Dear friends and colleagues, Welcome to Issue #1 of the 2014 Journal of Massage Science. We have prepared an exciting issue for you and are hoping that you will find it a helpful resource. In this issue, we pre
We have two very special guests for our readers. Our Persons of the Month are Prof. Ronald Melzack and Prof. Joel D. Katz from Canada. Prof. Melzack is one of the most influential scientists of modern times. Hi
In Issue #3 of 2013 of JMS in Good Apples/Bad Apples, we reviewed Dr. J Muscolino’s article “Working the Hands in Concert-The Force Couple Technique” published in 52(2), 2013 issue of Mas
Dear friends and colleagues, This is a very special issue for us. In this and upcoming issues of JMS we will discuss one of the more critical topics for massage practitioners: controlling the pain-analyzing sys
Dear friends and colleagues, Welcome to Issue #3 of 2013, JMS. We have prepared exciting issue for you, and we are hoping that you will find it helpful and resourceful. In the Sports Massage Section, we have pu
by Noel Norwick, LMT, NCBTMB, MBA For several years, I have resisted suggestions that I publically share my opinions regarding how our profession and its clients are being harmed by our leadership’s effor
Dear friends and colleagues, Welcome to Issue #2 of 2013, JMS. We have prepared exciting issue for you, and we are hoping that you will find it helpful and resourceful. Our Person of the Month is Juan Luis Orda
Dear friends and colleagues, Welcome to the Issue #1 of JMS for 2013. We hope that this year will bring you health, happiness and professional success! We also hope that you will enjoy this issue, and that it w
In this issue we are introducing a new section of JMS we call “Opinion Page.” We think that the article below is an excellent way to start an important conversation, which is one of the main goals
Dear friends and colleagues, Welcome to the Issue #4 of 2012. During the last several months our audience has greatly expanded! We welcome new readers who would like to explore the scientific basis of massage t
