Medical Massage

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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
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THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING AND CLINICAL REASONING FOR THE MASSAGE THERAPIST

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
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CUPPING MASSAGE

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
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MOVEMENT IMPAIRMENTS OF THE SCAPULOTHORACIC REGION SCAPULAR DOWNWARD ROTATION SYNDROME

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
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IN DEFENCE OF PROFFESSOR MELZACK’S CONTRIBUTION TO MODERN SCIENCE

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
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NEUROSCIENCE BEHIND THE NEUROMATRIX THEORY OF PAIN
Understanding Professor R. Melzack’s Theory

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
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MEDICAL MASSAGE PROTOCOL FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PNEUMONIA. PART II

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
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FREE WEBINAR: “FACING FACIAL PAIN”

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
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THE ROLE OF MEDICAL MASSAGE IN THE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEADACHE. PART V: TREATMENT OF SECONDARY SYMPTOMS

by Dr. Ross Turchaninov and Dr. Ali Bipar This is the final part of our article on Chronic Headache (CH) management using medical massage. This part is dedicated to treating the secondary symptoms associated wi
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THE ROLE OF MEDICAL MASSAGE IN THE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEADACHE. PART IV: MEDICAL MASSAGE PROTOCOL

by Dr. Ross Turchaninov and Dr. Ali Bipar This is the fourth part of our article on the clinical management of Chronic Headache (CH) using medical massage therapy. Please be sure to review the first three parts