Health

OCTOBER 2022 | TP | 192PP | ISBN-9781839973505 | JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS

DR LUCY GAHAN is a Clinical Psychologist working in palliative care in an NHS Clinical Health Psychology Service. With a history of working as a physiotherapy assistant and in the fitness industry, her passions lie in working with the mind and body. She has had Long Covid since April 2020.

Breaking Free from Long Covid

Reclaiming Life and the Things That Matter

Dr Lucy Gahan

Making visible the real effects of Long Covid on people and their lives, this guide explores the issues of living with the condition, helping people to make sense of their experiences on the road to recovery.

Rooted in the author’s personal story of having Long Covid since April 2020, the book offers ideas from Narrative Therapy as a lens through which to address the emotional impact of Long Covid, and shares practical strategies for managing symptoms and regaining quality of life. Acknowledging that recovery is unpredictable, the book sheds light on the often invisible challenges faced by people living with chronic conditions, such as managing pacing and rest in a world that values productivity, the impact of illness on relationships, coping in the context of a pandemic, and negotiating day to day life when you are living between illness and wellness.

Also drawing on the author’s expertise as a Clinical Psychologist working in physical health, Breaking Free from Long Covid offers ideas for reconnecting with what matters most to you when illness threatens to take over your life.

FEBRUARY 2022 | HB | 712PP | ISBN-9781913426170 | HANDSPRING PUBLISHING

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CÉSAR FERNÁNDEZ-DE-LAS-PEÑAS PT, PhD, DrMedSci, is full professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Madrid, Spain, where he is also leader of the Clinical Pain Research Group on Manual Therapy and Exercise. He combines his research activity with clinical practice as Head, Division of Physical Therapy Department, at the University Physical Therapy Clinic. He has received several awards for his research and clinical practice. He has published around 550 peer-reviewed publications and is the first-named author of approximately 250. His research activities are concentrated on the neuroscience of pain. He has more than 200 peer-reviewed papers on upper quadrant pain syndromes, including shoulder pain conditions.

JEREMY LEWIS PhD FCSP is a consultant physiotherapist in the Central London Community Health Care Trust (UK NHS) and is also Professor of Musculoskeletal Research at the University of Limerick in the RoI. He is acknowledged as an eminent clinician in his profession and has been awarded a Fellowship of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the highest award the CSP can offer.

The Shoulder

Theory and Practice

César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Jeremy Lewis

The Shoulder: Theory and Practice presents a comprehensive fusion of the current research knowledge and clinical expertise that will be essential for any clinician from any discipline who is involved with the assessment, management and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions of the shoulder.

This book is a team project-led by two internationally renowned researchers and clinicians, Jeremy Lewis and César Fernández-de-las-Peñas. Other members of the team include over 100 prominent clinical experts and researchers. All are at the forefront of contributing new knowledge to enable us to provide better care for those seeking support for their shoulder problem. The team also comprises the voices of patients with shoulder problems who recount their experiences and provide clinicians with important insight into how better to communicate and manage the needs of the people who seek advice and guidance.

The contributing authors include physiotherapists, physical therapists, medical doctors, orthopedic surgeons, psychologists, epidemiologists, radiologists, midwives, historians, nutritionists, anatomists, researchers, rheumatologists, oncologists, elite athletes, athletic trainers, pain scientists, strength and conditioning experts and practitioners of yoga and tai chi. The cumulative knowledge contained within the pages of The Shoulder: Theory & Practice would take decades to synthesise.

The Shoulder: Theory & Practice is divided into 42 chapters over three parts that will holistically blend, as the title promises, all key aspects of the essential theory and practice to successfully support clinicians wanting to offer those seeing help the very best care possible. It will be an authoritative text and is supported by exceptional artwork, photographs and links to relevant online information.

