Letter from the Editor Issue #1 2017 Person of the Month Issue #1 2017 Appreciation Award for 2016 NEWS FROM OUR CLINICS THE POWER OF KNEADING THE POWER OF EFFLEURAGE SCIENCE OF MEDICAL MASSAGE MEDICAL MASSAGE
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to Issue #1 of 2017. This issue starts our seventh year since publication of the first issue of the Journal of Massage Science in January of 2009. We appreciate the support
It has become our tradition to start the year by announcing the winner of the Case of the Month Contest. This year, 65% of our readers chose Carole Suzanne Jackson, BS, MA, LMT, as the winner of the 2016 contes
There are four major national massage publications in the United States, which is more than in any other country. Each publication tries to inform massage practitioners on a wide variety of topics. During 2016,
By Othon Molina, PhD, LMT In this article, we will discuss the general principles of successful somatic rehabilitation of injured athletes. TISSUE EVALUATION BY RESISTANCE TESTS To accurately assess muscles, te
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
Over the years, JMS has received a number of clinical cases as Case of the Month submissions where therapists have shared with our readers their stories of patients who suffered from tension in the Anterior Sca
By Dr. Ross Turchaninov I have always been fascinated by the clinical application of massage therapy. One of the leading scientists in the field of modern Medical Massage therapy, Prof. Aksenova, MD, once state
By Dr. Ross Turchaninov Kneading techniques are the most complex to execute, but when they are done correctly, they have the most profound effect on the client/patient level of stress or on the effectiveness of
By Dr. Ross TurchaninovPhoenix, AZ Effleurage is a very basic technique therapists use daily. However, even this basic massage technique delivers a profound impact on the body of the client/patient. At the same
