Reviews of the previous edition:"...this far-reaching book covers everything one would wish to learn about breathing pattern disorders - I feel it is an essential source of reference and information to all health professionals working in this area...I would urge everyone interested in the subject to place an order..." --Anne Pitman MCSP SRP, Manual Therapy, October 2002“The whole book is well illustrated and referenced, provides practical case examples and sensible cautions….I cannot think of anything they have left out.” --Ashley Conway. Journal of Holistic Healthcare: Volume 4 Issue 4 November 2007"Patients with common psychological dysfunction including anxiety, low mood and depression, sleep disorder, chronic low energy syndromes etc., all can respond well when the breath cycle is identified and adapted by cognitive processes. This text is the most comprehensive of its kind and the clinical application of the content so broadly based it deserves a wide readership."--Donald Scott, Osteopath, UK"This is an extremely well-detailed book and I love how it explores all areas of breathing i.e. the psychological, emotional and physical elements of the process." --Eva Au Zveglic, Specialised Respiratory Physiotherapist, UK"This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in breathing from whatever discipline they belong to." --Anne Pitman, Physiotherapy, Devonshire Place, London, UK"As the current title suggests, I feel the book appropriately covers multidisciplinary management strategies of BPD which is an extremely important aim given that the disorder is so complex with multiple aetiologies and no single assessment or treatment tool." --Kate Bazin. Physiotherapist, UK"Breathing is an overlooked part of human function. We need more information about breathing as it is such an important prerequisite for the normal functioning of so many other body systems." --Ken Crenshaw, Head Athletic Trainer of the Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball Team, USA "As clinical practitioners we must always be aware of causation, maintaining and exacerbating factors. Abnormal breathing has the ability to be all three of these." --T. Hewetson, Lecturer in Osteopathy, Oxford, UK"This is not a perfect all-encompassing textbook.That was not its purpose. As a catalyst for stimulating further exploration and for use as a reference in clinical work of wide-ranging paradigms it succeeds admirably." --David Propert, British School of Osteopathy, UK, International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (August 2014)

• Section 1: Understanding Breathing Pattern Disorders and Dysfunctional BreathingSection summary - Sasha Chaitow1.1 What are Breathing Pattern Disorders? - Leon Chaitow, Dinah Bradley, Christopher Gilbert. Revised by Rosalba Courtney, Tania Clifton-Smith, Christopher Gilbert, Sasha Chaitow1.2 The Structure and Function of Breathing - Leon Chaitow, Dinah Bradley, Christopher Gilbert. Revised by Tania Clifton-Smith 1.3 Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation: Developmental Kinesiology, Breathing Stereotypes and postural-locomotion function - Alena Kobesova, Petr Bitnar, Pavel Kolar1.4 Nasal Influences on Breathing - Jim Bartley1.5 Patterns of Breathing Dysfunction in Breathing Pattern Disorders - Dinah Bradley, revised by Tania Clifton-Smith. 1.6 Biochemical Aspects of Breathing - Christopher Gilbert, Sasha Chaitow1.7 Nutritional, Hormonal, and Autonomic Influences on Breathing - Sasha Chaitow, Leon Chaitow1.8 The Psychophysiology of Breathing - Christopher GilbertSection 2: Assessing Breathing Pattern Disorders and Dysfunctional Breathing Section summary - Sasha Chaitow2.1 Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation: Assessment Methods - Alena Kobesova, Petr Bitnar, Pavel Kolar2.2 Osteopathic assessment of structural changes in Breathing Pattern Disorders - Leon Chaitow. Revised by Sasha Chaitow2.3 Physiotherapy assessment approaches - Dinah Bradley. Revised by Tania Clifton-Smith2.4 Psychological assessment approaches - Christopher Gilbert2.5 Questionnaires and Manual Methods for assessing breathing dysfunction - Rosalba Courtney2.6 Capnography assessment - Laurie McLaughlinSection 3: Treatment Approaches in Breathing Pattern Disorders and Dysfunctional Breathing Section summary - Sasha Chaitow3.1 Indirect approaches to breathing regulation - Jan van Dixhoorn3.2 Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation: Treatment Methods - Alena Kobesova, Petr Bitnar, Pavel Kolar3.3 Osteopathic treatment of thoracic and respiratory dysfunction - Leon Chaitow. Revised by Rosalba Courtney.3.4 Physiotherapy in rehabilitation of Breathing Pattern Disorders - Dinah Bradley. Revised by Tania Clifton-Smith.3.5 Psychological approaches to dysfunctional breathing - Christopher Gilbert3.6 Speech and Singing - Eva Au Zveglic3.7 Breathing Pattern Disorders and the Athlete - Tania Clifton-Smith3.8 Capnography in the Treatment of Breathing Pattern Disorders - Laurie McLaughlinSection 4: Additional Perspectives on Breathing DysfunctionsSection summary - Sasha Chaitow4.1 Breathing patterns in chronic pain disorders: A somatocognitive approach - Gro K. Haugstad, Tor S. Haugstad. Revised by Sasha Chaitow4.2 Integrative Breathing Therapy - Rosalba Courtney4.3 How Rest and Leverage Ease Breathing - John Hannon4.4 Pilates in the rehabilitation of breathing disorders - Warrick McNeill, Suzanne Scott. Revised by Sasha Chaitow.4.5 Tai Chi, Qigong, and Breathing - Aileen Chan4.6 Yoga in Breathing Pattern Disorders and Dysfunctional Breathing - Sakshee Jain, Prem Venkatasan, Mohanakrishnan JagadevanSection 5: Self-care5. Self-help approaches: Photocopiable resources - Leon Chaitow, Tania Clifton-Smith, Rosalba Courtney, Christopher Gilbert