Letter from the Editor Mar/Apr 09 Person of the Month Mar/Apr 2009 Science of Therapeutic and Stress Reducing Massage Face Up or Face Down? By O. Bouimer, LMTand John Antonopoulos, LMT How to Build Your Massage
The purpose of this section of the Journal of Massage Science is to inform the practitioners about valuable articles that frequently go unnoticed, as well as to point to those authors and publications who exhib
MEDICAL MASSAGE PROTOCOLS are priceless tools for the practitioner when dealing with various somatic abnormalities. These protocols produce quick and stable clinical results when executed correctly. However, an
By Ross Turchaninov, MDand Boris Prilutsky, MA, LMT Trigger Point Therapy (TPT) is perhaps one of the most controversial topics in modern massage literature. At the same time, it remains one of the cornerstones
By Ross Turchaninov, MDand Clete Preuss In every issue of our journal, we will equip you with important tools to build and enliven your practice. For the massage practitioner, especially in the current harsh ec
By O. Bouimer, LMTand John Antonopoulos, LMT The stress-reduction potential of massage therapy is one of the greatest tools of preventive medicine. Despite its obvious simplicity, the execution of a stress-redu
I met Dr. Glenn M. Hymel in 2000 during an AMTA convention. Since our first conversation, he has expressed great interest in the scientific aspects of massage therapy. Dr. Hymel’s initial interest later trans
Dear friends and colleagues! We welcome you to the second issue of the Journal of Massage Science. We greatly appreciated your comments regarding, and interest in, our first issue. We were thrilled with your re
