Protocol during the National Association of Myofascial T
By Mary Preuss, SOMI Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Massage therapy has a very small exposure in traditional medicine except for Oncology Massage, already successfully practiced in some hospitals
INTRODUCING SOMI’S NEWEST CMMPs            Now that more medical clinics and prominent hospitals are adopting SOMI rehabilitative Medical Massage protocols, it may be the time
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR EULOGY PERSON OF THE MONTH SOMI BRINGS MEDICAL MASSAGE BACK TO AMERICAN MEDICINE! INTRODUCING NEW CMMPS SOMI NEWS NEWS FROM OUR CLINICS MEDICAL MASSAGE vs YEARS OF SUF
Eulogy to Dr. Leon Chaitow, DO (1937 – 2018) Our profession experienced unreplaceable loss – recent death of great physician, scientists, educator and author – Dr. Leon Chaitow
MASSAGE TODAY Anterior Muscles of the Lower Leg: Exploring Structure, Function, & Energetic Concepts. Massage Today. 2018, 18(6). By Lynn Teachworth, BS, LMT, KMI, GIFT Â Â Â Â Â
           This exceptional clinical case was contributed to JMS by our student Juan Luis Ordaz Sabag, DVM, CMMP, LMT from Mexico who recently graduated our Medical Massage Certi
           Our Person of the Month for this issue of JMS is Kate Simmons, LMT, CMTPT. Kate is the current President of the National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therap
by Stephen Ryason, CMMP, LMT Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The usage of forearm and elbow as tools during a massage session is a legitimate therapy option. The reasoning is very simple. If w
By Dr. Ross Turchaninov            This article is a follow up to the articles about Placebo Effect published in issues #1 (https://www.scienceofmassage.com/2018/05/the-placebo-e
 By Dr. Ross Turchaninov            We hope our readers have noticed that the News from the Clinics section of JMS has the goal of informing therapists about varieties of pain s
           This excellent clinical case was submitted to the News from the Clinic section of JMS by one of our former students, Carole Suzanne Jackson, and it illustrates a very
Dear Friends and Colleagues,          Welcome to JMS Issue #2 of 2018. We appreciate the support of our readers from all around the world. Here is the content of the curre
           SOMI is proud to announce our latest Certified Medical Massage Practitioner (CMMP) from, Hermitage, TN Rita McRay.  Rita McRay CMMP, LMT          Â
by Dr. Ross Turchaninov, Phoenix, AZ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â High clinical effectiveness of Medical Massage, when it is correctly practiced, brings to the clinic a large number of very comple
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR PERSON OF THE MONTH INTRODUCING NEW CMMPs NEWS FROM OUR CLINICS MEDICAL MASSAGE VS THE OPIOID ADDICTED PATIENT  MEDICAL MASSAGE vs SOFT TISSUE PATHOLOGIES AND CLIENT
           Our Person of the Month for this issue of JMS is Mary Biancalana, MS. Edu., CMTPT, LMT. Mary is an exceptionally skilled therapist and very dedicated educator. In her
           Until now JMS hasn’t addressed the Eastern views on healing and somatic rehabilitation. We were not arrogant, but we simply didn’t get submissions worth publishing
CASE OF THE MONTH             Sarah Waldhorn, LMT is SOMI’s student and she is currently progressing through our Medical Massage Certification program. From the first class
by Boris Prilutsky, LMT, MA, Ross Turchaninov, MDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â In Part I of this article we briefly discussed what Placebo and Nocebo Effects are and the mechanisms of their activatio
      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
Michael Durrett LMT, CMMP, Spring, TXÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Several months ago a 60 year-old woman came to my office complaining of upper and lower back pain. She has multiple fact
      It would not be trivial to say that the opioid epidemic is taking over the country. According to new data published by Prof. A. B. Krueger from Princeton University, it is
Dear Friends and Colleagues,         Welcome to JMS Issue #1 of 2018. We appreciate the support of our readers from all around the world. Here is the content of the c
           Journal of Massage Science highly recommend to our readers and other therapists to consider participation in 34th Annual Conference of National Association of Myofasci
           SOMI is proud to announce our latest Certified Medical Massage Practitioner (CMMP) from Inverness Florida, Jeffery Wood. In his own words he shares his amazing journ
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR PERSON OF THE MONTH APPRECIATION AWARD 2017 INTRODUCING NEW CMMPs 34th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS THERAPISTS (NAMTPT) NEWS
                                                     By Boris Prilutsky, LMT, MA &nb
By Dr. Ross Turchaninov            In the previous issue of JMS we published Part I of this article where we discussed anatomy and physiology of Neuromuscular Junctions (N
