Case Studies

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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. VERTIGO (BPPV)

          SOMI’s former student and exceptional therapist, Brenda Howell, LMT, CMMP, opened the Institute of Massage and Bodywork Therapy (IMBT) in Fayetteville, NC. From its ince
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MEDICAL MASSAGE VS. CONSEQUENCES OF SEVERE LEG TRAUMA

Veronica Selby, LMT, CMMP, recently graduated from SOMI’s Medical Massage Certification Program. While building her theoretical and clinical skills, Veronica shifted her practice from massage therapy̵
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs MULTI-LAYERED SOMATIC PATHOLOGY

          Our former student, Brenda Howell, LMT, CMMP, opened the Institute for Massage and Bodywork Therapy, a massage therapy school in Fayetteville, NC. This school represents new advances in MT educat
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs. FRUITLESS PAIN MANAGEMENT

          This clinical case was contributed to JMS by a recent graduate of SOMI’s Medical Massage Certification Program, Kristi Tidwell, LMT, CMMP from Coolidge, AZ. Her experience is interesting from t
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THREE MEDICAL MASSAGE SESSIONS vs. COMPLEX COMBINATION OF SOMATIC DYSFUNCTIONS

          This clinical case was submitted to the Journal of Massage Science by Cheri Conklen, LMT, from Phoenix, Arizona. Cheri is a current SOMI student, and her clinical expertise and technical abilitie
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MEDICAL MASSAGE WITH AROMATHERAPY vs POSTSURGICAL NERVE TRAUMA

A very frequent complication of surgery is direct trauma of the cutaneous nerves or their compression from resulting scar tissue. Both unfortunate scenarios may trigger a condition called hyperesthesia. Hyperes
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MEDICAL MASSAGE vs MIXED SOMATIC SYNDROMES

          This Case of the Month was submitted to JMS by Richard Abisia, LMT, CMMP – the latest graduate of SOMI’s Medical Massage Certification Program.       &n
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MEDICAL MASSAGE VS ACUTE ‘TENNIS ELBOW’

           This clinical case was submitted to JMS by our former student Ben Keyes, LMT, from Florida. Ben works on various somatic problems, and his main focus is sports trauma an
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MEDICAL MASSAGE VS CHRONIC MIDDLE BACK PAIN WITH INTERCOSTAL NERVE NEURALGIA

          This clinical case was presented to the Science Of Massage Institute by Jennifer Chason, who is the newest graduate of our Medical Massage Certification Program. Jennifer’s ability to condu
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MANUAL REHABILITATION OF BURN PATIENTS

          This clinical case sent to JMS by one of our former students, Allen Stanley, LMT, CMMP, CMLDT strongly illustrates the value of Medical Massage Concept. Most of the Medical Massage (MM) sources i