alt.backrubs Archive `Category List'

27 August 1995

This is a list of some major categories of files in the alt.backrubs archive.

Not all files appear in this list. Links from filenames here lead to the file descriptions in Abstracts.html. Comments are enclosed in brackets, e.g.
[this is a comment].

I'm sure many people would appreciate it if someone created a proper index of these files. I don't have the time (or the training) to do it. Lorre Smith, a senior professional librarian, is preparing an index. If you would like to help her, please tell me.

Category Names

• Archive
• Back Pain/Knots/Pain
• Certification/Exam/Registration [see also Professional Issues]
• Clothed
• Exchange/Partners
• General
• Getting Started
• Massage Tables
• Oils/Scents/Aromatherapy
• Pain (see Back Pain and Specific Problem)
• Problems
• Professional Issues [see also Certification]
• Psychological Aspects
• References
• Schools [see Certification]
• Self Massage
• Sex & Massage
• Sexual Massage/Foreplay
• Specific Problem/Body Part
• Technique [see also Getting Started]
• Tools/Devices
• Usenet-related/Newsgroup

Categories

1. Category: Archive
   • Abstracts
   • Archive.Index
   • Archive.Info
   • 00README
   • archive.site
2. Category: Back Pain/Knots/Pain
   • acupres.pt
   • back.yoga
   • back.chair
   • back.pain
   • bruises
   • chronic.pain
   • cramp
   • driving
   • fibromyalgia
   • foot.pain
   • knot
   • heat
   • sciatica
   • tai.chi [advice about arthritis]
   • [you might also find something in self.mas]
3. Category: Certification/Exam/Registration
   • cert.exam
   • certification [issues relating to massage as a profession]
   • mas.schools
   • medical.model [similar to certification but more about practice]
   • professional.orgs
   • what.to.expect
   • [see also mas.vs.psychotherapy and mas.biz]
4. Category: Clothed
   • hand&neck
   • stress.relief@job
   • [see also draping]
5. Category: Exchange/Partners
   • exchange.prog
   • exchange.update
   • exchange.chicago
   • exchange.seattle
   • exchange.stroking
6. Category: General
   • alt.brub.humour
   • touch.vs.depress'n
7. Category: Getting Started
   • advice
   • technique
   • [others as required, e.g. oil.use, towards.heart, cross.fibre.defn]
8. Category: Massage Tables
   • dont.use.floor
   • table.sources
   • table.specs
9. Category: Oils/Scents/Aromatherapy
   • oil.use
   • oil.scent
   • oil.altern
   • oil.type
   • oil.buy
   • oil.make
   • oil.allergy
   • oil.heat
   • oil.sex
   • oil.misc
10. Category: Problems
    • child [about the potentional for sexual abuse]
    • dont.use.floor [see also Massage Table category]
    • emot.release
    • erection [more of a potential difficulty than a problem]
    • finger.excer [see also weak.arms]
    • grief
    • lust.massage [what to do when you've fallen for your MT]
    • mas.vs.psychotherapy [differences between them & what to expect (q.v.)]
    • weak.arms [see also finger.excer]
    • what.to.expect [opinions on what should expect from your pro mass]
    • [you might also consider some of the Certification stuff problematic]
    • [See also Back Pain section]
11. Category: Professional Issues [see also Certification category]
    • draping
    • emot.release
    • erection
    • finding.a.MT
    • mas.biz
    • prostate
    • what.to.expect
    • what.price
    • [see also table.specs, table.sources]
12. Category: Psychological Aspects
    • child
    • grief
    • touch
    • touch.vs.depress'n
    • [see also: mas.vs.psychotherapy, lust.massage, journal.arts.gz, rolfing, emot.release and erection]
13. Category: References
    • amma
    • book
    • bruises [references about pain]
    • cramps
    • emot.release
    • grief
    • infant.mas [same reference as in touch]
    • journal.arts [references and discussion]
    • non-verbal.comm
    • toward.heart [1 reference]
    • self.mas [1 reference about stretching. See also stretching FAQL]
    • video
    • with.feet [a book & video with the same title]
    • w3.sites
14. Category: Sex & Massage
    • child [sexual abuse]
    • erection [a split off from touching.vs.sex (see below). See also tantric.genital.mas]
    • front.rubs
    • group.split
    • lust.massage [what to when you've fallen for your MT]
    • oil.sex [oils & condoms, edible oils, etc.]
    • prostate [sometimes `prostate massage' is a codeword for masturbation]
    • touching.vs.sex [musings about cultural reactions to mass., etc. See also erection, medical.model]
15. Category: Self Massage
    • knots [there is some discussion of self massage & relaxation techniques]
    • self.mas
    • self.mas.devices
    • tai.chi
16. Category: Sexual Massage/Foreplay
    • front.rubs [but there's a lot more to that file than foreplay info]
    • oil.sex
    • scalp.mas
    • sexual.mas
    • tantric.genital.mas
17. Category: Specific Problem/Body Part
    • [there are many of these -- see the list of filenames]
    • back.pain [see category above]
    • cancer.mas
    • child [sexual abuse]
    • cramp
    • deep.back
    • emot.release
    • front.rubs [see also shoulders]
    • grief
    • heat
    • infant.mas [how to & why]
    • knots
    • sciatica
    • shoulders [See also front.rubs]
    • tai.chi [advice about arthritis]
18. Category: Technique [see also Getting Started]
    • acupres.pt
    • amma
    • faql
    • hellerwork
    • infant.mas
    • lomi.lomi
    • oil.scent [aromatherapy info scatterred throughout]
    • oil.use [aromatherapy info scatterred throughout]
    • polarity
    • refexology.desc [references to reflexology throughout, see also acupres.pt]
    • shiatsu [see also with.feet]
    • swedish
    • technique
    • thai.mas
    • trager
    • tuite.list
    • reiki
    • rolfing
    • sekifujutsu
    • tantric.genital.mas
    • toward.heart [a discussion of different massage philosophies]
    • what.to.expect [incl. some stuff about draping standards, cf. medical.model]
19. Category: Tools/Devices
    • back.chair
    • book
    • dont.use.floor
    • references
    • self.mas.device
    • table.sources
    • table.specs
    • tools
    • videos
20. Category: Usenet-related/Newsgroup
    • alt.brub.humour
    • anonymous.posts
    • archive.site
    • control.message
    • faql.to-add
    • group.split