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Handspring Publishing

What we produce is
Highly accessible. Making educational content ‘live’; ensuring that our products are as easy as possible to learn from. These have been the pillars of our publishing existence, reflected in the success of the myriad health textbooks developed by us in our previous careers.
Easily applied. ‘How does this relate to me in my practice?’ Our product will contain material that helps our customers achieve better outcomes with their clients.
Research-based. This will be reflected in the way our books are written, with clear emphasis on available evidence.
We operate globally, from a base in rural East Lothian, Scotland, UK. Our customers and authors are all over the world; we believe that technology and enthusiasm make distance irrelevant; and enable small, focused organisations to offer a more effective service than many of their larger competitors.

Fascia in Motion – chapter 11 ‘Aging Well’

This beautifully illustrated volume provides a comprehensive guide to fascia-focused movement in original and contemporary Pilates mat, reformer, and studio applications. Each of the book’s 14 chapters illustrates how each principle of fascia-focused movement is expressed in Pilates exercise. In addition to a comprehensive exercise compendium. Provided by kind permission of Handspring Publishing, Edinburgh. To…

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Everything Moves – chapter 8 ‘Spirals

The emerging science of biotensegrity provides a fresh context for re-thinking our understanding of human movement, but its complexities can be formidable. Bodywork and movement professionals looking for an accessible and relevant guide to the concept and application of biotensegrity need look no further than Everything Moves: How biotensegrity informs human movement. Provided by kind permission…

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Biotensegrity, 2nd Edition – chapter 12 ‘Biotensegrity: the structural basis of life’

The emerging science of biotensegrity provides a fresh context for rethinking our understanding of human movement, but its complexities can be formidable. Biotensegrity: The Structural Basis of Life, Second edition – now with full color illustrations throughout – explores and explains the concept of biotensegrity and provides an understanding and appreciation of anatomy and physiology in the…

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Scars, Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body – Case Study 2: Treatment of Caesarean scar

This highly illustrated book explains the effects of scars and adhesions on the body through the lens of biotensegrity, a concept that recognizes the role of physical forces on their formation, structure and treatment. It includes contributions from specialists in the fields of fascial anatomy, biotensegrity, movement, surgery and other manual therapies. It takes a…

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Moved to Learn! – Scars, Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body

Jan Trewartha joins Elizabeth Larkam to explore Sharon Wheeler’s ScarWork – the subject of the book ‘Scars, Adhesions and the Biotensegral Body: Science, Assessment and Treatment’, co-edited by Jan and Sharon Wheeler, with contributions from Joanne Avison, Niall Galloway, Tracey Kiernan, John Sharkey, Leonid Blyum, Graham Scarr, Katerina Steventon and Wojciech Cacowsky. Full details at www.handspringpublishing.com/product/scars-adhesions-and-the-biotensegral-body. Practice and theory in perfect harmony for bodyworkers and manual therapists working with clients with scars and adhesions.

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