More Skills, Fewer Pills (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781087918518)

This book teaches the skills you need to be in control of your pain, sleep, stress, function, and balance as well as techniques to keep your brain young. "More Skills, Fewer Pills" is a treasure of little known, yet highly valued health treatment that are a delightful marriage of Eastern spiritual disciplines with Western scientific medicine.

As a practicing physical therapist for 48 years, I have focused on treating and educating patients on their selfcare and wellness. I wish I had this book to give to every patient and colleague. Instead of people buying 20 self-help books, they can read this one as a summary of information. Ms. Carver has compiled the "pearls" of years of lectures, research articles, peer-reviewed manuscripts, and books into a simple, concise book encompassing the best of eastern and western health knowledge, covering all parts of the body.

Following the stretching, exercises, relaxation, diet, and breathing techniques will improve your quality of life. We all have the power to do this, and this book clearly explains the tools. Every pre-operative person should read this book for controlling post-operative pain to help prevent the huge opioid problem in the United States today.

This book should be mandatory reading for all wishing to stay as active, balanced, and healthy as possible for as long as possible and is a perfect gift for all our loved ones. I recommend all health care and wellness providers reference this book to their clients.

This is the "Dr. Spock How To..." book for adults. Carolyn Bloom, PT is Past President of Kansas Physical Therapy, Past President of the APTA section on health policy and administration, Founding and Honorary Member of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapists, Owner, Bloom and Associates Therapy,

Endorsement from Dr. Richard Shapiro, PhD: Ann Carver, MS, PT, is a uniquely gifted physical therapist, devoted yoga teacher-practitioner, and transformational healer. With More Skills, Fewer Pills, Ann is casting out to us a brand of woven wisdom garnered from 60 years of integrating sound research findings with her profound emotional attunement, sensibilities, and concern for promoting others toward their search for well-being. Her approach generously empowers others to shift from passive-dependent experience of their lives and care, to one of internalized confidence and competence with a set of skills that is life affirming and esteem enhancing. So, grab on tight, pull in with all your might, and put into practice this gift that is a lifeline to movement towards finding your physical, emotional, and perhaps even spiritual best. This is the culmination of a master treater's lifework.

Richard M. Shapiro, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist at the Menninger Foundation, Topeka, KS.