We would like to congratulate Dr. Glenn M. Hymel, EdD, LMT, for being the recipient of the AMTA Polseno Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Hymel is an exceptional scientist and skilled practitioner who has contrib
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to Issue #2 of 2017. We appreciate the support of our readers from all around the world. Here is the content of the current issue, which we hope you will enjoy: Our Person o
TENACITY: HAVING PERSISTENCE IN PURPOSE, RESISTANCE TO BREAKING By Mary Preuss Tenacity is the word that describes one of the leading traits shown by both of our two new CMMP graduates, S. Christine Knowles, CM
Letter from the Editor Issue #2 2017 Person of the Month Issue #2 2017 SOMI NEWS — Jun 2017 NEWS FROM OUR CLINICS THE MAIN ENEMY IS NEUROGENIC COUGH CUTANEOUS REFLEX ZONES AND THE POSTMASTECTOMY STATE New CMM
STIMULATION OF CELLULAR FUNCTIONS BY MASSAGE THERAPY By Dr. Ross Turchaninov We continue to publish articles which review various mechanisms responsible for the clinical effects of Massage Therapy (MT). These a
Massage Therapy In Cases Of Newly Diagnosed Cancer By Dr. Jeffrey M. Cullers, DC, BS, CMMPand Dr. Ross Turchaninov, MD, LMT “DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!” As educators and physicians, when an attendee at one of o
Our Person of the Month for this issue of JMS is Dr. Grant J. Rich, PhD, BCTMB, LMT. We think that Dr. Rich’s work is very important for the entire Massage Therapy profession because he dedicated his scientif
Galina Yildirim, LMT, is a very dedicated therapist. We have observed her professional growth since she took her first Medical Massage class with us. She has constantly improved her skills and currently works w
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
By Curt Lezanic, CMMP, LMTSan Antonio, TX About five weeks ago, a 63-year-old female came to my office complaining about her left neck, shoulder, arm and hand pain. What’s unique about this patient is that sh
