Dear colleagues, Welcome to JMS’s issue #2 of 2025! We invite you to join us in learning about Massage Science. In the section SOMI’s News, we introduce six new Cert
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR CHECK YOUR CLINICAL REASONING #9 SOMI NEWS SCIENCE OF MEDICAL MASSAGE Case Study: MEDICAL MASSAGE of Recurrent Leg Compartment Syndrome in a Law Enforcement Officer by Brenda Howell, LMT,
Before therapists read the clinical case sent to SOMI by our former student, Brenda Howell, LMT, CMMP, Program Director of the Institute for Massage and Bodywork Therapy in Fayetteville, NC, we would like to ad
There are special days for the Science of Massage Institute and for all of us who are here. These days are when new massage therapists graduate from SOMI’s Medical Massage Certification Program and are re
By Dr. Ross TurchaninovPhoenix, AZ Dear readers, if you are practicing the clinical aspects of massage therapy, we invite you to carefully analyze the information in this and the following articles. It carries
The Science of Massage Institute (SOMI) is proud to collaborate with massage schools that have built their curriculum on SOMI’s science-based textbooks and publications. These schools guide new generations of
The patient is a 30-year-old nail technician who presents to our clinic with complaints of acute and sometimes burning pain in the mid-back, between the shoulder blades. The i
