Back Pain Booklist

[1] The Most Popular Books, Recommended Books
[2] More Recommended Books, Exercise, Sports and Golf Related, Sex and Back Pain, Sciatica, Neck Pain, Audio and Video,
[3] Alternative Therapy, Chiropractic / Chiropractors, For Physicians and Back Care Professionals, Miscellaneous

Most Popular

• View - 7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life: How to Rapidly Relieve Back and Neck Pain Using the McKenzie Method - by Robin A. McKenzie and Craig Kubey. Robin McKenzie is a physical therapist who has spent the last 40 years perfecting the McKenzie Method.
  • The McKenzie Method is a set of seven specific exercises (the book includes seven exercises each for the back and neck) . It's based on the premise that distortion of the spinal disks, either from bad posture or injury, is the cause of most back pain. The exercises permit the spine to return to its natural position.
  • The first 3 exercises all start the same way: face down on your belly, head turned to one side. Progressively, through the first 3 of 7 exercises, you arch your back backwards toward the sky...while allowing your pelvis "to sag" toward earth
  • Iillustrated with over 100 photos and many real-life case histories. Includes instructions for people who suffer from back and neck pain (with appropriate cautions regarding when to call a medical professional) as well as for pregnant women, athletes, and seniors.
  • 3.5 million people have bought McKenzie's book Treat Your Own Back and more than 2 million have his book Treat Your Own Neck.
  • If you have a bad back, you can't not buy this book.
• View - Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection - by John E. Sarno
  • It focuses on one particular cause of back pain - Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS).
  • Sarno proposes that TMS is the major cause of pain in the back, neck, shoulders, buttocks, and limbs, and that it is caused not by structural abnormalities but by the mind's effort to repress emotions. Not that the pain is all in your head, but rather that your mind is generating a real physical disorder that may affect muscles, nerves, tendons, or ligaments. An injury may trigger the disorder, but isn't the true cause of the the resulting pain. The mind refocuses its repressed emotion into the body generating pain in your muscles, nerves, tendons, or ligaments.
  • It the McKenzie exercises don't work for you, then this approach should. Together they cover all the bases.
• View - Back Pain Remedies For Dummies - by Michael Sinel, MD (msinel@ucla.edu) and William Deardorff, Ph.D. (deardorff1@aol.com)
  • Takes a holistic approach and covers the full range of therapeutic options -- from conventional medicine to popular alternative treatments. Explains the the pros and cons of back surgery and how to avoid it if you can. Provides information about traditional medicine and alternative practices to help determine what treatments and approaches are right for you.
  • Talks about therapies as yoga, bodywork, acupuncture, and stress management and how to use them to ease your back pain. Also provides provides tips on posture, ergonomics, and exercise to help you pamper your back at home, at work, and in the car.
  • Explains why some people with serious injuries experience little pain, while others with relatively minor injuries experience grate pain... why exploratory surgery in never appropriate. Has an open minded chapter on chiropractic and back pain as well as antoher chapter on how your thoughts and emotions effect your back pain.
  • "We wrote this book as a guide to answer all of your questions about back pain problems and treatments in easy-to-understand language. This book is an excellent reference guide for any type of back pain problem (whether you are working with a doctor, alternative medicine practitioner, or doing a self-management program)" Michael Sinel, MD (msinel@ucla.edu) and William Deardorff, Ph.D.
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• Top Picks
  • View - Back Care Basics: A Doctor's Gentle Yoga Program for Back and Neck Pain Relief - by Mary Pullig Schatz
    • A gentle and effective approach to back rehabilitation without drugs or surgery. Uses the therapeutic techniques of Iyengar style yoga.
    • Teaches simple and practical ways to heal your back, restructure your body, and cope with stress. Shows how to become more sensitive to early warning signs of an impending "back attack" and what to do to ward it off. Explains how your daily activities may be hurting your back and how to modify them to prevent pain and injury.
    • Goes beyond generic exercises and takes into account each person's special circumstances. The diagnostic tests allow you to immediately identify your problem areas. The recommended exercises are clearly illustrated. You get exercises that are custom-made for your body.
    • Provides exercises to do even if you are stuck in bed. Gently teaches stretchs and strengthening exercises and has cautions and warnings for all kinds of back problems. Also has helpful information for dealing with the reality of living with an injured back, relapses, and how to cope physically and emotionally.
  • View - The MindBody Workbook - by David Schechter M.D. (Spiral-bound)
    • A thirty-day structured journal to identify and heal from psychological issues that may be causing back pain, neck pain
    • "I've been fascinated by the mindbody connection since before medical school. The seminal event of my medical education in this regard was my own cure from chronic, unexplained knee pain with the guidance of John Sarno, MD from NYU's Rusk Institute." David Schechter M.D
  • View - The Complete Idiot's Guide to Healing Back Pain - by Deborah S. Romaine
    • Information on all potential causes of back pain. Treatment techniques including acupuncture, swedish massage, physical therapy, chiropractic work, shiatsu, reflexology, meditation, yoga, herbal remedies, pain killers and surgery. Provides a wide array of step-by-step approaches.
  • View - YMCA Healthy Back Book - by YMCA and Patricia Sammann
    • Guides you through 20 fundamental exercises that help in reducing and avoiding back pain. Reviewed by a panel of fitness and rehabilitation medicine experts. Well illustrated with large type, and easy-to-understand writing.
    • Recommends stress reduction and weight-control techniques to improve back health. Includes the least stressful ways to perform the daily activities of sitting, standing, sleeping, and driving. Provides warning signs indicating when you need to seek professional help, risk factors for back pain. Includes a guided tour of the back's anatomy.

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