Reviews (1)

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 do not get it....seemed outdated as well....pictures of exercises were confusing.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   

Editorial Review

"The knee is a complex hinge designed by Mother Nature," writes John Garrett, M.D., one of America's most prominent knee surgeons, in Read more

Reviews (5)

At long last!
An easy-to-read overview of knee problems that actually helped me! I have been dealing with knee pain for the past three years and visited many doctors, specialists and physical therapists - as well as trying many of the "alternative" treatments (massage, herbs, supplements, glucosamine, chiropractors, liniments, etc.) - with very little feeling of hope, empowerment or enlightenment, and very slow progress. I was so happy this book addressed the spiral of frustration when knee problems prevent exercise, which leads to weight gain, which causes more knee problems... And I was thrilled that this book provides many knee-strengthening exercises with easy-to-follow photos and directions. Not everything in the book was applicable - the book covers knee injuries in children, provides photos of various knee surgeries, and talks quite a bit about "baby boomers" (I am only 31) and professional athletes, but I am still very glad I read this book! Considering that it only took me one evening and one morning to finish, and I was able to gain quite a sense of hope and a lot of information, I do recommend it. Good luck!

ACL Pain
The author is very thorough when discussing ACL injuries, surgery, and rehab.However, he doesn't address other types of injuries.I had a meniscus repair and was disappointed to find only a half a paragraph writen about meniscus injuries.

Excellent all round book for anyone with knee pain
I've suffered from knee pain for the last three years due to prblems after surgery, which on reflection I would have not done! However, this book out of the others I've bought is the best. Particularly for rehab exercises, good photos with good instructions for each stage within the exercise.Read more

Subjects:  1. Diet / Health / Fitness    2. Diseases    3. Exercise    4. Healing    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Knee    8. Pain Management    9. Popular works    10. Treatment    11. Wounds and injuries   

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What a beautiful book!
I really enjoyed all of these 10 minute routines, especially the Morning Stretch--what a great way to start the day!The routines are easy to follow and easy to do while watching TV or taking a break from work.This is also a great book for golfers.Since I've been practicing yoga, I no longer have back pain either during or after my round of golf.Highly recommended. ... Read more

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ok
I found some areas helpful.

Validate Your Pain-Exposing the Chronic Pain Cover-Up
Run, limp, order it online- but DEFINTELY obtain this book ASAP if you are a pain survivor, work with pain patients or if a loved one suffers from chronic pain. This book is outstanding and sincere. I use it as an invaluable resource and I use it for emotional support. The approach is right-on-target and empowering. The utter contempt pain patients face on a daily basis from the medical community, indifferent (sometimes frustrated) and ignorant doctors and nurses, acquaintances, friends and family is appalling and barbaric. An Excellent Book for Patients AND Healthcare Professionals!
I have been anticipating the publication of the second edition of Validate Your Pain! Exposing the Chronic Pain Cover-Up (VYP) by Allan F. Chino, Ph.D. and Corinne Dille Davis, M.D., and as soon as I saw it available [on Amazon.com!], I ordered it- several copies, as a matter of fact!I am pleased to be one of the people who wrote a review of the first edition of VYP for inclusion in the second edition: Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health Care Issues    5. Health/Fitness    6. Pain Management    7. Family & Health   

Editorial Review

Millions of women suffer from headaches and Alan M Rapoport and Fred D. Sheftell, founders of the New England Center for Headaches, sympathize. In their new book, Read more

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A very useful reference book
After checking this book out of the libary several times, I am finally buying it.I have found it to one of the best books of migraine I have read.The authors recognize the great extent to which migraine can affectpeople's lives.They offer up-to-date and useful information on how todeal with this serious malady, including both drug and drug-freeapproaches. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases    3. Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)    4. Endocrine aspects    5. Headache    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Migraine    9. Pain Management    10. Women    11. Women's Health - General    12. Health & Fitness / Women's Health   

