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I would recommend this book to back pain suffers.
Dr. Fishman is concerned with the "patient" and quality of life.Many doctors view back pain as separate from the person.Dr. Fishman has sincere interest in helping patients and giving sound advice.

Extremely helpful tool in understanding my back pain........
I was very impressed with how this book expained the reasons for my many different back pains. It was very easy to discover why and where my pain was coming from, and what to tell the doctor. I have suffered with backpain for 8 years, and have discovered this to be a very useful tool indealing with the doctors. It is written so wellthat everyone canunderstand it without having to have a medical degree. I would highlyreccomend this book to anyone who suffers from back pain, and would like tofind a better understanding oftheir pain and symptoms. This will be myhandbook for any future reference, as symptoms do change. I gainedconfidence in dealing with my doctor by having a better understanding aboutthe origins of my pain and symptoms. A+++

An excellent book for sciatica sufferers
I found this book to be an excellent educational tool for someone new to low back pain and sciatica.The authors do a good job of explaining the pysiology of the problem, something many doctors fail to do.Subtle causes of pain are dealt with quite well, which to me suggests that the authors know their stuff.I thought it was written with the knowledge of a skilled doctor, but from the point of view of an inquisitive patient. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Healing    4. Health/Fitness    5. Medical    6. Orthopedics    7. Popular works    8. Sciatica   

Subjects:  1. Back Pain    2. Backache    3. Diagnosis    4. Low Back Pain    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Orthopedics    8. Pain Medicine    9. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    10. Surgery - General    11. Treatment    12. therapy    13. Orthopaedics & fractures    14. Regional physiology   

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Amusing and Informative
I thought this book was going to be boring, but it wasn't t all! The author, Romy Fox, has written a sort of "Girlfriends' Guide to Back Pain" (although it's good for guys too), in which she gives you lots of standard (but good) advice on body positioning, exercise, proper lifting techniques, etc. But she also gives great info on reflexology, acupuncture, rolfing, reiki, homeopathy, magnets, DLPA and stress relief. I really liked this book and found it easy and fun to read. If your back hurts, here's a good place to start to solve your problem. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Medicine    2. Alternative Therapies    3. Alternative treatment    4. Back Pain    5. Backache    6. Diet / Health / Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Homeopathy    9. Medical    10. Naturopathy    11. Orthopedics    12. Pain Management    13. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Back Pain    2. Backache    3. Diseases    4. Health/Fitness    5. Low Back Pain    6. Lumbar vertebrae    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Orthopedics    9. Sacrum    10. Surgery - General    11. Orthopaedics & fractures    12. Pain & pain management   

Subjects:  1. Back Pain    2. Backache    3. Lumbar Vertebrae    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Orthopedics    7. Regional Surgery    8. Surgery    9. Surgery - General   

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complete review of topic from anatomy to advanced exercise
As a long suffering back patient and physician, i have read many books on exercise and back problems.Stablization is key. This book is clear but not a simple review. For many, the assitance of a physcial therapist/Chriopractor etc might be wise. The progressive exercises allow use from acute injury to advanced prevention. I have given the book to two experienced physical therapists who both wanted a copy. I believe this work is the best on spine stabization but I also combined some ideas gained from "Breatheworks". In addition, any chronic back pain patient should read "Healing Back Pain Naturally". I wish I had followed this approach 10 years ago!

pain-free for over a year!
I had been diagnosed as having everything from strained back muscles to a slipped vertebrae to a bulging disc.Finally I saw a PT in Colorado who had taken a course in Hawaii from the author of this book. The technique of contracting the transversus and multifidus muscles together seemed too 'gentle' after all the various treatments I had tried before.As they say though, the scientific research supports this form of treatment moreso than anything else. Highly recommended.

The best, most useful guide yet!
If you have a back problem (or are an athlete wishing to avoid one) then this is a must have. It won't replace going to a qualified Physical Therapist but it'll be a useful resource to draw on at home and in the gym - yes, I actually take my copy to the gym with me! I've been coping with two herniated disks for about 6 years now and this is the first book that's actually made a difference for me.Read more

Subjects:  1. Health & Fitness / Exercise    2. Medical    3. Backache    4. Balls    5. Exercise    6. Health & Fitness    7. Low Back Pain    8. Sciatica   

Subjects:  1. Back Pain    2. Backache    3. Consumer Health    4. Health/Fitness    5. Medical    6. Orthopedics    7. Pain Management    8. Physical Impairments    9. Prevention   

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Exercise therapy    4. General    5. Health/Fitness    6. Orthopedics    7. Surgery - General    8. Exercise & workout books   