SEPTEMBER 2022 | TP | 208PP | ISBN-9781913426316 | HANDSPRING PUBLISHING

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DAVID LESONDAK is an allied health member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he maintains a clinical practice in structural integration, visceral manipulation, and other fascial modalities at UPMC’s Center for Integrative Medicine. He has been a clinical structural integrator for over 25 years. Since 2010, he has video-taped and edited 88 individual scientific presentations resulting in 55 hours of finished lectures from the most forward-thinking researchers in the field of fascia. Prior to this, he conceived, edited, and produced Anatomy Trains Revealed, a 3-DVD companion to the best-selling book. He is a busy lecturer on the topic of fascia and fascia-based therapies and have presented internationally to such groups.

He also runs the blog www.fascialconnections.com

Fascia

What It Is, and Why It Matters, Second Edition

David Lesondak

As the title suggests, this book presents a clear and easy to understand explanation of what the fascia is and the role it plays in the body. As the importance of fascia is increasingly recognized it became obvious that there was a need for a book that clearly and concisely presents the facts. This is that book. It has a strong storyline, with each chapter logically connecting to the next, rather like fascia itself! It is informative and satisfying to read.

Fascia - What It Is and Why It Matters serves as an essential primer for professionals, such as movement educators, physical therapists, osteopaths, massage therapists, fitness professionals, and doctors enabling them to attain a solid grasp of what fascia is and what it does in the body. It provides an understanding of fascia as a tissue, of its role in the various systems of the body and of its clinical significance. The book is complete in itself, but also it may also serve as a springboard to deeper explorations should the reader wish to go further.

NOVEMBER 2022 | TP | 304PP | ISBN-9781913426293 | HANDSPRING PUBLISHING

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CARL TODD PhD MSc (Sports Med) BSc (Hons) Ost DO CSCS Cert Ed is a registered osteopath, qualified lecturer, published author and a certified strength and conditioning specialist. His academic qualifications include a PhD in orthopaedics and clinical science and a master’s degree in sport injury medicine.

Carl is consultant osteopath to the Football Association. In 2005 he became the first osteopath to be appointed by the FA to work with the England Football team. To date he has worked 200 international games and with them has attended four FIFA World Cup tournaments and three UEFA European Championships. Since 2009 Carl has acted as consultant osteopath to Chelsea Football Club and to Team GB Basketball at the London 2012 Olympics and for Athletics at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He has previously consulted for many other football clubs as well as for Honda UK and the England Cricket Board.

Managing the Spino-PelvicHip Complex

An Integrated Approach

Carl Todd

Managing the Spino-Pelvic-Hip Complex is based on the author’s extensive clinical experience of assessing and treating athletes at all levels. For nearly 20 years his work has been in the field of high-performance sport. That experience has informed his clinical reasoning and treatment philosophies which are also based upon lessons learnt from challenging the science through a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

The book encompasses a complete management strategy for manual practitioners to use when dealing with ongoing issues pertaining to the spinopelvic-hip complex. It presents a strategy which aims to simplify functional, biomechanical and bio-psychosocial analysis models that can be used as diagnostic tools to highlight kinetic chain and/or specific segmental restrictions in the spino-pelvichip complex. The author gives a rationale for the application of the treatment specific to the needs of the athlete, using the appropriate manual techniques to the lumbar spine, pelvis and hip joint. The treatments are also complemented by strategies for active lifestyle management, incorporating activation techniques and movement control exercises.

Managing the Spino-Pelvic-Hip Complex complements the courses that the author has developed and delivers. It can be also used as a stand-alone educational tool and will be helpful for any therapist working within the sporting environment.

JULY 2023 | HB | 528PP | ISBN-9781913426354 | HANDSPRING PUBLISHING

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DR ANDRZEJ PILAT is a Physiotherapist and specialist in manual therapy. Creator of the Myofascial Induction approach. Lecturer on postgraduate and master degree programs in numerous universities in Spain and other European countries as well as in Central and South America. Author of the book Myofascial Induction, and co-author of books and papers on manual therapy published in Britain, Spain, Italy and the USA. Director of the Tupimek School of Myofascial Therapies, Madrid, Spain. Dr Andrzej Pilat has undertaken pioneering research on fascial anatomy using non-embalmed cadaver dissections and has used his expertise as a photographer to capture the inner beauty of the body in pictures.

