Embracing Female Physiology for Performance and Wellbeing
This detailed, yet approachable guide distils the latest research studies on female physiology and its effects on physical performance and psychology. Using these new findings, it provides a framework for optimizing physical training with the natural cycles of the female body, helping your clients make the most of their individual body-mind ......
Musculoskeletal neck and head pain is a one of the highest health burdens faced globally. Management of people with this pain is complex, multi-factorial, and challenging. Scientific evidence continues to grow in this area but can often be confusing or contradictory. This multi-contributed compendium is a much-needed resource for all healthcare ......
Understanding Breathwork and the Science of How and Why we Breathe
As humans have evolved, so has the way we breathe. The Evolving Breath explores this evolution in a comprehensive way to help practitioners improve their clients' wellbeing. The authors uniquely combine evolutionary biology, anatomy, physiology, assessment, technique and psychology, to develop current concepts regarding the mechanics of human ......
Written for movement professionals of all kinds, this book is packed full of research, practices and information to allow you to work confidently with your pregnant and post-natal clients. Taking a whole-body approach, master movement educator Jennifer Gianni gives readers the tools to educate and empower their clients throughout their ......
Using the Alexander Technique to Reduce Pain and Improve Fitness
The human body is designed to move naturally and freely, without forced tension or conscious effort. But modern life is full of factors that push people out of sync with their bodies natural balance.
Pilates Applications for Health Conditions - Case Reports and Perspectives is a pioneering book that addresses the history of research in Pilates practice and explains the challenges of conducting Pilates research. Movement is recognized as a therapeutic necessity for health and quality of life. However, optimal movement practices specifically ......
Movement is recognized as a positive contributor to lengthening health span and supporting vitality. However, optimal movement practices for the individual needs of different health conditions have not yet been thoroughly explored. The second volume of this pioneering book examines locomotor system health conditions, including scoliosis, ......
Where Physical Therapy, Yoga Therapy, and Pain Science Meet
This book introduces and expands understanding of yoga therapy as a problem solver. Teachers/therapists will be able to choose and teach comprehensive solutions using explicit yoga sequencing for multi-layered health conditions originated structurally. The ten chosen postures presented provide a template for any number of asanas used by the ......