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An interesting, intuitive and masterful presented production of emotional and physical pain suppressant tactics and strategies
Defeat Pain: Meditations To Transform Pain To Peace stems from the studies and understandings of KRS Edstrom and offers an interesting, intuitive and masterful presented production of emotional and physical pain suppressant tactics and strategies for the listener wishing for better sense of self and relief of their physical discomforts. Introducing its listeners to a world of meditation oriented, soothing music, Defeat Pain is exceptional collection of intuitive balance ideals and innovations perfect for the seeking mind's eye of pain and stress resolution.
Don't be a victim to pain
Defeat Pain by Krs Edstrom shows readers how to get to the source of pain and defeat its power over you. Instead of defining our lives by chronic pain, Krs shows us how to move through and beyond its grip. A must read! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Meditation    2. Pain Management    3. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Arthritis    2. Chronic pain    3. Consumer Health    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Pain    8. Pain (Medical Aspects)    9. Pain Management    10. Popular works    11. Rheumatology    12. Health & Fitness / General   

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Real help for CFS/FM sufferers. An awesome book!
I have had CFS/FM for 18 years. I was 29 when it first hit me. I have suffered incredibly all these years. Relapse and recessions over and over again. I've been unable to work. Been in denial all these years, beating myself up thinking it will one day just disappear. Put my life on hold. Felt guilty I wasn't able to socialize as I wanted etc. I have been feeling pretty hopeless after another bad bout. Then, this book was given to me as a gift.Dr. Friedberg, who also, has CFS and suffered for many years, writes in an easy to understand format, with compassion and experience of discovering how to cope with CFS and lead a happier life. The 7 steps DO work! I highly recommend reading it or give it to someone you love you has it.I have researched tons of things about CFS, but I have never understood it like I do now. I have never understood how I can help myself feel better and keep my symptoms at bay. A definite 5 star review. Wonderfully written.

Way to go, Fred!Its Feasible, Factual, and Funny!
THIS is a good CFS/FM book! The research, experience, and humor in this book might be motivation you've been missing to move from desperate, survival mode to a more endurable, maybe even enjoyable, way of being. Even as a psychologist trained to spot sabotage and denial, Fred couldn't see his own contributions to his experience of illness and life for years,... and he doesn't blame you if you can't either. Having blind spots may be a natural part of adapting -- we all seem to do it to some degree.
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Subjects:  1. Chronic fatigue syndrome    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diseases - General    5. Fibromyalgia    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Pain Management    9. Popular works   

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A Worth Read and an Uplifter
Friends,
a ray of hope
finally, a book that gives a ray of hope to pelvic pain sufferers.
This book is the first step on the journey to healing pelvic pain
Drs. Wise and Anderson's "A Headache in The Pelvis" is a remarkable book outlining a pioneering new treatment for a number of widespread forms of pelvic pain.
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Subjects:  1. Diseases - Genitourinary & STDs    2. Health & Fitness    3. Health/Fitness    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Men's Health    6. Pain Management    7. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Genitourinary & STDs   

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Wonderful technique but misleading re PTs and DOs
I am a physical therapist who has been involved in teaching the technique known as Strain and Counterstrain developed by Lawrence Jones, DO on which this book is based. The author is misleading the public by saying no expensive physical therapy required. I have saved patients lots of money by treating them with the technique that fold and hold is based and teaching them how to do it at home. I have to also add that there are many techniques that are really not possible to do on yourself. There are many thousands of Physical Therapists and Osteopaths that use the original technique and have excellent results without great expense as implied by the author.
Better than traditional physical therapy
I work on a computer and was having career-threatening pain in my hands.I found this book to be more helpful than traditional physical therapy (strengthening and stretching exercises).I had a co-worker who was evenworse off than I was and also found Anderson's fold and hold technique tobe better than anything his therapists had him try.However, we both stillhad to be careful about how much we typed.We also worried about whetherthe pain would get worse again. Technique increases benefits from existing exercise programs
In an easily understood style the author explains to the user just how to locate and then relieve discomfort. I found that it wasn't WHAT I was doing that was wrong, but HOW I was doing my stretches and exercises. "Foldand Hold" has extended my periods of no pain by a significant margin.Low back, neck and shoulder discomfort has diminished significantly since Iadopted the Anderson method. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Healthy Living    6. Muscles    7. Myalgia    8. Pain    9. Pain Management    10. Rheumatology    11. Treatment    12. Health & Fitness / Pain Management    13. Popular medicine   