Myofascial Induction™ Vol 2

The Lower Body

Andrzej Pilat

In this unique and lavishly illustrated book and its accompanying videos the practitioner can for the first time see the effect of manual interventions on underlying body structures. Volume 2 addresses its applications to the thoracic and lumbar spine, the pelvis, and the lower body.

The author’s own teaching and practice provide the material that explains and illustrates fascial anatomy and therapeutic procedures. The beautiful full color photographs and videos of dissections of non-embalmed cadavers show the continuity of the fascial system and its dynamic links to other body systems. By demonstrating the effect that therapy has on body structures the book will be of interest and practical value to the physical therapist, osteopath, chiropractor, physician and all bodyworkers dedicated to manual therapy, as well as to researchers wishing to build on this ground-breaking material.

DECEMBER 2022 | TP | 256PP | ISBN-9781912085798 | HANDSPRING PUBLISHING

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LAURI NEMETZ is an adjunct professor at Pace University and the 2020 Pace U President’s Award recipient for Outstanding Contribution. She is also a visiting associate professor at Rush University Medical Centre, a licensed Creative Arts Therapist, a member of the American Association for Anatomy, a board-certified member of the Academy of Dance/Movement Therapists, a registered yoga teacher at the experienced 500hour level, past President of the Yoga Teachers’ Association (YTA), a Stott Pilates instructor, a certified yoga therapist and an occasional kayak guide!

Currently an independent anatomical dissector with several projects including KNM dissections, Lauri is additionally a lead dissector with the international team of the Fascial Net Plastination Project. She regularly presents at conferences including the American Association for Anatomy, Experimental Biology and the Fascia Research Congress.

The Myofascial System in Form and Movement

Lauri Nemetz

The field of myofascial science is changing rapidly. In The Myofascial System in Form and Movement, Lauri Nemetz invites readers into the rich dialogue around movement, delving into anatomy, concepts of space, and the many other disciplines that are taking interest in the myofascial universe.

Nemetz uses insights from our spatial relationship with the world to examine the human body, giving voice to the ideas and work of leaders in this area and prompting readers to develop their own ideas, as well as offering application suggestions to discover in your own body or with others.

With an extensive background in art history, myofascial movement, anatomical dissection and more, Nemetz uses her wealth of experience to weave together the many facets of this evolving area in a visually rich and thought-provoking book.

JUNE 2023 | TP | 208PP | ISBN-9781913426439 | HANDSPRING PUBLISHING

BRITTANY FAIR, MS, RYT200, RCYT is a San Diegobased neuroscientist turned science writer, podcast host and yoga teacher. She has a passion for sharing brain-related yoga research with the yoga community and developed a NeuroFlow workshop to provide yogis with an understanding about how meditation and yoga affect the brain. She has taught her workshop at locations across the country including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School, the Bishop County Public School District as well as at numerous yoga studios. Brittany is currently the science writer for the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California and president of the San Diego Science Writers Association. She is also developing an online course in collaboration with Yoga Research & Beyond for fall 2021.

The Neuroscience of Yoga and Meditation

Brittany Fair

The Neuroscience of Yoga and Meditation is an accessible introduction to how yoga and meditation affect the brain. Each chapter will guide the reader through the latest yoga and meditation research and break down complex topics into easily digestible points. The book also explores the current limitations in studying these practices and offers tools for interpreting scientific literature. The material is also broken up with ‘fun facts’ and ‘common myths’ about the brain to keep the reader engaged. And the book includes mediations and movement routines that yogis can incorporate into their practices in order to activate specific regions of the brain. Importantly, the chapters include ideas and techniques for integrating the science with your mind-body practice.

