SCIENCE OF PALPATION. PART III PALPATION OF THE SOFT TISSUE IN THE MIDDLE LAYERS By Dr. Ross Turchaninov In Part I of this article published in Issue #4 of JMS, 2015 we discussed general rules of soft tissue pa
This article written by Boris Prilutsky LMT, MA has a very interesting history. Currently Boris works with a group of scientists who examine the impact of Medical Massage on patients after post-concussion and w
By Karen Mooney, PhD, LMT, CMMP This article is contributed by Karen Mooney, LMT, PhD, CMMP. She is our former student and is an exceptionally talented therapist, educator and now massage scientist. We don’t
By Ross Turchaninov, MD Science of Palpation articles are the final part of our evaluation series. The Science of the Clinical Interview was published in issue #1, 2012 of JMS and the Science of Visual Evaluati
By Dr. Ross Turchaninov The article in the July/August issue of Massage&Bodywork Magazine written by Til Luchau is about iliopsoas’ anatomy, role and treatment options. The issue of iliopsoas therapy requ
THE SCIENCE OF PALPATION PART I. by Ross Turchaninov, MD This is our third article about evaluation of patients written for Medical Massage practitioners and those who would like to enter this exciting field. O
During the Medical Massage seminars conducted by SOMI, our students ask about the value of dissection courses. We think this is a critically important component of the profession that unfortunately is missed in
PART III: MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE PROTOCOL John F. Mramor, MA, LMT, CLT, NCTMB, CR, RM Medical Advisors: Michael Harrington, MD, Director, Palliative Care Consult Service, MetroHealth Medical Center and Assistant
INTERNET POSTS: Diane Jacobs, PT: There is no such thing as a pain receptor.” True. There are (in the body) only nociceptors. Nociception and pain are two different things. “The brain does not recei
Boris, This could not be further from factual science that is highly documented. There ARE multiple pain receptors, from somatic, cutaneous, visceral receptors. OF COURSE the brain receives the pain signals! Ho
