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ACUTE MIGRAINE – MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. TRADITIONAL MEDICAL MODEL
NEWS FROM THE CLINIC We have concluded posting our five-part article about Medical Massage therapy for headaches. Here is a case from the clinic in Daytona Beach, Florida, associated with SOMI. Dr. Jeff Cullers
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HOW TO DEAL WITH 12-YEAR-OLD CUTANEOUS REFLEX ZONES
One of the main professional tasks for a Medical Massage therapist is to detect the presence of reflex zones in skin (cutaneous reflex zones), fascia (connective tissue zones), skeletal muscle (hypertonus, TP,
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A Tale of Two Patients
By Ross Turchaninov, MD In one day, we had two patients with absolutely similar clinical symptoms. Those symptoms were numbness and burning pain in the left palm. The Sensory Test confirmed a significant decrea
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SCIATIC PAIN OR VIRAL ATTACK?
Recently, we had a 65-year-old female patient who was suffering from burning pain on the lateral aspect of the left foot for almost two weeks. She went to a podiatrist who diagnosed her with Morton’s Neuroma
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Incorrectly Treated Frozen Shoulder
Last week, we had a patient with left shoulder pain and ROM restriction. Two months ago, the patient started to feel pain in the shoulder, which eventually caused severe restriction of motion. He wasn’t able
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PARS DEFECT
69-year-old male Very active. Likes to hike, bicycle, work out, play golf, etc. His symptoms were pain and irritation from the low back to the feet with the feet being the most problematic area. The patient was
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Chronic Upper Abdominal Pain
Last month, one of the pain management physicians associated with our clinic sent us a patient with right-side chronic upper abdominal pain. The patient was in a car accident almost two years ago. After the ini
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POSTSURGICAL EDEMA
Recently, I saw a patient who had gone through a knee replacement. His major problem was significant peripheral edema from below the knee all the way to the foot. For more than two weeks, I battled with it. I d
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Misleading Lower Back Pain
A week ago, my regular client called and asked me to help his friend who was visiting him in Los Angeles. According to my client, his friend had been suffering from acute lower back pain for more than 10 days.
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News from the Clinic: Medical Massage Helps Stroke Patient
A few months ago, I got a call from a thirty-five-year-old Hispanic female. The conversation should have taken five minutes but took about an hour. The reason this conversation took so long was the fact that it
