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NEUROSCIENCE BEHIND THE NEUROMATRIX THEORY OF PAIN – Medical Rereferences

Boris, This could not be further from factual science that is highly documented. There ARE multiple pain receptors, from somatic, cutaneous, visceral receptors. OF COURSE the brain receives the pain signals! Ho

Posted on April 30, 2015 no comments

The Science of Visual Evaluation

By Dr. Ross Turchaninov In issue #1, 2012 of JMS we published “The Science Of Clinical Interview.” This article was met with great enthusiasm by the massage community and many therapists successfully use th

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MLD FOR ASCITES SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. PART II

John F. Mramor, MA, LMT, CLT, NCTMB, CR, RM Medical Advisors: Michael Harrington, MD, Director, Palliative Care Consult Service, MetroHealth Medical Center and Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve Universi

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News from the Clinic: Plantar Fasciitis

Two weeks ago we had unusual patient in our office. The patient in her early fifties and very fit. Four years ago she did a lot of step aerobics and started to have pain on the bottom of the right foot. She con

Posted on January 5, 2015 no comments

HOW MASSAGE HEALS THE BODY:
CLINICAL APPLICATION OF GATE CONTROL AND NEUROMATRIX THEORIES OF PAIN

by Dr. Ross Turchaninov In Part I of this article published in Issue #3, 2014 of JMS we discussed the Gate Control Theory of Pain and its clinical applications. Part II published in Issue #4, 2014 of JMS cover

Posted on January 5, 2015 no comments

MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE AS A SUPPORTIVE THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ASCITES

by John F. Mramor, MA, LMT, CLT, NCTMB, CR, RM This is the first part of an article about Ascites and its manual treatment, submitted to JMS by John F. Mramor, LMT. At the beginning I would like to mention the

Posted on October 31, 2014 no comments

HOW MASSAGE HEALS BODY. PART IV PHENOMENON OF PAIN AND MASSAGE THERAPY: NEUROMATRIX THEORY

By Dr. Ross Turchaninov We continue our series of articles under the general name, “How Massage Therapy Heals The Body” (please refer to issues of Jan/Feb, 2010; Mar/April, 2010; #3, 2011: #4 2011, JMS). In

Posted on August 1, 2014 no comments

HOW MASSAGE THERAPY HEALS THE BODY. PART IV

THE PHENOMENON OF PAIN AND MASSAGE THERAPY: GATE-CONTROL THEORY OF PAIN by Ross Turchaninov, MD We continue to review how massage therapy heals the human body via various healing mechanisms we summarized in Fig

Posted on April 1, 2014 no comments

ALL ABOUT MEDICAL MASSAGE. Dr. Turchaninov’s Radio Interview on the ‘Speaking Of Health’.

On April 4, Dr. Ross Turchaninov, Editor in Chief of JMS was invited to discuss topic of medical-massage and its role in modern medicine as a guest on the Speaking of Health radio program, hosted by Dr. Micha