Somatics: reawakening the mind's control of movement, flexibility, and health

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Hanna, Thomas

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Da Capo Life Long

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c1988

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English

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c1988	Da Capo Life Long	xiv, 162 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.	English	On Shelf Main 613.71 Han	More InfoPlace Hold

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The myth of aging

The stories of sensory-motor amnesia. Barney (42 years) : the tower of Pisa

James (32 years) : the nightmare back

Louise (56 years) : the frozen shoulder

Harley (60 years) : the retracted landing gear

Alexander (81 years) : los viejitos

How sensory-motor amnesia occurs

Atrophy : the role of gradual surrender

The muscular reflexes of stress

The red light reflex

The green light reflex

The sum of neuromuscular stress : the senile posture and the "dark vise"

The archer's bow and danger of a "tight gut"

Trauma : the role of injury

Expectation : the role of mental attitude

The somatic exercise program

How to give yourself the maximum benefit of somatic exercises

The somatic exercises.

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Exercise for older people
Exercise therapy for older people
Geriatrics
Sensorimotor integration

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9780738209579

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