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
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
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
by Stephen Ryason, LMT, MMT As massage therapists, we occupy a unique place in the field of healthcare. Massage therapy when applied correctly has been proven to be highly effective and, in many cases, essentia
by B. Prilutsky, MA, LMT, Dr. Ross Turchaninov According to the basic principles of medical massage, pathological changes in the soft tissues can develop on different levels: the skin, superficial fascia, super
by Jeffery B. Wood LMT, COTA/L, B.S. The shoulder is truly an amazing structure. The longer you study the biomechanical components of the upper extremity, the more fascinating it becomes. Truly, the most intere
IN DEFENCE OF PROFFESSOR MELZACK’S CONTRIBUTION TO MODERN SCIENCEDr. TURCHANINOV’S PERSONAL LETTERDear Readers: As you have noticed, a large part of this issue of JMS is dedicated to the Science o
by Ross Turchaninov, MD and B. Prilutsky, MA, LMT The Editorial Board of JMS considers the publication of Prof. Melzack’s article as an important step in explaining to practitioners the scientifically s
by T.V. Mitichkina, MD, PhD and Ross Turchaninov, MD This is the second part of our original article on the treatment of pneumonia using massage therapy. We highly recommend our readers to first read Part 1, wh
In issue #3, 2011 of JMS we published the article “Craniofacial Pain Syndromes And Intra-Oral Trigger Points” by Gail Falzon, RN. We are happy to inform our readers that Gail who invented a very
