Petts Wood Osteopathic Clinic

03/03/2026

⚡ “The Future of Sports Injury Care Starts with How You Think.”
What if treating a sports injury wasn’t about following a protocol - but about understanding a person?
In Sports Injury Course Book: Osteopathic Care of Sports Injuries, Simon Tolson – Osteopath, Sports Psychologist, and Educator – reshapes how we see the athlete, the injury, and the process of recovery.
This book goes far beyond anatomy and rehab drills. It explores the philosophy, psychology, and physiology behind every injury. Inside, you’ll learn:
The three real causes of sports injuries - and how to recognise them before they happen.

The DESTRESS framework - Diet, Endurance, Strength, Technique, Recovery, Enjoyment, Suppleness, Speed - for building truly holistic recovery programmes.

How to apply sports training principles (specificity, overload, reversibility) to real rehabilitation, not just theory.

The role of strength, stretching, and Yin Yoga in balancing body mechanics and mind-body awareness.

How to manage soft tissue healing, overtraining, and burnout through both science and empathy.

How to create individualised rehabilitation plans that respect the athlete’s psychology as much as their physiology.

Every page challenges you to think, question, and reflect - guiding you to become not just a better practitioner, but a more self-aware one.
It’s part science manual, part philosophy, and part mentorship - the bridge between classroom knowledge and clinical intuition.
📘 Perfect for: Osteopaths, physiotherapists, sports therapists, coaches, and health professionals who believe in treating the whole person, not just the injury.
🧠 Key Message: True rehabilitation isn’t about doing more - it’s about understanding deeper.
👉 Redefine what it means to heal.
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Sports Injury Course Book: Osteopathic Care Of Sports Injuries

28/02/2026

Pedal-Powered Chaos: Cycling, Catastrophe, and Second Chances
By Simon Tolson
Jake Jackson has two great loves: his bike and his talent for making a complete mess of everything else.
When a breakup leaves him heart-bruised and adrift, Jake throws himself into cycling as therapy. But what starts as an innocent attempt at fitness quickly turns into a tour de farce - from charity-ride disasters and Tinder calamities to a Majorcan holiday where every pedal stroke leads deeper into chaos, comedy, and accidental self-discovery.
Across thirty laugh-out-loud chapters, Pedal-Powered Chaos follows Jake’s painfully funny transformation from Lycra-clad liability to a man finally learning what it means to slow down, open up, and ride through life without the stabilisers on. Along the way, he encounters viral humiliation, misplaced saddles, rival triathletes, and one woman who might just see past the wreckage to the heart of the rider beneath.
Witty, heartfelt, and irresistibly human, Pedal-Powered Chaos is a celebration of second chances, self-inflicted disasters, and the beautiful absurdity of trying to find love - and yourself - on two wheels.
Perfect for readers of: Nick Hornby, Matt Haig, and anyone who’s ever tried (and failed) to look cool in cycling shorts.
Tone: British wit meets heartfelt redemption - think High Fidelity in Lycra.
Available on Amazon as a paperback or e-book :

Pedal-Powered Chaos: Cycling, Catastrophe, and Second Chances

27/02/2026

https://tolsonsrehabprinciples.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-role-of-sports-psychology-in.html

Rehabilitation

24/02/2026

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Healing With Motion: The Role of Movement in Rehabilitating Body and Mind

