Dear Friends and Colleagues,   

          Welcome to JMS Issue #3 of 2024. We appreciate the support of our readers worldwide and hope you will enjoy the current issue’s content.    

          In the We Need Your Help section, we ask our readers to vote for the best clinical case of 2024 from the submissions of three therapists:  

  • Julia Shackelford, LMT  
  • Veronica Shelby, LMT, CMMP  
  • Jaci Stephens, LMT  

Please help us to determine the WINNER! 

          The Science of Medical Massage section discusses a very important topic: how massage therapists should approach and build productive relations with local physicians. Part I of our article How to Collaborate with the Local Medical Community discusses the basics of working with medical professionals. 

          We present Part III of Medical Billing – Simplifying the Complex Issue, by Laura C. Newton, BS, ED, LMT, NMT, and hope that therapists will find the information helpful in their practice. 

          In our Case of the Month section, we publish the clinical case, Medical Massage Vs. Vertigo (BPPV) by Julia Shackelford, LMT. When her case was submitted to JMS, Laura was still a student at the Institute for Massage and Bodywork Therapy in Fayetteville, NC. While reading it, you will be fascinated by the level of clinical expertise that therapists can exhibit when they are effectively trained! 

 

Dr. Ross Turchaninov, editor-in-chief 


Category: Letter From The Editor

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