Official Publication of the
American Massage Therapy Association ®
Fall 1999 • Vol. 38, No. 3
American Massage Therapy Association®

Publisher
Elizabeth M. Lucas
Director of Communications & Marketing
Theodore Berland Editor
Kelly Gospodarek Communications Assistant
Cherie Sohnen-Moe Business Editor
Lisa Mertz, Ph.D.,  Book Review Editor
Douglas Alexander Contributing Writer
Brian Coughlan Contributing Writer
Mirka Knaster Contributing Writer
Robert A. Schulman, M.D. Medical Advisor
Christina Rompon Media Sales & Service
Imagination Publishing Design

Contributors
Adela T. Basayne
Ben Benjamin
Debra Brooks
Linda Christman
Brian Coughlan
Sandra Bain Cushman
Reid Goldsborough
Elliot Greene
Carol Hamilton
Dawn Jordan
Whitney Lowe
Mike Mansel
Kathleen McLoughlin
Dianne Polseno
Leslie Rahn
Monica Roseberry
Bernie Siegel
Cherie Sohnen-Moe
Tracy Walton
Jan Zobel

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26 Ben Benjamin's Corner
Part I of a series, Pathology and 
Massage Therapy, focuses on 
Hepatitis.
By Ben Benjamin

122 The Last Word
The Power of Presence
By Dawn Jordan

128 Ethically Speaking
Part I of a series on The Scope of Your 
Practice
By Dianne Polseno

136 Personal Computing
How to decide that it is time (or not) to 
buy a new computer
By Dianne Polseno

142 Book Reviews
The Massage Connection, Mosby's Basic Science, Beyond Technique, Compendium of Lymph Drainage, three on Thai massage, How We Live, Massage Therapy Career Guide, and Miracles of the Mind.

176 Love, Massage, & Medicine
The Power of Love
By Bernie 

12 Letter From the Editor
14 Letter to the Editor
16 Kaleidoscope
20 National President's Editorial
23 New Products
24 Manuscript Submission
156 Directory of COMTA Schools
164 Classifieds
173 Advertiser Directory

 

ON THE COVER

Joan Borysenko, Ph. D., talks about massage therapy.

 

 

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