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These exercises really work!
I suffered from lower back pain for years, and nothing seemed to help. I got this book as a gift, and didn't read it right away, thinking "I don't have time". It wasn't until I became pregnant and realized that I would not be able to deal with the added stress on my back if I did not do something. I began the exercises, and almost immediately noticed an improvement in my back pain. I went through my whole pregnancy doing the stretches (the book gives modified stretches for really pregnant women), and rarely had any issues with my back, unless I skipped the stretches for a couple of days, and then I could notice the difference. The book gives several routines of varying difficulty, plus modified stretches for pregnant women. The routines generally took me about 20 minutes to do, so it is not a huge time commitment. I got into the habit of doing them daily, but the book also says you can do them every other day.I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to control their back pain without drugs. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Exercise therapy    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Medical    7. Orthopedics    8. Preventive Medicine    9. Surgery - General    10. Exercise & workout books   

Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Backache    3. Consumer Health    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Holism    8. Holistic medicine    9. Pain Management    10. Popular works    11. Treatment    12. Coping with illness    13. Health & Fitness / Reference    14. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Diseases    3. Health/Fitness    4. Intervertebral disk    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Orthopedics    7. Spine    8. Surgery - General    9. Vertebrae, Lumbar   

Editorial Review

About 50 million Americans suffer back pain every year, and chronic back pain disables 1 in 40 adults. Read more

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Changed my life!
After going to a conference on Psychotherapy and Mindfulness given by Dr. Ron Siegel, I was inspired to get his book.Having developed back problems (muscle spasms/ "my back went out") a year and a half ago, I was very interested in learning about his approach.While regular yoga has been extraordinarily helpful, I still considered my back vulnerable.This book has challenged this mentality.Since reading this book, I have successfully resumed activities that have I been avoiding since developing back pain. I am more aware of how worrying about hurting my back has made me afraid to use my back in certain ways, and am no longer giving into this worry.This book has changed my mindset regarding back pain and my body.This approach is empowering and I strongly recommend that anyone with a history of back muscle spasms read this book and adopt this method.

made light out of some people's genuine pain
Although I agree with the premise that stress can and does cause physical pain and many chronic ailments, there are many of us out there with serious debilitating back problems, that can not be just "willed away" or minimized by meditation and breathing exercises.A small chapter at the end of the book owned up to some of the serious back problems that are, in fact, serious and would need special treatment sometimes (rarely) even surgery.I have a feeling this was inserted as almost an afterthought to prevent any lawsuits from anyone believing you can ignore your serious back problems and get right back to your previous normal life.Unfortunately that's not the case for many people out there who aren't just suffering from muscle spasms and stress.

Last book you need to read to overcome chronic back pain.
After suffering for more than an year with chronic back pain and
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Back Pain    3. Backache    4. Consumer Health    5. Diet / Health / Fitness    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Pain Management    9. Physical Impairments    10. Psychological aspects    11. Treatment    12. therapy    13. Health & Fitness / General   

Subjects:  1. Arm    2. Back    3. Backache    4. Health/Fitness    5. Industrial Medicine    6. Industrial accidents    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Occupational & Industrial Medicine    10. Public Health    11. Rheumatology    12. Wounds and injuries   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Backache    3. Cervical vertebrae    4. Diseases    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Neck pain    8. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    9. Physical Therapy    10. Surgery - General    11. Therapy For Orthopedic Disorders    12. Medical / Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy    13. Physiotherapy   

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Excellent source for practice of evidence-based medicine
This book offers an excellent summary of the most current evidence about causes, prognosis, treatment and rehabilitation of back problems. Back Pain:Reversing the epidemic.
The book is fascinating. Some issues discussed in this book might challenge the reader and that is the main purpose. The chapter "Back pain through history" gives an important historical perspective of the matter. "Psychologic Distress" "Beliefs about BackPain" and "Social interactions" are of enormous importancefor those who deals with "Back Care". The message is: Back painshould be a benign, self-limiting symptom and rest should be avoided. Istrongly recommend this book for everyone who deals with Back Care. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Back Pain    3. Backache    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Orthopedics   

Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Backache    3. Consumer Health    4. Health/Fitness    5. Medicine, Chinese    6. Pain Management    7. Popular works    8. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Neck pain    5. Orthopedics    6. Pain Medicine    7. Self-care, Health    8. Surgery - General    9. Coping with illness    10. Health & Fitness / Pain Management    11. Medical / Surgery / General    12. Medical-Orthopedics    13. Medical-Pain Medicine    14. Medicine | Consumer Health    15. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Back    2. Diseases    3. Etiology    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Orthopedics    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Surgery    9. Surgery - General    10. Treatment    11. Medical / Orthopedics    12. Orthopaedics & fractures   

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Carpal tunnel syndrome    3. Diseases    4. Health/Fitness    5. Musculoskeletal Diseases    6. Musculoskeletal system    7. Osteoarthritis