The Neuroscience of Yoga and Meditation is a must-have for any yoga teacher, yoga therapist or yogi who is interested in how their contemplative practice affects the brain.

Topics include: •Brain anatomy and major features of the brain •The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system •The role of the vagus nerve •Where movement comes from in the brain •Proprioception: understanding our position in space •The physiology of the breath •The effect of the breath on mood •Stress and inflammation •Psychological disorders and neurological conditions •Trauma and the brain •The aging brain.

AUGUST 2022 | TP | 224PP | ISBN-9781399803533 | SHELDON PRESS

ANDREA GRACE is one of the UK’s longest established and most experienced child sleep specialists. She helps babies and children to sleep through the night in no time at all, using an approach which is safe, gentle and specifically designed for them and you.

MARCH 2023 | TP | 192PP | ISBN-9781399803830 | SHELDON PRESS

Andrea Grace’s Gentle Sleep Solutions

Andrea Grace

Does your baby have trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. Designed specifically for the very many parents encountering the same issues as you, this practical, no-nonsense book gives you the insights, tools and strategies to help your baby get the rest they need - however difficult the challenge.

Featuring up-to-date safe sleeping guidance, and drawing on the latest clinical expertise, this book will help you to devise a gentle, sustainable sleep plan which will work for you and your baby. It is based on Andrea Grace’s work with hundreds of families, and her decades of experience as the UK’s longeststanding sleep consultant, to successfully formulate a gentle, sustainable approach without crying it out, or unnecessary distress for you or your child. It includes coverage of a variety of different needs, from colic to reflux and eczema, and provides welcome support for other carers and family members, from babysitters and childminders to grandparents and siblings.

Andrea Grace’s Gentle Sleep Solutions for Toddlers

Andrea Grace

‘Andrea has a gentle and supportive approach.’

– The Mirror

Does your toddler still have trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. Designed specifically for the very many parents encountering the same issues as you, this practical, no-nonsense book gives you the insights, tools and strategies to help your child get the rest they need - however difficult the challenge.

APRIL 2023 | TP | 160PP | ISBN-9781399802550 | SHELDON PRESS

OCTOBER 2022 | TP | 128PP | ISBN-9781399802680 | SHELDON PRESS

FAQs on Dementia

Tom Russ and Michael Huddleston

In this book you’ll find the definitive, expert responses to all your FAQs: On Dementia. No question is too simple, too embarrassing, too rude or too offbeat to be included, and each one has been asked by thousands of people just like you. Read at your leisure, or dip in and out when you most need the support or to shine a light on the issues and concerns that are making you uncomfortable or unhappy, and to bring them out of the shadows so you can understand and accept them.

TOM RUSS is a consultant psychiatrist in NHS Lothian, Network Champion of the NRS Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network, and Director of the Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh.

MICHAEL HUDDLESTON is Alzheimer Scotland’s Dementia Advisor for Mid and East Lothian.

FAQs on OCD

Zoe Wilson and Ashley Fulwood

No question on OCD is too simple, too embarrassing, too rude or too offbeat to be included in this book, and each one has been asked by thousands of people just like you.Will people judge me for my thoughts? Can hormones make OCD worse? Does anyone ruminate as much as me? All these questions, and hundreds more, are covered in this short but powerful, helpful, practical guide to managing your OCD.

OCD-UK has been working for children and adults affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder since 2004. They provide advice, information, and support services for those affected by OCD, and campaign to end the trivialisation and stigma of OCD. Uniquely, the charity is completely service-user led, everyone involved in the organisation has personal experience of OCD, either directly or through a loved one.

