Dr. Benjamin's Books
"The Ethics of Touch is, to my knowledge, the best and most thorough book on ethics available for the touch therapist. Both authors have tremendous experience and resumes in the field of ethics, and Ben Benjamin has written numerous articles on the subject. " "Whether you have been a bodywork practitioner for 25 years or are a student just getting your feet wet in a touch therapy field, this book can help practitioners bring more integrity into their practice. This work was written for all types of somatic practitioners including massage therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, reflexologists, physical therapists, as well as others in the touch therapy profession. In The Ethics of Touch, the authors thoroughly and honestly explore the intricate issues related to the ethics of bodywork professions." For more information and to purchase this book, please click here - - -
Listen to Your Pain, in print for almost twenty years, provides a systematic method for the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of pain and injury problems. In a simple and straight-forward manner, Dr. Ben Benjamin explains:
Well written and clearly illustrated, Listen to Your Pain offers both professional therapists and the lay person an important resource for achieving wellness.
Protect yourself from strains, sprains and pulled muscles. In Exercise Without Injury, Dr. Benjamin clears up many myths about exercise and differentiates helpful facts from the harmful fictions that cause people to become injured. Included in this book: Dr. BenjaminÕs system for injury prevention has proved invaluable to athletes and lay people alike. A variety of warm-up programs is included, tailor-made to most sports and exercise regimens.
This book is about excess muscular tension: its causes and effects, and what you can do about it. Are You Tense? is a basic primer for the Benjamin System of Muscular Therapy, an approach to tension relief that combines: Originally published in 1979, this is Dr. BenjaminÕs first book and is a useful companion to the lessons in the Essentials of Massage Therapy videotapes.
A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology covers many common conditions and serious diseases that massage therapists and bodyworkers are likely to encounter. The book provides information about: In language that both practicing therapists and students of bodywork can easily access and understand, this book discusses the risks and benefits of bodywork in the context of pathology.
This monograph is written primarily to help hands-on practitioners prepare for working with clients who have suffered severe trauma or sexual abuse. The monograph is also useful for those trauma survivors who are in the early stages of considering body-oriented therapy or who are actively seeking a touch practitioner as a part of their healing process. Dr. Benjamin explains the underlying psychological concepts necessary for working with those who have been victims of trauma, along with the skills and techniques a therapist needs to develop in order to provide safe, ethical and effective treatment. To purchase any of these books, click here |
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Exercise Without Injury
Are You Tense? The Benjamin System of Muscular Therapy
The Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology - by Ruth Werner with Ben Benjamin as Associate Editor
Working with Survivors of Trauma and Sexual Abuse
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