{"id":44691,"date":"2026-06-19T11:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=44691"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:36:45","slug":"pickleball-saved-my-life-by-colette-struthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=44691","title":{"rendered":"Pickleball Saved My Life by Colette Struthers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Wise, approachable, and deeply inspiring.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Struthers debuts with an engaging blend of memoir, concussion advocacy, and pickleball evangelism. After decades of soccer-related head injuries, she found herself trapped in what she calls a world of \u201cfog, fatigue, and frustration,\u201d struggling with memory loss, exhaustion, and a medical system that repeatedly assured her she was fine. \u201cHoly f\u2014 that hurt. I\u2019m gonna need a sub!\u201d she recalls after one devastating collision, though the real damage would take years to understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing with self-deprecating humor and considerable warmth, Struthers chronicles her eventual diagnosis with post-concussion syndrome and the surprising role pickleball played in her recovery. Along the way, she highlights the gender gap in concussion research, arguing persuasively that women\u2019s symptoms are too often dismissed as stress, aging, or menopause. Karen Bryan&#8217;s moving guest narrative broadens the book beyond sports injuries and underscores the invisible nature of brain trauma. The neuroscience is simplified, but it&#8217;s the author\u2019s sincerity that carries the argument. Most convincing is her portrayal of pickleball not as a miracle cure but as a vehicle for movement, cognition, competition, and community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An energetic and compassionate account of recovery that gives a neglected patient population a much-needed voice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Pickleball-Saved-Life-Neuroplasticity-Concussion\/dp\/B0GXPBGRPG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pub date <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 17 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Print length 108 pages<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISBN <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">979-8255386956<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Price\u00a0 $32.85 (USD) Hardcover, $13.99 Paperback, $4.99 Kindle edition<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wise, approachable, and deeply inspiring. 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I\u2019m gonna need a sub!\u201d she recalls after one devastating collision, though the real damage would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":44694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\r\n\r\n{excerpt}\r\n\r\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[723770755],"tags":[38100332,24777292,7215,3328,178,723771827,723771287,723769804,723769803,723769805,723771826,723771825,723771828],"class_list":["post-44691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-fiction-non-fiction","tag-amreading","tag-amwriting","tag-book-review","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-colette-struthers","tag-goodreads","tag-kindle","tag-kobo","tag-nook","tag-pickleball-saved-my-life","tag-pickleball-saved-my-life-by-colette-struthers","tag-pickleball-saved-my-life-using-the-science-of-neuroplasticity-and-pickleball-to-rewire-your-brain-and-stay-sharp-after-a-concussion"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/81UKo8JXCL._SY466_.jpg?fit=300%2C466&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-bCP","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44691"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44695,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44691\/revisions\/44695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}