Page 77 of Fall / Winter 2007 Catalog by Inner Traditions • Bear & Company

health healing acupressure taping the practice of acutaping for chronic pain and injuries hans-ulrich hecker m.d and kay liebchen m.d isbn-13 978-1-59477-148-4 $16.95 can $21.50 pb 128 pages 8 x 10 117 four-color illustrations in acutaping elastic tape is placed over the afflicted area in accordance with related acupuncture points during the course of normal movement the elastic tape provides a gentle but consistent massage to the inflamed area because the skin adheres to the tape it is shifted against the subtissue during motion causing lymph tissue to drain and connective tissue to be massaged combining elements of chinese medicine with osteopathy acutaping can treat ailments ranging from back pain and tennis elbow to menstrual pain and migraines acutaping is an easy and effective treatment without side effects that offers welcome relief to sufferers of chronic pain the new rules of posture how to sit stand and move in the modern world mary bond isbn-13 978-1-59477-124-8 $18.95 can $23.95 pb 240 pages 8 x 10 41 b&w illustrations mary bond explains that healthy posture comes not by training our muscles into an ideal shape but from a new sense that we can develop by learning to feel drawing from 35 years of helping people to improve their bodies she shows how habitual movement patterns and emotional factors lead to unhealthy posture bond identifies the key anatomical features that impact alignment and proposes six zones that help create postural changes she offers self-help exercises that enable healthy function in each zone and includes case histories to inspire practitioners as well as information on basic ergonomics visitourwebsiteatwww inner tr aditions c o m 77

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