JMS 2015 Issue #2 | SOMI

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Congratulations to New CMMPs!

Congratulations to New CMMPs Fernando Vazquez and Curt Lezanic! Fernando Vazquez “Medical Massage has allowed me to truly help a lot of people and, as a byproduct, elevate my status in the medical communit
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The Science of Visual Evaluation

By Dr. Ross Turchaninov In SCIENCE OF CLINICAL INTERVIEW of JMS we published “The Science Of Clinical Interview.” This article was met with great enthusiasm by the massage community and many therapists succ
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Good Apples Bad Apples Issue #2 2015

MASSAGE TODAY Hooked on Shoulder Pain. Massage Today, January, 2015, Vol. 15, Issue 01  By Whitney Lowe, LMT  The article discusses the very important issue of anatomical arrangement of the shoulder joint and
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MLD FOR ASCITES SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. PART II

By John F. Mramor, MA, LMT, CLT, NCTMB, CR, RM Medical Advisors Michael Harrington, MD, Director, Palliative Care Consult Service, MetroHealth Medical Center and Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve Univer
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News from the Clinic: Tetraplegia

In our clinic we frequently work with patients who’ve suffered from incorrectly applied massage therapy. Two days ago we had a very disturbing case – a 35 year old male with tetraplegia (partial paralys
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Karen Mooney Abstract

EXPLORING THE ROLE OF PERIPHERAL MECHANISMS:  AN EVALUATION OF A THEORY BASED APPROACH FOR REDUCING SYMPTOMS OF FIBROMYALGIA Karen Mooney  Saybrook University  This mixed method study presented an integra
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Person of the Month Issue #2 2015

This is the first time in JMS when we’ve interviewed the same person for the ‘Person of the Month’ section of the Journal. Karen Mooney was the winner of our ‘Case of the Month’ competition in 2011. A
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. PHYSICAL THERAPY

Which came first – the chicken or the egg? This is the never ending story of the relationship between Medical Massage and Physical Therapy. Put another way, what is the current protocol for treatment of patie
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Issue #2, 2015: Contents

Letter from the Editor Person of the Month Congratulations to New CMMPs! News From The Clinic Tetraplegia Back Pain Essential Tremor Science of Medical Massage The Science of Visual Evaluation by Dr. Ross Turch
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News from the Clinic: Essential Tremor

A few months ago we worked with a patient who had very unusual symptoms. She is a woman in her early 50s who almost a year ago was diagnosed with Essential Tremor of the upper neck just below the occipi