Case Studies
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. MIXED SOMATIC SYNDROMES
This Case of the Month was submitted to JMS by Richard Abisia, LMT, CMMP – the latest graduate of SOMI’s Medical Massage Certification Program. When you read Richard’s case, please pay attention t
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. ACUTE ‘TENNIS ELBOW’
This clinical case was submitted to JMS by our former student Ben Keyes, LMT, from Florida. Ben works on various somatic problems, and his main focus is sports trauma and rehabilitation. Ben is an exceptionally
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. CHRONIC MIDDLE BACK PAIN WITH INTERCOSTAL NERVE NEURALGIA
This clinical case was presented to the Science of Massage Institute by Jennifer Chason, who is the newest graduate of our Medical Massage Certification Program. Jennifer’s ability to conduct a detailed c
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MANUAL REHABILITATION OF BURN PATIENTS
This clinical case, sent to JMS by one of our former students, Allen Stanley, LMT, CMMP, CMLDT, strongly illustrates the value of the Medical Massage Concept. Most Medical Massage (MM) sources incorrectly repre
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. SEVERE WHIPLASH AND LIMITED TIME
This clinical case was submitted by our current student Don Lozon, LMT, from Salt Lake City, Utah. We would like readers to pay attention to how perfectly Don examined the patient’s soft tissues using all
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. CHRONIC VISCERA-SOMATIC DISORDERS
This clinical case was sent to JMS by our current student Luis Carreras, LMT, from Mobile, Alabama. His previous training and teaching experiences allowed Luis to quickly absorb SOMI’s materials and immediate
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. MULTILAYERED LOWER BACK TENSION
This Case of the Month was contributed to JMS by SOMI’s former student, Carolynn Anderson, CMMP, LMT, from Bristol, TN. In the years since Carolyn finished SOMI’s Medical Massage Certification program, she
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INTEGRATIVE THERAPY vs. SEVERE SPONDYLOSIS AND FUNCTION LOSS
This clinical case is exceptionally well thought through, with beautifully orchestrated treatment. Gerry Ivanov, LMT, from Switzerland, was able to solve an extremely difficult and seemingly unsolvable clinical
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. BODY TRAUMA
This clinical case was sent to the Journal of Massage Science by SOMI’s current student Brenda Howell, LMBT, MS. We think that this submission contains a lot of great information therapists can learn from. Ho
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. 30 YEARS OF PAIN AND MISERY
Nancy McNamara, CMMP, LMT, is one of the newest graduates from our Medical Massage Certification Program. For more than 2 years, we’ve worked with Nancy, and we gradually built her professional expertise and
