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Audio Tapes Available
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Very useful adjunct to Gyrotonic
This year, I experienced an extremely painful bout of sciatica.Although the pain was quickly alleviated through a combination of acupuncture and deep tissue massage, I could sense that a "third leg" of my treatment was missing.My acupuncturist suggested Gyrotonic/Gyrokinesis.After taking a dozen Gyrotonic private lessons, I was amazed by the amount of body awareness that had been taught to me, and even more amazed that my body remembered it from lesson to lesson.This book sounded as if it would be able to clarify (at least partially) how this process happens.And indeed it has.
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Subjects:  1. Abdominal exercises    2. Back    3. Backache    4. Care and hygiene    5. Consumer Health    6. Diet / Health / Fitness    7. Exercise    8. Exercise therapy    9. Healing    10. Health & Fitness    11. Health/Fitness    12. Health & Fitness / General   

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Good
I have enjoyed the book.It is very informative.Will continue to use and enjoy it.

Thorough, holistic approach
"The Pain-Free Back" is a comprehensive examination of back pain and what you can do about it.The authors discuss various symptoms and when you should be concerned that it might be something serious.This includes answering the very important question "When do you try to treat it yourself and when do you call a doctor?" Recommend to men and women with back pain
I read this book to get ideas on how to stop back pain. While I'm not a proponent of natural or complementary therapies, these doctors convinced me that taking control of my lifestyle habits was the only way to end the pain. I even went as far as to start taking the natural dietary supplements glucosamine and SAM-e (recommended in the book). Other anti-inflammatory medications had caused a horrible stomach condition, and the natural supplements ease the pain and have allowed me to be more active and start walking again with my wife and kids. The review of causes of back pain was most helpful, and I began to question whether my primary care doctor had really diagnosed my pain correctly. A consultation with a rheumatologist confirmed that I had a form of arthritis common to men instead of pulled muscles. This book urged me to seek answers and reclaim an active life. Thank you. I must add that this book is not hype or sham. I'm cautious of books such as that. This book is highly credible by two renowned doctors and experts in their respective fields. I'm now getting the Pain-Free Arthritis book they wrote for more information on my back condition. Good luck. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Back    2. Backache    3. Care and hygiene    4. Consumer Health    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Homeopathy    8. Pain Management    9. Physical Impairments    10. Popular works    11. Treatment    12. Health & Fitness / General   

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Book not worth the money
I go in for surgery for my herniated disk in two days and nothing I read in this book informed me, encouraged me, or discouraged me from my decision. It's a very basic book if you know absolutely nothing about back pain, but as for any practical advice, there's very little. I especially looked for advice on exercises that are safe to do after surgery, but found none. What little info there is also seems very dated. I would have liked to see more than a tiny bit of info on types of surgery, etc. If the authors had spent their time on more research instead of ranting against managed health care, this might have been a decent and informative book. My advice: spend your money on another, more detailed and up-to-date book.

Great book for those in pain
If you are going to read one book about your sciatica or low back pain, this should be it. The book is very well balanced and covers a lot of ground without getting bogged down in details. It covers the medical background of back problems without becoming a medical text. There are also hints on types of treatments available and how to make rational decisions about what treatment is best for your situation. There are many, many back books out there but this is one of the best written.

One of the Best Lower Back Pain Diagnosis Tools Available
After 5 days of journaling my lower back pain signs and symptoms - I was able to use this book and diagnose my back injury as Spinal Stenosis - Due to a major disc herniated at the L4-L5 inside the vertebral canal.For me the diagnosis was not good - immediate surgery, but as I tore through this book with ease, cover to cover within a 24hr period, I can see how this book is a must buy for those who have back problems several times a year and have not diagnosed the true underlying cause of the pain.Read more

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Consumer Health    3. General    4. Healing    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health Care Issues    7. Health/Fitness    8. Pain Management    9. Popular works    10. Sciatica    11. Popular medicine   

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sherri reader with neck pain
Someone bought this book for me from my yoga class and I thought I would pick up a few new tips. It was okay nothing to write home about- maybe good for someone who doesn't know how to exercise. There are better books out there.

got me moving again
While no book could replace hands on instruction, this book comes close.This is the book that got me moving again after years of struggle with chronic back pain.Rather than a "one size fits all" approach, the book encourages one to review the evidence of your body and carefully approach the problem.I wonder where I would be if I hadn't run into this book a few years ago.Try it, it may save your back.

