By Dr. Ross Turchaninov In Part I of this article, HOW MASSAGE THERAPY HEALS THE BODY. PART IV, published in Issue #3, 2014 of JMS, we discussed the Gate Control Theory of Pain and its clinical applications. Pa
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, MA, LMT, CLT, NCTMB, CR, RM. At the outset, I woul
By Dr. Ross Turchaninov We continue our series of articles under the general name, “How Massage Therapy Heals the Body” (please refer to HOW MASSAGE THERAPY HEALS THE BODY. PART I: Piezoelectrical Phenomeno
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 the various healing mechanisms we summarized in
On April 4, Dr. Ross Turchaninov, Editor in Chief of JMS, was invited to discuss the topic of medical massage and its role in modern medicine as a guest on VoiceAmerica’s Speaking of Health radio program, hos
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, essent
By B. Prilutsky, MA, LMTand Dr. Ross Turchaninov According to the basic principles of medical massage, pathological changes in the soft tissues can develop at different levels: the skin, superficial fascia, sup
By Jeffery B. Wood, LMT, COTA/L, BS 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 interes
Dr. TURCHANINOV’S PERSONAL LETTER Dear Readers: As you have noticed, a large part of this issue of JMS is dedicated to the Science of Pain. We think this is such an important topic that everyone who pract
By Ross Turchaninov, MDand B. Prilutsky, MA, LMT The Editorial Board of JMS considers the publication of Prof. Melzack’s article an important step in explaining to practitioners the scientifically sound data
