2005 Back Issues #113, #114,#115,#116,#117,#118

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ISSUE 113 January/February 2005	Order This Issue
Shattered by Pain: Fibromyalgia Patients Turn to Massage Athens 2004 My Olympic Diary Body Language O; O for James Oschman Pain: How and Why We Hurt Part Three: Chronic Pain Body & Spa: Acutonics: The Sound of Healing SpaMassage News: Spa Star: Barbara Findler's Many Hats; ISPA Presents Awards Practice Building: Ahmos Netanel: An American Success Story Assess & Address: Achilles Tendinosis Research Matters: Researcher Profiles Research: Massage for Long-Term Pain; Regular Sauna Use Reduces Oxidative Stress; Foot-and-Hand Massage Eases Postoperative Pain Pages From History: Roman Medical Practice & Massage: Part Two Be Well Student Advisor: Helping Today's Students Become Tomorrow's Successful Massage Therapists Table Talk: A Man in Baby-land Reader Expression: What does the term "integrated medicine" mean to you? And is integrated medicine a good goal for our health-care system? Body Politic: Certification Exam Divides Field; New Jersey Updates; Illinois Updates; Pennsylvania Updates; Texas Storm Brewing
ISSUE 114 March/April 2005	Order This Issue
Emergency-Response Massage: Touch on the Front Lines Deep, Complex and Mysterious: The Iliopsoas Muscle Part One: A Bio-Reverent Approach Richard Gordon and Our Healing Hands The Evolving Face of AIDS Body & Spa: Thai Yoga Massage SpaMassage News: Spa Star: A David of All Trades; Spa Chicks On-The-Go Practice Building: The SBA's Guaranteed Loan Program Assess & Address: Ulnar Nerve Entrapment Research Matters: The First International Integrative Oncology Conference Research: Massage for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Trager Work Reduces Headache Frequency; Balneotherapy Eases Osteoarthritis Pages From History: The Greek Gymnasium Be Well Student Advisor: Helping Today's Students Become Tomorrow's Successful Massage Therapists Table Talk: Mentoring Our Own Reader Expression: Is energy work an effective component of your massage session? Why, or why not? Body Politic: Canadian National Effort; Reflexology Choices; Indiana MTs go to the Hill, again
ISSUE 115 May/June 2005	Order This Issue
Body & Spa: Indian Head Massage Helping Hands: Massage Therapists Reach Out to Tsunami Victims Sexuality in the Session Room Overcome Your Fear of Anatomy, Part One of Two Deep, Complex and Mysterious: The Iliopsoas Muscle Part Two: A Pratical Approach SpaMassage News: Spa Star: Dana Taylor; Spas for the Mom-to-be; High-Tech and Hands-On Strike A Balance At Spa Expo Practice Building: Great Causes = Great Experiences Assess & Address: Hamstring Strain Research Matters: Reporting on the first annual Canadian Interdisciplinary Network of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Symposium Research: Massage Reduces Cancer Symptoms; TT Eases Anxiety for Pregnant, Chemically Dependent Women; Massage Benefits Stroke Patients Pages From History: The Greek and Roman Bath Be Well Student Advisor: How do I know if massage therapy is the right career for me?; When should I start charging friends and family for massages? Table Talk: A Team Approach to Health Care Reader Expression: If you could choose any massage or bodywork mentor, whom would it be and why? Body Politic: NCBTMB Fall Out; Board Leaves Management Company; South Dakota Law Speeds Through Legislature
ISSUE 116 July/August 2005	Order This Issue
Body & Spa: Kinks from the Links: Massage for Golfers The Challenges and Rewards of Hospice Massage Massage for the Soul How Harp Music Enhances Health Care Overcome Your Fear of Anatomy, Part Two Therapeutic Presence in Palliative-Care Massage The Posture/Emotion Connection SpaMassage News: Spa Star: Lucrecia Bloomquist; Get your motor Runnin';Consumer Demand has dictated growth changes in the industry Practice Building: Downshift Your Lifestyle: How Living Simpler Can Mean Living Better Assess & Address: Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Research Matters: A discussion of the ongoing dialogue about integrative medicine Research: Massage Benefits Depressed Pregnant Women; Sauna Decreases Arrhythmias; Reiki Reduces Heart Rate, Diastolic Blood Pressure Pages From History: Hippocratic Massage, Part One Be Well Student Advisor: How to avoid burnout Table Talk: Michigan hospital integrates massage Body Politic: Massage on the move; COMTA for Canada;
ISSUE 117 Sept/Oct 2005	Order This Issue
Body & Spa: Kodo, A dreamy technique from down under Create Your Life's Theme Massage Keeps Kayakers in the Flow Massage as Meditation Tui Nu Touch Therapy Improes Movement, Range of Motion for Clients with Parkinson's Disease SpaMassage News:Spa Star: Gay Jacobsen; TRI Teaches Spa-Massage Therapists Spa Facts; Treatment Room Service Offerings; Trend Alert Practice Building: How to Foil Identity Thieves Research Matters: The National Education Dialogue to Advance Integrated Health Care Research: Massage:Massage Eases Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome; Massage for HIV-Positive Children; Spa Therapy for Fibromyalgia Be Well Student Advisor:When to specialize? Table Talk: Massage for mental health Body Politic: Georgia becomes licensed; Nevada passes licensure law; State boards band together; California bill targets sex offenders; Association seeks medical-massage regulation Readers Expressions:What muscle(s) do you find most fascinating and why?
ISSUE 118 Sept/Oct 2005	Order This Issue
Samvahan Vibrational Healing From India The Gift of Presence: Hepatitis: What You Need to Know Cross-Country Skiers Glide into Massage Cold Laser-Enhanced Manual Therapy In Touch with: Christina Karamesines SpaMassage News:Cruise Network partners with MTs, Spa lifestyle communities hit the mainstream, Spas help their own, Spa offers massage membership, spa FACTS: Shopping-mall spas Practice Building: Take Control of Your Time—and Your Money Research Matters:A report on The Conference on the Biology of Manual Therapies Research:Mechanism for Weight Gain Among Massaged Preterm Babies, Thermal Therapy Benefits Depressed Patients, Aromatherapy massage confers health benefits, Noetic Therapies May Benefit Cardiac Patients Be Well: Clarifying calcium, Your Turn Dan Sizemore, Before you diet, Nature’s Spa Halitosis, Self-induced Heimlich, The chattering monkey, Successful people … Student Advisor:Tips for pregnant and obese students Table Talk:Massage in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Physicians weigh in on CAM, AMTA conference largest yet, Biotone donates to research, School celebrates 30 years of dreaming big,Cortiva's massage-school spending spree, ABMP week’s good works, Costa Rica outreach opportunity, NCCAM offers online education,U.S. employers utilize wellness programs, Dream job, New group promotes pediatric massage,Kids follow parents’ lead Body Politic:Texas passes crime law, Proposed changes to NJ law raise concern, West Virginia amendment deemed unenforceable, Health freedom in Louisiana Readers Expressions: When and how did you decide massage was the right career for you?
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