22/02/2026

Stronger Than Motivation: A Client’s Guide to Building a Healthy Body, Mind, and Lifestyle is not another book telling you to “try harder,” “stay positive,” or wait for motivation to strike. It is a practical, psychologically grounded guide for anyone who has started and stopped, felt inspired and then burned out, or wondered why willpower never seems to last.
This book is built on a simple but transformative idea: motivation is unreliable and that doesn’t have to be a problem. Instead of teaching you how to feel motivated, Stronger Than Motivation shows you how to keep going when motivation fades, confidence wobbles, life gets messy, or progress feels slow. It replaces hype with skill, pressure with clarity, and guilt with self-trust.
Across 25 deeply human chapters, the book guides you through the mental side of training that most people are never taught. You’ll learn how to make decisions without waiting to feel ready, how to show up on low-motivation days without forcing yourself, and how to rebuild consistency after missed sessions, stress, injury, or setbacks. Rather than treating fitness as a short-term project, the book reframes it as an ongoing relationship, one that adapts to real life rather than collapsing under it.
This is not a workout plan, a diet protocol, or a “10-step system.” It is a guide to developing psychological strength: the ability to act under uncertainty, regulate self-talk during effort, navigate social pressure and comparison, and stay engaged during plateaus. You’ll learn how confidence is built through small, unseen moments, how identity shapes behaviour more than willpower ever could, and how to use goals, tracking, and feedback without letting them define your worth.
Importantly, Stronger Than Motivation speaks directly to the reader, not trainers, coaches, or professionals. It assumes intelligence, self-awareness, and lived experience. It does not talk down or rely on clichés. Instead, it offers language, frameworks, and perspectives that help you understand why change has felt so hard in the past and how to make it steadier, kinder, and more sustainable going forward.
By the final chapters, the focus shifts from effort to maturity. Training becomes something you do without drama. Discipline no longer means punishment. Confidence no longer depends on outcomes. Motivation becomes optional rather than essential.
This book is for anyone who wants to stop starting over and start building a life where strength, physical and psychological, can actually last.
Stronger Than Motivation is not about becoming someone new. It is about learning how to keep going as the person you already are.
Available on Amazon

Stronger Than Motivation: A Client’s Guide to Building a Healthy Body, Mind, and Lifestyle

19/02/2026

https://www.pwoc.co.uk/books/index.html

16/02/2026

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Pedal-Powered Chaos: Cycling, Catastrophe, and Second Chances

10/02/2026

09/02/2026

https://tolsonsrehabprinciples.blogspot.com/2024/12/stay-course-finding-motivation-in.html

Rehabilitation

04/02/2026

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02/02/2026

🌟 Discover Pilates Through the Eyes of an Osteopath & Instructor 🌟
What if your Pilates training could go beyond movement and step into the deeper wisdom of the body?
Written by Simon Tolson – a practising Osteopath and experienced Pilates Instructor – the Pilates Instructors Course Manual is more than just a guide. It is a journey into anatomy, physiology, and the art of teaching mindful movement, enriched by clinical insight from years of working with the human body.
🧠 Learn how muscles, bones, and the nervous system interact in every exercise.
💪 Master safe, effective teaching with the confidence of evidence-based knowledge.
🤰 Adapt sessions for pregnancy, rehabilitation, and diverse populations.
🌍 Build not only skill but also a career path as a Pilates professional.
Whether you’re a fitness professional looking to expand, or someone ready to begin their teaching journey, this manual bridges the worlds of movement and medicine. It’s a chance to train with depth, clarity, and a holistic understanding of the body that only an Osteopath can provide.
📘 Take your Pilates practice – and teaching – to a higher level.
👉 Start your journey today with the Pilates Instructors Course Manual.
Available on Amazon:

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29/01/2026

🌀 Healing Doesn’t Mean Stopping-It Means Moving Differently.
🧠💪 Struggling with injury, fatigue, or pain? Feeling disconnected from your body after months-or years-of stillness, doubt, or frustration?
Discover a radical new approach to recovery in Healing With Motion by Simon Tolson-osteopath, movement educator, and advocate for whole-person healing.
🏃‍♀️ This isn’t another rehab manual.
This is a compassionate, evidence-informed guide that helps you listen to your body, rebuild trust, and move with purpose-no matter your age or starting point.
Inside You’ll Learn:
✅ Why stillness can stall healing and motion is medicine
✅ How to move intelligently, not aggressively
✅ Ways to reconnect with breath, strength, and confidence
✅ How to shift from fear to flow, injury to identity
✅ Tools to redefine recovery as discovery
Whether you’re a runner returning after injury, a midlife adult navigating change, or simply tired of being told to “just rest”-this book gives you more than exercises. It gives you agency.
💬 “Every step you take says: I choose to heal.”
✨ Buy Healing With Motion today and begin moving forward-with presence, clarity, and purpose.
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Healing With Motion: The Role of Movement in Rehabilitating Body and Mind