APRIL 2021 | TP | 368PP | ISBN-9781529356274 | SHELDON PRESS

Described as a ‘force of nature’ and ‘a role model to women everywhere’, PROFESSOR JOYCE HARPER is a global leader in fertility education. She has worked in the fertility field for 33 years and is Professor of Reproductive Science at University College London, in the Institute for Women’s Health. She has a number of key roles in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, in addition to running a monthly women’s group called the Purple Tent and being an ambassador for UK Lottery-funded This Girl Can. Joyce has written more than 200 scientific papers and published two textbooks, in addition to writing on FemTech, social egg freezing, and new technology for fertility. Joyce has 3 children, all born as a result of fertility treatment, including twins after frozen embryo transfer. She openly shares her fertility journey and wants to help people achieve the family they want.

Your Fertile Years

What You Need to Know to Make Informed Choices

Joyce Harper

‘Essential reading’ - Professor Kypros Nicolaides

‘Fills an important gap in understanding’ - Professor Robert Winston

How well do you really know your body?

How easy do you think it will be for you to get pregnant - or NOT to get pregnant?

You’ve probably never really been educated about your reproductive years - perhaps you learnt everything you know from friends, or from the media, or online. You might be ready for a baby now; or, like so many other women, you might want to delay the birth of your first child while you establish your career. Perhaps you’re thinking about freezing your eggs.

Professor Joyce Harper is an internationally recognized expert on female fertility and fertility education, and in 12 chapters she covers the full scope of your reproductive years, from your first period to menopausal symptoms. Her straightforward, scientifically based advice will give you all the information you need to make informed decisions about your reproductive choices. Only when you really understand your menstrual cycle works can you optimise your lifestyle to get pregnant successfully - while being properly aware of how and when your fertility will decline.

Your Fertile Years answers all your questions about things like egg freezing and IVF, and debunks not only the myths surrounding fertility treatment, but also the misinformation and scare stories that surround conception and pregnancy, including the bottom line on supplements, diet and holistic therapies.

A shining beacon in the murky fertility landscape, this book will accompany you through your fertile years.

How to Quit Alcohol in 50 Days

Stop Drinking and Find Freedom Simon Chapple

In How to Quit Drinking in 50 Days Simon Chapple will give you a structured way to find complete freedom from alcohol - for now, or forever. There are strategies for dealing with challenges and setbacks, and a wealth of resources for finding support and inspiration. Above all, there is a genuine passion for the sober adventure, and the huge rewards of an alcohol-free life - a life of freedom that’s waiting for you.

DECEMBER 2020 | TP | 288PP | ISBN-9781529357585 | SHELDON PRESS

DECEMBER 2022 | TP | 272PP | ISBN-9781399804271 | SHELDON PRESS

Rock Bottom and Rising

21 Inspiring Stories of Finding Freedom from Alcohol Simon Chapple

Drawing from his 35,000-member strong community, one of the country’s most successful sobriety coaches, Simon Chapple brings us real, raw, relatable stories from individuals who’ve found joy in an alcohol-free life. Powerful, healing, resonant and true, the experiences in this unforgettable book will make a real impact on anyone who is exploring their relationship with alcohol, or who needs support, inspiration, or a reason to go sober. With a full commentary from the author alongside each chapter, the books provides an easy understanding of the takeaways from each story.

The Sober Life Journal

Finding Freedom One Day At A Time Simon Chapple

The Sober Life Journal is an all-new format that captures the essence of journaling and provides space to grow and develop as you embark on a sober life. With hundreds of writing prompts, pages for reflection, focus, inspiration and guided exercises, this beautiful new journal supports your intention to create something lasting and meaningful to accompany you on your journey to an alcohol-free life.

MAY 2021 | TP | 304PP | ISBN-9781529366365 | SHELDON PRESS

FIONA SPARGO-MABBS was a manager in adult education, including Family Learning, and family literacy, for her local authority when her son Dan died. She is now considered one of the leading experts in drugs education in the UK, and her influence is growing steadily. She, and the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, are involved in an everincreasing number of strategic projects nationally, and she has appeared in the media many times over the years. Fiona has led on the development and management of the work of the Foundation, from delivery to students and co-ordination with schools, to networking and strategy, and chaired the Board of Trustees until April 2016.