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Powerful , helpful and a gripping read.
"Healing Pain" delivers.I'm ordering copies for a family member who has MS; an attorney friend specializing in elder law, many of whose clients deal with chronic pain; and a friend studying for the Episcopal priesthood who has already served as a hospital chaplain, meeting many patients coping with pain.These friends don't have time or energy for reading books that come up empty.This one looked promising, based on the author's credentials as an oncologist specializing in pain management.It turns out that she's had cancer herself.On many levels, and in the most personal way, she knows what she's talking about.There are real answers here.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Chronic pain    3. Consumer Health    4. Diseases    5. Healing    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Pain Management    9. Personal Health    10. Spiritual Healing    11. Treatment    12. Coping with illness    13. Health & Fitness / Healing    14. Pain & pain management    15. Popular medicine   

Reviews (4)

Your Miraculous Back
Easy to read and understand without being overwhelmed by medical
Finally - something that makes sense!!
I've been experiencing lower back pain for about 7 years, and like the rest of us, nothing really ever worked. Doctors had no real solutions other than back surgery - which I certainly didn't want to consider. Amazingly, this book has helped and I did not have to go under the knife!! I am very thankful to have discovered this rare gem. The back stretching exercises have really worked, so much so - that after a month of exercising my lower back feels stronger and the pain that typically plagues me is practically gone. Additionally, I found the description of how the back joints, muscles, and bones work together, their make-up, and their proper purpose to be very helpful. For those of you who are at their wits end with back pains and think that the doctor advocating surgery is the only way to get relief - try this book first... it is well worth the read.
Knowledge is Power

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Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Backache    3. Chiropractic    4. Consumer Health    5. Diet / Health / Fitness    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Neck pain    9. Pain Management    10. Physical Impairments    11. Popular medicine   

Reviews (3)

Relieving Sciatica:Using Complementary Medicine to overcome pain of Sciatica
The author gave many different approaches to treating sciatica.I found the book helpful in this vein, but anyone looking for a specific treatment for sciatica should look elsewhere.

Helpful Advice
This is a good resource for those suffering from sciatica - anything that works for you will certainly be a relief.good Luck.

Good information
A lot of research was done for this book. It is well organized and written. Most people with long term sciatica are probably familiar with most treatment modalities listed.For those who aren't, it could be overwhelming as there are so many options yet in my experience so much depends on the practitioner.But for many sufferers of sciatica, perhaps there is a nugget here. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative treatment    3. Backache    4. Consumer Health    5. Diet / Health / Fitness    6. General    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Pain Management    10. Popular works    11. Sciatica    12. Complementary Medicine    13. Coping with illness    14. Health & Fitness / Diseases / General    15. Popular medicine   

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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative treatment    3. Arthritis    4. Consumer Health    5. Diseases    6. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    7. Fibromyalgia    8. General    9. Health & Fitness    10. Health/Fitness    11. Joints    12. Pain Management    13. Health & Fitness / General   

Reviews (5)

Cool Alternature Therapies
You'd think the Mayo Clinic would be hardline Western medicine.But this book rocks.There are alternative treatments and everything.

