Leon Chaitow

The story of Chaitow’s Breathing Pattern Disorders

by Leon Chaitow | December 26, 2025 | Books, Chaitow's Chat: Blog & News | 0 Comments

Chaitow’s Breathing Pattern Disorders began with a scare. In late 1996 Leon Chaitow developed symptoms that looked alarmingly like a stroke. Hospital investigations found no abnormalities, and the cascade of neurological symptoms was eventually traced to dysregulated...

Chaitow’s Muscle Energy Techniques: An Origin Story

by Leon Chaitow | December 22, 2025 | Books, Chaitow's Chat: Blog & News | 0 Comments

Muscle Energy Techniques belongs to a family of books that grew out of one of Leon Chaitow’s earliest and most influential clinical manuals, Soft Tissue Manipulation: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Soft Tissue Dysfunction and Reflex Activity...

Introducing the Leon Chaitow Library of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

by Leon Chaitow | December 19, 2025 | Books, Chaitow's Chat: Blog & News | 0 Comments

The Leon Chaitow Library of Bodywork and Movement Therapies brings together revised and updated editions of the most influential clinical texts written by Leon Chaitow, ND, DO, a defining figure in modern manual therapy and integrative healthcare.

Somatic Research Column in M&B

by Leon Chaitow | January 3, 2020 | by Sasha Chaitow, Chaitow's Chat: Blog & News | 0 Comments

In line with my intentions to continue those aspects of my father's legacy that are within the realm of my existing skills, I am delighted for the opportunity to take on the Somatic Research column in Massage & Bodywork Magazine, professional journal of the ABMP...

Chaitow’s Muscle Energy Techniques: An Origin Story

Dec 22, 2025 | Books, Chaitow's Chat: Blog & News

Muscle Energy Techniques belongs to a family of books that grew out of one of Leon Chaitow’s earliest and most...

Introducing the Leon Chaitow Library of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Dec 19, 2025 | Books, Chaitow's Chat: Blog & News

Somatic Research Column in M&B

Jan 3, 2020 | by Sasha Chaitow, Chaitow's Chat: Blog & News

In line with my intentions to continue those aspects of my father's legacy that are within the realm of my existing...

Tributes to Leon Chaitow

by Leon Chaitow | Sep 21, 2019 | by Sasha Chaitow, Chaitow's Chat: Blog & News

Tributes to Leon Chaitow have poured in from around the world since news of his passing was announced in the small hours (EET) of September 20th 2018. This small selection is an indicative testament to his impact and significance. It will be updated as and when time...

Fascial Dysfunction 2e excerpt & feature

by Leon Chaitow | Feb 26, 2019 | by Sasha Chaitow, Chaitow's Chat: Blog & News

The April/May 2019 issue of ABMP Massage & Bodywork magazine online features a full chapter excerpted from Leon Chaitow's latest, and last book, Fascial Dysfunction 2e completed in his final weeks, and a commentary written by Sasha Chaitow, providing insight into...

Fascial Dysfunction 2e: Leon Chaitow’s final work

by Leon Chaitow | Nov 11, 2018 | Books, Chaitow's Chat: Blog & News

The advance copy of Leon Chaitow’s ‘Fascial Dysfunction: Manual therapy approaches, second edition’ has arrived at Handspring Publishing HQ and will be available from the Handspring stall at the upcoming 5th Fascia Research Congress in Berlin. Leon was working on finalising his revision of this edition when his health began to fail, and he was immensely glad that he was able, not only to finish it, but to view and approve the proofs, forewords, and final version of the cover.