Massage Therapy Journal - Spring 2004

columns
30	Ben Benjamin's Corner
	This article examines the differences between three often-misused terms: intimacy, touch and sexuality. By Ben E. Benjamin, Ruth Werner and Daphne Chellos
128	Ethically Speaking
	Massage therapists go to great lengths to ensure their clients are at ease. But it’s just as important for them to pay as close attention to their own safety. By Dianne Polseno
134	Personal Computing
	Learn how to decipher between fact and fiction while browsing the Web for information. By Reid Goldsborough
138	A Look Back
	Back in the 1890s, massage therapy didn’t necessarily involve human touch—mechanical machines also were used. By Patricia J. Benjamin
144	Book Reviews
	Read book and video reviews about lomi-lomi, stone massage therapy, pathology, research basics and more. Compiled by Lisa Mertz
159	Love, Massage & Medicine
	Doing a simple drawing or painting can lead us to a better understanding of our subconscious. By Bernie Siegel

departments

14	Editor's Letter
23	AMTA President's Editorial
24	Kaleidoscope
41	New Products
150	CD Corner
152	Directory of COMTA Schools
154	Classifieds
156	Calendar of Events
157	Advertiser Directory


	On The Cover Massage therapist Sara Delano, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo by Matt Staver

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Official Publication of the American Massage Therapy Association^® Fall 2004 • Vol. 43, No. 3 (ISSN:0895-0814;USPS 0010-218) • • •

Michael L. Schwanz	Editor
Valerie A. Danner	Associate Editor

Contributing Editors
Ben E. Benjamin
Patricia J. Benjamin
Theodore Berland
Trudy Brown
Brian Coughlan
Jean Ives
Clare La Plante
Lisa Mertz
Dianne Polseno
Bernie Siegel
Michelle Wolf

Douglas Kelly	Design Director
Whitney Larson	Art Director

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Elizabeth M. Lucas	Executive Director
Dean G. Vaeth	Director, Communications & Marketing
Jerry Hossli	Manager, Media Sales & Service
Christina Rompon	Media Sales & Service

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