I Wish I’d Known

Young People, Drugs and Decisions: A Guide for Parents and Carers

Fiona Spargo-Mabbs

‘SUCH AN IMPORTANT BOOK... ESSENTIAL READING FOR PARENTS’ Gabby Logan

‘INCREDIBLY POWERFUL... A MUST-READ’

Victoria Derbyshire

When Daniel Spargo-Mabbs was 16, he went to a party and never came home. The party was an illegal rave and Daniel - bright, popular, big-hearted prom king Dan - died from a fatally strong overdose of MDMA.

In the seven years since, the range of substances has become wider, the levels of exposure higher, and the threat to young people’s physical and mental health from drugs greater than ever before. Despite this, there is almost no guidance for parents to help their children navigate this perilous landscape and to stay safe. To come home at night. To grow up.

This book is everything Fiona Spargo-Mabbs wishes she’d known, everything she wishes she’d done, before she lost her son. Because however you parent, and whatever you do, at some point your child is likely to be in a situation where they have to make a decision about drugs. What if that decision is ‘yes’? Do they know what the risks are? Do they have strategies they can bring to bear if things go wrong?

I Wish I’d Known interweaves the story of one family’s terrible loss with calm, measured and practical advice for parents. It explores the risks posed by illegal drugs, and explains the way the adolescent brain makes decisions. There is practical advice for saying safe, information on reducing harm, and ‘talking points’ for parents and their children to do, talk about, look at, look up or consider.

OCTOBER 2022 | TP | 224PP | ISBN-9781529346145 | SHELDON PRESS

DR PRIYANKA PRADHAN is a chartered clinical psychologist and registered clinical neuropsychologist at St George’s Hospital in London. She specialises in behavioural activation, cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness based cognitive behavioural therapy and traumatic brain injury. Dr Pradhan has worked as a consultant clinical neuropsychologist in independent practice for over seven years. During her treatments, her aim is to draw upon all aspects of the patient including physical, emotional, cognitive, social and cultural status providing neuropsychology services to clients and families that present with a wide range of psychological and clinical problems.

ANNA LEGGETT is a writer and coach. She has a particular interest in mindfulness, meditation, neuroplasticity and nutrition and the power of the human mind and spirit to overcome challenges. In 2016, she sustained a concussion and softtissue injuries in a car accident. She went on a long recovery journey in which she learnt a phenomenal amount about the brain, body and healing.

Understanding and Living Well With Post-Concussion Syndrome

Priyanka Pradhan and Anna Leggett

Concussion, even in its mildest form, can have lasting effects on the individual in a way we’re only just beginning to understand. Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBI), concussion and post-concussion syndrome have previously been conservatively managed with recommendations for ‘rest’. But even mild brain injuries and post-concussion syndrome can have an enormous impact on life, long after the 3 months during which they are expected to resolve. There are also significant differences between the way in which concussion affects men and women respectively, as this new research shows.

If concussion or an mTBI are affecting you, there is much in this book to help and support your symptoms. Neuropsychologist Dr Priyanka Pradhan has pulled together the latest research to provide a complete manual for overcoming the impact of any mild brain injury, while writer and coach Anna Leggett gives deep insight from her own experiences with post-concussion syndrome. Their book not only explains what a concussion is and how it may present, but also gives comprehensive practical strategies for managing persistent symptoms. Such strategies include how to ask for professional and specialist medical help (and where to get it from), and also self-management techniques that draw on things like EMDR, craniosacral therapy and osteopathy. Understanding and Living Well with Post-Concussion Syndrome also explains the importance of sleep and diet, and includes significant psychological and emotional support for mental wellbeing and recovery, a support that is often missing from the clinical pathway for post-concussion syndrome.

This book is an essential resource for anyone who feels that they need insight, practical help and emotional support into what is often perceived as an almost-invisible illness, but one which is very real for you or your loved one.