Great guide!
Very complete book with daily routines in the back.The description of exercises is extremely thorough.Much more complete than many other books out there.I have been through some rough times with my back and shoulders, and have searched widely for guidance to help me take care of myself - this one is a keeper.Doctors and Chiropractors are wonderful - but the ultimate responsibility is ours. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Back Pain    3. Backache    4. Consumer Health    5. Diet / Health / Fitness    6. Exercise Therapy    7. General    8. Hatha yoga    9. Healing    10. Health/Fitness    11. Medical    12. Neck pain    13. Pain Management    14. Pain Medicine    15. Exercise & workout books    16. Medical / Pain Medicine    17. Popular medicine   

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Simply the best
In 1970 (yes, I'm somewhat of an old fart) I suffered from an acute case of lower back pain. Luckily, Maggie's Back Book was then widely available. It didn't hurt that at that time Maggie also had her PBS show "Maggie and the Beautiful Machine", and thus was well known (certainly, here in Cambridge). I read it while in bed, on my back, and in pain. I decided to resist the doctor's recommendation for a spinal fusion operation. The injury healed over time, with the help of Maggie's good advice. Read this book!
If you are having back problems, read this book. I read an earlier edition a long time ago and have followed the recommended exercises ever since. The result: very few episodes of serious back pain in 16 years. Maggie was one of the first people to publicize the importance of exercise for dealing with and preventing back pain.

What My Mother Never Told ME
This is an amazingly comprehensive series ofvignettes on living with and overcomingthespoiler that a bad back becomes.Read more

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Exercise    4. Exercise therapy    5. Health/Fitness    6. Pain Management   

Reviews (5)

Exceptional
This is an exceptional tool for back pain sufferers.Very well written in plain english with a great workout and streches in an easily explained format...well worth the investment.

FANTASTIC BOOK!!!
Anyone suffering with back pain will find this book incredibly helpful.

FANTASTIC BOOK!!!
Anyone suffering with back pain will find this book incredibly helpful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Back    2. Backache    3. Care and hygiene    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. General    6. Health/Fitness    7. Pain Management    8. Self-care, Health   

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The best resource on sacroiliac problems available
This book brings together the greatest amount of current clinical and basic science information on the importance of the pelvis, and particularly, the sacroiliac joints, and their relation to low back pain. The traditional medical model has assumed for years that only spinalstructures, such as the discs and facet joints, are important in low backpain syndrome.This book clearly identifies the role of the sacroiliacjoints in producing low back pain and provides information on bothconservative and surgical treatment. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Back Pain    2. Backache    3. Etiology    4. Mechanical properties    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Orthopedics    8. Pathophysiology    9. Pelvis    10. Physiological Pathology    11. Sacroiliac joint    12. Surgery - General    13. Anatomy    14. Biomechanics, human kinetics    15. Chiropractic & osteopathy    16. Medical / Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy    17. Sports injuries & medicine    18. Surgery   

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IT REALLY WORKS GREAT!!
I AM 53 AND HAVE SUFFERED FOR YEARS WITH A BAD BACK. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING INCLUDING THERAPY. NOTHING WORKS AS WELL AS CALLANS BACK EXERCISES! I BOUGHT THIS BOOK USED RECENTLY. I WISH I WOULD HAVE FOUND IT YEARS AGO! IT WOULD HAVE SAVED ME YEARS OF PAIN! WHAT A SHAME ITS OUT OF PRINT.

Immediate relief for lower back spasm
The first few pages of this book are devoted to emergency relief of lowerback spasm. If you've ever had to get out of bed by rolling out onto thefloor, getting onto your knees, then slowly & painfully rising to yourfeet by supporting yourself by leaning on the nightstand...you know whatI'm talking about. Her emergency exercises work. Callanetics for Your Back
I found the book and 2 sets of audio tapes of Callanetics for Your Back years ago. I purchased 5 sets and only have one set left.Is that version still available?Callan Pinckney's easy lying down back exercises are themost valuable and helpful found anywhere.Help me find more copies,please!I'm searching for friends. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Exercise    4. Exercise therapy    5. Health/Fitness    6. Prevention    7. Stretching exercises    8. Therapeutic use   

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Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
To the author, a great big THANK YOU! I have read dozens of books about back pain, been to physiotherapists and doctors, taken medication and tried numerous exercise programs, and nothing worked. However, thanks to this book, I finally have relief from long-term, chronic back pain.(Herniated disk in lower back.)
It works!
Great investment for those with back pain.Just from bits and pieces of what I have read and practiced so far, I've been able to recover from a recent back injury in a very short period of time and will hopefully lead to a pain-free back for life.

