Letter from the Editor May 2009 Letters from Our Readers May 2009 Person of the Month May 2009 Science of Sports Massage RUSSIAN SPORTS MASSAGE By O. Bouimer, LMT SARKISOV-SIRASINI'S FRICTION (SSF) By O. B
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
In every issue of our journal, you will find the Case of the Month, which we select from among the submitted cases. Everyone who uses MEDICAL MASSAGE PROTOCOLS in their practice may submit their cases for revie
By Dr. Ross Turchaninovand Boris Prilutsky, MA, LMT In the first article, Science of Trigger Point Therapy. PART I: Nature of Trigger Points, we briefly reviewed the history of the trigger point concept and the
By O. Bouimer, LMTand Ross Turchaninov, MD I. M. Sarkisov-Sirasini, MD, was the principal scientist who developed the concept of Russian Sports Massage. In 1957, he proposed the use of a friction technique that
By Oleg Bouimer, LMT PRE-EVENT: Warm-Up What has compelled me to write this article is my love of doing and teaching massage. I LOVE IT! The whole world seems to be a brighter and happier place when I wake up k
I met Mr. B. Prilutsky during one of my seminars in Los Angeles. Since then, we have worked together on many projects and I have deep professional respect for Mr. Prilutsky. He is one of the most talented educa
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Dear readers, Welcome to the May-June issue of the Journal of Massage Science. As usual, we prepared for you a lot of very helpful and practical information. In this issue we introduce the Sports Massage sectio