The Level Pelvis Method

This book is a guide to giving support during pregnancy and delivery. This gives you simple methods that take a few minutes every day to provide relief of pain and difficulty walking or lifting a leg. A stalled labor can be preventable. This method shows you how to keep the pelvis level to maximize birthing space for delivery. This provides gentle, effective methods to keep the pregnant woman active and with reduced pain throughout her pregnancy. Mobility is an important function; the baby and the mother thrive because of this motion.

Empower holistic pain relief during pregnancy and ease of labor during natural childbirth. This book gives doulas, midwives and partners clear instructions on how to provide dramatic physical relief and increase mobility issues for their pregnant loved ones.

"The first part of the book covers anatomy and biomechanics of the pelvis, and the second part includes 26 exercises for yoga practitioners and students specifically focused on strengthening the pelvis"--

An illustrated hands-on guide to the dynamics of the female pelvis for expectant mothers, midwives, and birth professionals • Provides fully illustrated exercises to help the expectant mother prepare her pelvis for birth and gain confidence in her body’s innate ability to birth her child • Details the anatomical intricacies of the female pelvis and its capabilities for expansion and return to its original form • Presents movements and positions to ease discomfort, enhance the productivity of contractions, aid the internal expansion of the pelvis, and prevent and treat issues that may arise such as “failure to progress” The dynamic power of the female pelvis is the key to a gentle birth. Throughout pregnancy, hormones soften the ligaments and joints of the pelvis in preparation for labor, a time when the four bones of the pelvis--the two ilia (hip bones), the coccyx (tailbone), and the sacrum--do their intimate dance of release, rotation, and counter-rotation around the soon-to-be newborn. In this hands-on guide based on 15 years of research and workshops in maternity wards, movement teachers and health professionals Blandine Calais-Germain and Núria Vives Parés detail the anatomical intricacies of the female pelvis and its capabilities for expansion and return to its original form. Providing fully illustrated exercises to help the expectant mother prepare for this pelvic transformation and gain confidence in her body’s innate ability to birth her child, they also present a variety of movements and positions for use during the different stages of labor to ease discomfort, enhance the productivity of contractions, aid the internal expansion of the pelvis, and prevent and treat issues that may arise such as “failure to progress.” Ideal for the expectant mother and her birthing partner, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of every midwife, obstetrician, doula, and movement professional who teaches pregnant women.

"Learn how to address sacroiliac pain through a simple approach that focuses on muscle imbalances and weakness. This book provides basic education, screening guidelines, and exercises for those affected by sacroiliac dysfunction. It introduces the Pelvic Girdle Musculoskeletal MethodSM, a program that empowers individuals to monitor their symptoms and address them with exercises that focus on muscle imbalances and weakness, helping to improve day-to-day functioning and overall quality of life. Includes access to online videos demonstrating exercises as well as an exercise planner for logging workouts." -- Amazon.com.

Sir Robert Hutchison first published his textbook on Clinical Methods in 1897 and this latest edition maintains its reputation as the go-to guide to learn the core skills every clinician needs in their everyday practice. Medical students and doctors in training will find essential guidance to taking a full history, examining a patient and interpreting the findings. They will learn the art of understanding, contextualising, communicating and explaining, with the doctor-patient relationship firmly at the centre of their practice. These skills remain essential for every doctor, in addition to modern investigative methods. The book covers basic principles, different patient groups and all the main body systems. Each chapter includes relevant clinical methods and offers guidance for appropriate investigations. New methods and investigations are incorporated into established patterns of clinical practice to offer a fully integrated approach. This award-winning textbook remains as relevant today as ever and will be treasured by doctors at all levels of training and practice as an outstanding source of learning and reference. All chapters carefully reviewed and updated to reflect modern practice Written by experts in their field and reviewed by an International Advisory Board – content is relevant to a wide international readership including in the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Africa Covers all the main body systems, including the core areas of respiratory, cardiological, gastrointestinal, neurological and locomotor systems Text organised by system and problem to aid navigation Chapters can be read individually, to avoid duplication and need for cross-referencing Tabulated information and diagrams for clarity and conciseness Tailored to student needs but suitable for doctors at all levels of training and practice Winner of multiple awards, including the BMA book awards New appendix describing the clinical features of COVID-19

The Feldenkrais Method is a presentation of the system of Functional Integration devised by the Israeli scientist Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. This system is a way of handling the body by communicating specific sensations to the central nervous system in order to improve the functions of the motor-system. Functional Integration is unique in that it evokes changes in the human brain at a level heretofore thought unachievable by any known educational technique.