JMS 2018 Issue #4 | SOMI

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Letter from the Editor Issue #4 2018

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to JMS Issue #4 of 2018. We appreciate the support of our readers from all around the world. Here are the contents of the current issue, which we hope you will enjoy: Every
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FORMING A CONSENSUS ON MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS

By Mary Biancalana, MS Edu, CMTPT, LMT This article is an overview of the very interesting paper, “International Consensus on Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical Considerations of Myofascial Trigger Points, a De
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Table of Contents Issue #4 2018

Letter from the Editor Issue #4 2018 Case of the Month Contest 2018 REVIEW OF 34TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINT THERAPISTS New CMMPs Issue #4, 2018 Dr. ROSS TURCHANI
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Dr. ROSS TURCHANINOV IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE ‘Dr. DAVID G. SIMONS AWARD’

By Mary Preuss 2018 was a triumphant year for the Science of Massage Institute (SOMI), for our current students and for our former students. SOMI’s clinical expertise was recognized, and our MEDICAL MASSAGE P
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Case of the Month Contest 2018

Every year, we ask our readers to vote for the best case in the Case of the Month International Contest from JMS. You choose the best clinical case contribution, and the Winner gets a SOMI Diploma, a $500 check
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REVIEW OF 34TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINT THERAPISTS

By Kate Simmons, President NAMTPT The NAMTPT hosted another fabulous annual convention this November in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, featuring many diverse classes taught by top-notch instructors. We were lucky to
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CHRONIC PAIN AND BRAIN SELF DEFENSE MECHANISMS. PART II

By Dr. Ross Turchaninov With this article, we finish the series of publications on the importance of central mechanisms in somatic rehabilitation that we started in issue #1, 2018 (THE PLACEBO EFFECT AND ITS RO
Theresa M. Brumble, RT(R)(CT), LMT, LLLT
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. CHRONIC HEADACHE

Theresa Brumble, LMT, is close to graduating from our SOMI Medical Massage Program. She recently opened her own clinic, where she actively practices MM as part of an integrative approach to somatic rehabilitati
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Good Apples, Bad Apples Issue #4 2018

MASSAGE TODAY Releasing the Body’s Anxiety. Massage Today, 18(10) By Don McCann, MA, LMT, LMHC, CSETT Generally speaking, this is a good article that correctly establishes correlations between anxiety and str
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New CMMPs Issue #4, 2018

We invite you all to join us in CONGRATULATING Laura Righter for earning her place as our newest Certified Medical Massage Practitioner (CMMP)!!! As I see it, Laura was destined to reach great heights by the in