Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Family & General Practice    3. General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Orthopedics    7. Pain Management    8. Back - Care and hygiene    9. Backache    10. Health & Fitness / General   

Subjects:  1. Back    2. Backache    3. Care and hygiene    4. Chiropractic    5. Consumer Health    6. General    7. Medical    8. Pain Management    9. Prevention    10. Self-help techniques   

Subjects:  1. Back    2. Backache    3. Care and hygiene    4. Exercise    5. Exercise therapy    6. Health/Fitness    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Surgery - General    9. Sociology, Social Studies   

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Consumer Health    3. Exercise therapy    4. Health Care Issues    5. Health/Fitness    6. Physical Impairments    7. Surgery - General   

Editorial Review

Some spine physicians estimate that half of the back and neck surgeries performed in the United States may be unnecessary. Read more

Reviews (4)

I Almost Took My Own Life-THANK YOU FOR THIS BOOK
My name is Peter Vincent Cannice and I live in the Phoenix, Arizona area. I am 37 years old and have been suffering from severe back pain for all too long now. I understand what others are going through-I am there with you or HAVE been there where you are now.
The Best Book on the BACK that I have EVER read
I have had chronic back pain for 2 years-so bad that I have considered taking my own life. Reading this book gave me hope, brought me up to date and allowed me to continue with therapy. I am now looking forward to possibly getting an artificial disk operation so this 36 year old male can get back to taking care of his family and kids. My background is in Medicine and this book offers it all-from the lay person to the Medical Docotor. I highly suggest this book over MANY, MANY others. You can email me at HorsePete@aol.com with ANY questions you may have. My name is Peter Cannice, of Phoenix, Arizona,and I am a survivor because of this book.

OK book, but could use more information
This book is pretty good for those who have very little or no knowledge on the subject of back pain.However, it offers very little to anyonewho has studied the subject with some effort.I was hoping for some newinsights on treating my own back pain when I purchased this book and gotvirtually no new information to help my situation. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Back    2. Backache    3. Care and hygiene    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. General    6. Health/Fitness    7. Medical    8. Orthopedics    9. Pain Management    10. Prevention    11. Treatment    12. Coping with disability    13. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Pain Management    8. Prevention    9. Treatment    10. Coping with disability    11. Health & Fitness / Pain Management   

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Backache    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Pain Management    8. Popular works    9. Health & Fitness / General   

Subjects:  1. Back    2. Consumer Health    3. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health Care Issues    7. Health/Fitness    8. Popular works    9. Surgery    10. Surgery - Neurosurgery    11. Medical / Surgery / General   

Reviews (1)

Very Very Helpful
I had back pain for years. The advice in this book made me pain-free. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Back Pain    2. Backache    3. Health/Fitness    4. Popular works   

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Comprehensive Review!
This brand new 2002 book is a great comprehensive review of low back pain!Because it is written by an MD and a DO, it does a great job of explaining thoroughly all the approaches that can be taken for back pain.It is well written and easy to understand.I recommend this book for clinicians and also for anyone who has ever experience low back pain.I bought the one from the 'used' section and it was brand new!Great book - a definite must buy!

LOW BACK PAIN PAPERBACK 2002 Edition By: Jane Derebery MD
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Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Diagnosis    3. Evidence-based medicine    4. Low Back Pain    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Occupational & Industrial Medicine    8. Pain Management    9. Psychological aspects    10. Social aspects    11. Surgery - General    12. Diseases & disorders    13. Medicine: General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Exercise therapy    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Sports    5. Surgery - General   

Subjects:  1. Back Pain    2. Backache    3. Congresses    4. Health/Fitness   

Subjects:  1. Arthritis    2. Backache    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diet therapy    6. Dietary supplements    7. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    8. Healing    9. Health & Fitness    10. Health/Fitness    11. Nutrition    12. Sports injuries   

Reviews (1)

Plain, Simple and to the Point.
I am living proof of Dr. Schmidt's recommendations.I have been a patient of hers for just over a year.The dietary changes that she recommends combined with the mineral and herbal supplements WORK!My back paindiminishes when I follow her recommendation and returns in full force whenI don't.Her explanations are straightforward and easily understood.Iheartily recommend this book as a positive step towards reducing back pain. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Health & Fitness / Herbal Medications    4. Health & Fitness / Naturopathy    5. Herbal Medications    6. Naprapathy    7. Pain Management    8. Alternative medicine    9. Back    10. Backache    11. Care and hygiene    12. Herbs    13. Holistic Health    14. Naturopathy    15. Plants    16. Therapeutic use   

Editorial Review

Poet Suzanne E. Berger's life was dramatically and horrifyingly changed when she bent to pick up her child and something at the base of her spine tore so out of joint that she collapsed "like a puppet unstrung." The problem was never clearly pinned down, but Berger was: she spent the next six years flat on her back until she was finally able to move and sit by herself. This is the anguished story of her plight, of the torments and conflicted feelings she bore, and of her concerns for her child and family. In this chronicle she successfully communicates the pain--physical and emotional--that she faced as a "horizonatal woman." ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Powerful, well written account
Berger writes a gripping story of a life gone out of control. Perhaps the most overwhelming part of her devastating injury is that she is failed by medical professionals--she has no official diagnosis--nothing to work toward, no hope, no meaningful treatment. Inspirational.

Horizontaly boring!
I choose to read this book to broaden my horizons. I work as a nurse, and being able tounderstand someone who has a chronic illness, and their coping mechanisms, was important to me. This book was a disapointment. I felt that the plot did not flow well, and I was often wondering at whatpoint was this specific plot element going on. The author was very unclearabout what her medical regimen was supposed to be, especially in the homeenvinronment. Some times she can walk or sit up, and other times she isconfined to laying on the floor examining the carpet lint, and feelingsorry for herself. It's was never clear to me what herabilities/disabilities were. She instead, focuses on her pain withouttelling a very good story. This reads like someone's poorly written, whineystory that spans several years of life. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. American Contemporary Poetry    3. Back    4. Backache    5. Biography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Literary    9. Patients    10. Poets, American    11. Rehabilitation    12. Women    13. Wounds and injuries    14. Berger, Suzanne E    15. English    16. Health    17. Poetry & poets: from c 1900 -    18. USA   

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Health/Fitness    3. Human mechanics    4. Physical fitness   

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I haven't been able to read this book.
So, could I Please hear about it first form you the reader ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Backache    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Medical    6. Orthopedics    7. Pain Management    8. Popular works    9. Treatment    10. Orthopaedics & fractures    11. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative treatment    3. Backache    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Pain Management    9. Vitamins    10. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies