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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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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   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Health Care Issues    4. Pain Management    5. William Campbell Douglass II, MD   

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One of the Best in the Field
Managing Pain has been a lifesaver for me. The tape is doesn't just generate relaxtion, but also teaches the skills needed to decrease an individuals pain level.It is direct and to the point.Ms. Naparstek's voice creates a feeling of warmth and trust. I would recommend this to anyone undergoing a difficult time with pain-chronic or acute. I have shared this tape with several friends from my pain management group and everyone loves it!
A Great Tape
This is great...the female narrator's voice is soothing andprecise, and the images are relaxing. The only fault I can find with it is that it's sometimes hard to find just the right place on the tape where the spoken introduction and instructions end and the actual relaxation and imagery begin.

Excellent tape
By far Belleruth's tapes are the best in applying guided imagery to health and healing.Her tapes inspire as they help you focus your mind on healing your body.Highly recommended! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Relaxation/Meditation    2. Alternative treatment    3. Audio Adult: Books On Tape    4. Health & Fitness    5. Medicine, Psychosomatic    6. Meditation    7. Pain    8. Pain Management    9. Therapeutic use    10. Visualization    11. Self-Help / General   

Subjects:  1. Atlases    2. Atlases - General    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Neurology - General    6. Pain Medicine    7. Health & Fitness / Pain Management    8. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology   

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Low Chronic Back Pain sufferers, MUST READ this book
This book opened my eyes to a whole new world of back pain treatment.After 15 years of chronic back pain ranging from mild to incapacitating, I was running out of options.Back bracing, ice, anti-inflamatories, and cortisone shots only left me in worse shape.After reading this book, I had a consultation for Prolotherapy.Immediate relief was forthcoming after the first treatment.After receiving 4 treatments of prolotherapy, I am 90% free of back pain. Avoided Spinal Fusion With Prolo-Therapy
Largely as a result of reading this informative book, I undertook prolotherapy for "severe degenerative disc disease" in in the L5-S1 area.It was a last ditch effort to head off a spinal fusion operation. Prolo Your Back Pain Away
This book had some valuable information on the subject, however, I was offended and appalled by the religious propaganda and shameless self promotion contained within. It made me wonder how helpful prolotherapy REALLY is, or if the authors are just trying to convince people to get business. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Exercise    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health Care Issues    7. Health/Fitness    8. Pain Management    9. Coping with illness   

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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Nature's Pain Killers
Once again Carl Germano brings us an excellent book filled with useful information and easy to follow ideas, nutrition suggestions, and encouragement. If you have not read any of his other books , run to your PCand check Amazon's other selections. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative treatment    3. Consumer Health    4. Dietary supplements    5. Diseases    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Naturopathy    9. Pain    10. Pain Management    11. Popular works    12. Complementary Medicine    13. Coping with illness    14. Popular medicine   

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These exercises work
Ten years ago I bought the second edition of this book to help me resolve severe back pain. At the time I could not bend over the sink when brushing my teeth without putting my hand on the counter because of the pain in my lower back. I used the exercises every day for about 6 weeks. At the end of that time I was back to jogging and being pain free. The book went onto my bookshelf. Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Exercise    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Healthy Living    7. Pain Management    8. Exercise & workout books    9. Popular medicine    10. Health    11. Medical    12. Nutrition   

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Highly recommended
I absolutely loved Darrell Stoddard's book.He makes complex concepts about Chinesemedicine accessible to the layman.He also has some interesting theories re: the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. Absolutely worth your time.

Pain free for sure....
I bought Darrell Stoddard's book "Pain Free for Life" for the same reason that I bought Hulda Regehr Clark's book "The Cure for all Diseases", because I thought that the title was bold and fairly presumptuous. Because of this, it piqued my curiosity and I wanted to see if it could deliver on its seemingly boisterous title. I was pleasantly surprised by the contents and found myself unable to put the book down until I'd read the whole thing. I then went right to the computer and looked up the author's web site (...) and proceeded to go through that quite thoroughly. The web site had little more to offer than the book, other than a lot of fairly impressive testimonials from quite a few Doctors (some very famous ones)and other healthcare professionals and the like... The web site is a fairly rudimentary one, but easily navigable. The book is a good and interesting read and fairly well written for a first try. It has a lot of very interesting information and science-backed theories regarding the origins of pain and disease and suggested methods of dealing with same.
Pain Free For Life
I have just finished reading "Pain Free For Life" and was thrilled with the book!I couldn't put it down.I was captivated about the way many of today's diseases, pain, and other ailments were described and how we can prevent them and heal them.Dr. Stoddard wrote in a down-to-earth manner making the information very understandable and most useful.Pain has never been described like this before and it made total sense.I am trying to take more control of my health and "Pain Free For Life" was a wonderful, easy, educational experience.Pain Free For Life gave many every-day examples about how we can alter our habits in such little ways that make BIG differences to ease or delete pain and disease from our lives - common pain and common diseases.This is not brain surgery-type reading.This is real life reading.I highly recommend it.I even got my 72-year old mother to read it and take action.THAT speaks volumes!When you read this book and implement just a few of the very sound concepts that are based on published medical literature, you will feel a positive difference in your life!I have to say that this is one of the best health books that I've ever read.It will be a staple that I'll refer to and share the information for many years to come. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative treatment    3. Consumer Health    4. Healthy Living    5. Medicine, Chinese    6. Pain    7. Pain Management    8. Popular works    9. Complementary Medicine    10. Non-Classifiable    11. Popular medicine   

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Fantastic, must read!
For all parents struggling with a child in chronic pain, this book is superb!Dr. Zeltzer has written a supportive and thorough book that encompasses all types of treatment options....medicine, alternative therapies, etc.The book is easy to read and supports us all through this difficult experience, giving us information and a wonderful resource to discuss specific issues with our own doctors.Another value to this book is that you, as a parent, will feel validated, as will your child....that your child's pain is real and there ARE things your family can do to better manage it and to help him/her deal with this.As an added bonus, she lists every pediatric pain management clinic and other resources for more information.The book is written for the lay person...without the usual medical jargon...all parents with a child in pain can read and find amazing value in this! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chronic pain    2. Consumer Health    3. Medical    4. Pain    5. Pain Management    6. Pain Medicine    7. Pain in adolescence    8. Pain in children    9. Parenting - General    10. Pediatrics    11. Psychological aspects    12. Coping with illness    13. Medical / Pediatrics    14. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative treatment    3. Arthritis    4. Consumer Health    5. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    6. Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Pain Management    10. Popular works    11. Popular medicine   

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Marketing Rhetoric
This book is nothing more than a lengthy brochure written by chiropractors to promote the sale of continuing education seminars to other chiropractors.As one of the prior reviewers stated, there is NO INSTRUCTION on how to provide or perform an "ART" technique.The bulk of the book is simply a review of common repetitive strain injuries and treatment options which are common physical therapy techniques.
Smart Alternative
Introduction to probably the most significant advance in body therapies in the last 5o years.The book is a compass to patients with sports injuries and cumulative injuries. A big plus is the exercises and stretches recommendations present throughout the book. It's about time someone puts in a book format for the public an essential guide to the most powerful techniques for injured workers and injured athletes.Job well done.

Not an Instruction Manual of Active Release
This is merely an introduction to Active Release Therapy and its potential in the treatment of Repetitive Strain Injuries.There is NO INSTRUCTION on how to apply ART.Consider it promotional material for Dr. Leahy .The bulk of the book is made up of an overview of common Injuries (causes, treatment options, selected exercises and stretches). One has to train and test with the author to become an ART practitioner. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Healing    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Pain (Medical Aspects)    7. Pain Management    8. Treatment Of Wounds And Injuries    9. Health & Fitness / Healing    10. Pain & pain management    11. Popular medicine   

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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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Subjects:  1. Back    2. Backache    3. Care and hygiene    4. Consumer Health    5. Diet / Health / Fitness    6. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Pain Management    10. Posture    11. Treatment    12. Complementary Medicine    13. Health & Fitness / General   

Subjects:  1. Analgesia    2. Anesthesiology    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Handbooks    6. Handbooks, manuals, etc    7. Medical    8. Pain    9. Pain Management    10. Treatment    11. therapy    12. Medical / Pain Medicine    13. Pain & pain management   

Subjects:  1. Health & Fitness    2. Health/Fitness    3. Pain Management   

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This is a "must have" if you have pain.
Dr. Schneider's book is a "must have" resource for anyone that lives with pain.She dispels the myths about pain medication and addiction, and offers insights into many other modalities that can be valuable tools for the patient.I am fortunate to live where she practices in Tucson, and I get to see the excellent results shehelps her patients achieve in living with chronic pain problems.I recommend this book highly to my patients and colleagues.

I Am Going To Buy This Book
to share with my loved ones; all of them. Chronic pain is so misunderstood by the general public, the patients, their families and yes even health care providers.
Personalised Pain Management
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Subjects:  1. Chronic pain    2. Consumer Health    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Pain Management    6. Pain Medicine    7. Popular works    8. Health & Fitness / Pain Management    9. Psychology   

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Using this book took me from crippled to good as new
Around the time of my pregnancy in 1995 I developed pain throughout my body that eventually reached a point where almost all the activities in life I loved were no longer available, and trying to get well became an obsession.
It worked for me!
I had an aching back for about five years, mostly in my lower back and sometines in my mid and upper back. I made the usual rounds between doctors, specialists, chiropractors, accupuncturists, and so on. The pain was always there, sometimes better sometimes worse. I used to wake up in pain and stiff most mornings.
Very disappointing .Advice possibly damaging.
The author of this book teaches the reader to talk down to their sub-conscious and treat it with disrespect. His advice tells the reader to treat the subconcious as a child.
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Subjects:  1. Diseases - General    2. Healing    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Pain Management    7. Surgery - General   

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Yoga helped me!
Thank you to Dr. Loren Fishman for this invaluable guide to preventing and curing back pain with yoga. The beauty of this book, unlike many others, is that it actually acknowledges that there are major types of back pain instead of lumping muscle spasm with arthritis or herniated disc, etc. This book respects the differences, and that is common sense, because what's good for back pain in pregnancy is obviously not the same as what will relieve the pain of a herniated disc. Dr. Fishman's approach is clearly safer and more effective.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Consumer Health    3. Hatha Yoga    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Pain Management    7. Yoga    8. Family & Health    9. Health & Fitness / Yoga    10. Miscellaneous Items   

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Excitingly different
In the early 1900s, a sickly young German lad decided to strengthen his body. Developing his own philosophy of exercise that embraces body, breath and mind, Joseph Pilates turned himself and his body around, turning himself into one of the exercise gurus of the early 20th century. This book is an updated example of the Pilates method, filled with lots of illustrating pictures. Overall, my wife and I have found this to be an excitingly different approach to exercise, one that incorporates stretching and breathing with strengthening exercises, and (so far anyway) is proving successful at alleviating her back pain. We both give this book our highest recommendations! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Back Pain    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Exercise    5. Exercise Therapy    6. General    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Orthopedics    10. Pain Management    11. Exercise & workout books