The "Bible" of Back Care
This book is awesome and helped me through a lot of pain during a very difficult time time in my life.It's a positive book filled with great advise, an awesome "if I can do it, you can too" story by the author, and is well written and easy to read.I highly recommend it for anyone dealing with any kind of physical pain, not just back pain! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Alternative treatment    3. Backache    4. Consumer Health    5. Diet / Health / Fitness    6. Exercise therapy    7. General    8. Health & Fitness    9. Health/Fitness    10. Mind and body    11. Pain Management    12. Health & Fitness / Pain Management   

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Certainly worth it for anyone suffering from TMS
The first thing I noticed about these CDs, especially the first one, which is his monthly group lecture, is that they've been rather poorly digitally treated for background noise.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Back Pain    3. Backache    4. Chronic pain    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies    7. Popular works    8. Therapeutics    9. Treatment   

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Excellent balance
What I appreciated most about this book was it's balanced approach to treating back
My back problems solved
This book is an easy-to-read overview of back problems that actually helped me tremendously! I have been dealing with back pain for the past several years and visited many doctors, specialists and physical therapists as well as trying many of the "alternative" treatments such as massage, herbs, supplements, glucosamine, chiropractors, liniments and yes even drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex with minor improvement, but never a long-term cure. I was pleased that this book provides many back-strengthening exercises with easy-to-follow photos and directions. I am very glad I read this book and highly recommend it as it has provided me my first long-term relief in years. Happy reading. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Back    3. Backache    4. Care and hygiene    5. Consumer Health    6. Diet / Health / Fitness    7. General    8. Health & Fitness    9. Health/Fitness    10. Pain Management    11. Prevention    12. Surgery - General    13. Treatment    14. Popular medicine   

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The revelation
I first dicovered this book while I was going to school to become a Chiropractor. It was "love at first sight"! The content of this book is very explicit and talks about all possibilities that a low backpain can be. I recommend this book over and over to whoever wants to learnmore about low back conditions. I am also using this book for a researchthat I am conducting. This is to show how much I trust it!

highly recommended
Very useful clinical information, which deeply covers the subject of disc injury and low back pain. My copy is an older edition, but I would hate to be without it. Anyone treating or trying to understand low back pain needsthis one on their shelf ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Back Pain    3. Backache    4. Chiropractic    5. Chiropractic treatment    6. Low Back Pain    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Orthopedics    10. Surgery - General    11. Orthopaedics & fractures   

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Toprehabilitation book on the market
As a Licensed acupuncturist focusing on muskuloskeletal pain, I am always looking for pragmatic, integrative data to increase the wellbeing of my patients and their resiliency to injury. Dr. Liebenson did an excellent job in combining top of the line clinical pearls that are ready to melt into one's practice essentially the next day. The DVD is great in adding visual cues to enhance the learning experience acquired throughout the textbook. Excellent work.
ESSENTIAL TEXT FOR ALL SPINAL CARE PRACTIONERS
One of the remarkable aspects of this text, and there are many, is that Dr. Liebenson has added so grandly to his original book.New and re-written chapters reflect the continued evolution of the current biopsychosocial model of lower back pain.New authors havebeen added and contribute further depth to this updated gem.
Integrated Approach to Low Back Pain blending Research and Practice
This is one of the most comprehensive texts for rehabilitation of the spine I have seen in over 10 years of practice. As a physical therapist, I've learned that spine rehabilitation requires a broad knowledge of techniques, since every spine patient is different. The modern practitioner needs to have an ecelctic approach to rehabilitation since no 2 patients are alike, even with the same diagnosis.Dr. Liebenson has done a great job in providing the scientific and clinical application of a variety of spine rehabilitation principles with a multidisciplinary approach including a virtual "who's who" of physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, and researchers from around the world.Of particular interest to me is the Czech approach to spinal rehabilitation based on contributions from legendary physicians Vladimir Janda and Karel Lewit.Top researchers including Bogduk, McGill, and Hodges also present the latest evidence-based interventions.I was quite pleased to see the amount of photographs and diagrams illustrating specific techniques and exercises, which is even further enhanced with videos on the enclosed DVD. Long gone (I hope) are the days of "hot packs, ultrasound and massage" as the treatment of choice for low back pain. We know that exercise is the most important component in back rehabilitation, but we must first be able to accurately assess the patient and prepare the tissues for exercise programs specific to the patient needs and goals. Dr. Liebenson and his contributors have given us the tools do do just that... they have captured a virtual paradigm shift in the way we approach the assessment and rehabilitation of the spine.I highly recommend this textbook for any healthcare professional treating spine patients. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Back Pain    3. Backache    4. Chiropractic    5. Chiropractic treatment    6. Health/Fitness    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Orthopedics    9. Physical Therapy    10. rehabilitation    11. Chiropractic & osteopathy    12. Orthopaedics & fractures    13. Physiotherapy   

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Subjects:  1. Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)    2. Health & Fitness    3. Health/Fitness    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Neurology - General    6. Pain Management    7. Pain Medicine    8. Sciatica    9. Treatment    10. Family & Health    11. Health & Fitness / Pain Management    12. Miscellaneous Items   

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Gave Me Some Great Ideas
This book gave me the great idea to work/read while standing up - the top of my dresser is just the right height for that & I'm surprised at how easy and comfortable it is.The premise of the book is that exercise can be incorporated into your everyday routine, once you develop certain habits, and does not have to involve a big disruptive trip to the gym.
The Posture Prescription: Top notch book!
Very easy read for a non-fiction book and very good information. It made me very conscious of how my posture was creating my back problems. I recommend it highly.

Did the trick for me
Everybody probably has different needs but this book absolutely did it for me.I had neck and upper back pain for 2 and a half years and it was so bad I took ibuprofen every single day for that period and was worried I was going to suffer long-term medication consequences.I saw two chiropractors and a top notch physical therapist, all of whom, combined, were only able to make a small difference in the management of the pain.I started doing the exercises in this book in August of 2004 and by September the pain was about 10% of what it used to be.It's now January 2005 and I have occassional flare-ups, most of which can be managed through a brief run-through of the exercises.After taking ibuprofen every day for 2 and half years straight, I am happy to report that in the past five months I have taken it about 5 or 6 times.
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Pain Mechanisms and Management
Dr. Cailliet provides common sense guides for diagnosis of painful and disabling back problems.Then he go on to describe treatments.
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Subjects:  1. Back Pain    2. Backache    3. Low Back Pain    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Neurology - General    7. Orthopedics    8. Pain Medicine    9. Physiology    10. Orthopaedics & fractures   

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I recommend this to every pregnant woman!
After a 3 and a half day labour with my first (posterior) baby I wanted to learn all I could about posterior births.I have just given birth again, and using these techniques, had him in 2 and a half hours, with five a five surge long 2nd stage!(and he was 9lbs compared to my 7lbs 3 daughter.)The book does all it says it does, once I started the lifting the surges changed each time to extremely comfortable.I recommend this to all pregnant women, especially those with sway backs, short rises, and posterior babes!

Great for visualization!
Regardless of whether you have experienced back labor or not, this book provides fantastic information about how contractions are working to bring your baby into this world! I found the pictures and descriptions very useful in the birth of my second child in which I had both back and abdominal labor.
It Just Makes Sense!
Janie King's book is a must-read for any woman who wants to avoid the discomfort of back labor and help move her birth along with very little effort. Janie's explanation of vectors just makes sense and when women use her "belly lift" technique -- well, let's just say she better be wherever it is that she plans to give birth! Yes, it's THAT effective!
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A. Weiss, author of the BackSmart Fitness Plan
When I picked up this book I thought it would be useful considering it is one of the few books out there to take an different approach to back pain. The only thing is the exercises are overall do not engage your spinal structure nor your core muscle groups for every day activites. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Backache    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Exercise therapy    6. Hatha yoga    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Pain Management    10. Therapeutic use    11. Yoga    12. Yoga, Haòtha    13. Coping with illness    14. Yoga for exercise    15. Health   

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Depressing and Pessimistic
I bought this book for inspiration on how to help my lower back/leg pain from a herniated disc.Instead it pretty much told me that I had no chance to improve without surgery and just surrender. It was a pessimistic book. do not get it....seemed outdated as well....pictures of exercises were confusing.

Super Helpful!
This book is so helpful.The doctor tells you what works - with lists of medicines and home treatments and exercises complete with pictures so you can be sure you're doing it right -- and what DOESN'T work.I tried some of the exercises, and they really work!And he tells you what to expect from your doctor.This is a SUPER HELPFUL book, and if your back has ever hurt, you should read it!

Best Back Pan Book EVER!!
I have read a lot on back pain, including books that try very hard to convince you that you never need surgery for any kind of back pain problem. Well, this book is a lot more honest. This doctor tells it like it is. Some back problems will only go away if you have surgery. Other problems, you can fix with exericise and sometimes lifestyle changes. I love the drawings for the exercises!! And the x-rays are really helpful, because you can show them to your doctor and ask intelligent questions. GREAT BOOK!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Backache    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Pain Management    9. Popular works    10. Coping with illness    11. Health & Fitness / Pain Management    12. Pain & pain management    13. Popular medicine