Managing Pain Before It Manages You
This is THE chronic pain management book according to my doctor, and I'm a believer.I lead a more active and productive life because of his work.
A LAUNDRY LIST OF PAIN TREATMENTS BUT NO EVALUATION OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS
This book was really boring to read for me.It spent a lot of time trying to define what pain was and all, and then it went to this big list of alternative treatments - they just listed all the possible treatments, but they didn't evaluate them further, they didn't show how effective each treatment was, you were like supposed to guess one - try it and if it helped you great and if not then try another one. - then the whole premise is to block out the pain mentally, but the problem with pain is there is usually a reason, and just because you haven't found the reason doesn't mean there isn't a problem.I like the idea of refusing to acknowledge it and let it dominate your life and conversation - giving it more power than it needs, but the book doesn' do a good job dealing with that either.it just plain lacks significan't detail.honestly all this book is - is an outline of their 16 day program.They don't give any more details of the topics covered in the program, and this is just a summary of what they do.But what are you paying this money for the book for - the brochure of the program tells you as much as this book does, and in fact when I checked out the program they told me more information just at my 30 minute meeting with them than they covered in this whole book.The book was fairly worthless and not worth the money.The ideas are good, but there's no information to back it up. If you want more you have to enroll in their program.The book is not worth the money.I wish they would have done a better job and given the book more details, but then if they did that you wouldn't need to pay the big bucks to enroll in their program.I feel pretty ripped off that I bought this book ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chronic pain    2. Consumer Health    3. General    4. Health/Fitness    5. Pain Management    6. Popular works   

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Excellant book on the politics and more...
I read this book when it first came out.I would highly recommend it to any health care professional, any sufferer, or any relative of any sufferer.Society has come a long way over the years.Around 1990 I took a copy of one Dr. Jay Goldstein's books on chronic fatigue to a lecture on another subject.One of the other attendees picked it up, read the title, and disdainfully tossed in back on the table declaring, "Chronic fatigue?There is no such thing.It's only depression." On the other hand, myths are still all too common.
A must-read if you have ME/CFS
This book really gives you an understanding of how and why ME/CFS has been stigmatized, ridiculed and ignored as much as it has. It makes it very clear that it was not a mistake or an oversight at all but that it was in fact utterly deliberate. The pure stupidity and lack of basic human compassion involved is astounding. It's important to know how we've ended up in this mess so we can see how we might get ourselves out I think. It's also important that we not underestimate how low these people will go - its lower than you could even imagine.
The Definitive Work on Chronic Fatigue
This is the most informative book I've read on Chronic Fatigue.The reading is dry at times, but very informative.This book is about the Center for Disease Control (CDC) involvement in investigating CFS up to the date when the CDC was found quilty of misappropriation of funding for CFS research.Anyone new to the illness should have this book in their library, even if it is just used for references. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases    3. Diseases - Immune System    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Healthy Living    7. Pain Management    8. Diseases & disorders    9. Family & Health    10. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Immune System    11. Health & Fitness-Diseases - Immune System    12. Health & Fitness-Healthy Living    13. Medical / Diseases   

Reviews (9)

all about lifestyle changes
If you are looking to cure your migraines, you may want to check this book out.Since my sister has been getting migraines for the last 16 or so years, I have been telling her some of these things to get rid of them.Now that I suffer them as often as she does, I can't say that I have practiced what I preached, but I do believe that Zuzana Bic has the right idea of prevention through changes to your lifestyle.Basically, eat better, reduce stress, and get regular exercise.But she goes into detail to help the reader understand the physiology of the migraine disease and how changing your lifestyle will effect your migraines.If someone just told me that I needed to change these things, I would want to know how this would work.This book tells you.I do plan to follow her advise, and I like that it is not an elimination diet.

Migraines for 30 years, until reading this book!
This book is amazing! I had migraines for 30 years until reading this book. Over the years I tried every drug on the market, ending with Imitrex then Amerge. Even with Amerge I started half of all my days with a migraine. Now I have control over them and I no longer have them. Don't think that because you already eat well and are not overweight that the book won't help. I ate a good diet and wasn't overweight... I still had migraines and the book explained why. The Publishers Weekly review statement that "Their program, however, may seem too simplified and too general for longtime headache sufferers" is way off base! It's exactly what long term headache suffers need!

It really works
This is a very comprehensive book onheadache prevention that ties togheter all the different lifestyle factors like food/nutrition, physical activity, and stress. And what is even better as that every tip and everystrategy given by the authors to achieve a gradual lifesytyle modificationactually works in practice. ... Read more

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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.
Release your pain
I never recieved the right order so I can't tell you wether I liked the book or not. You all keep sending me the wrong books and now I have three of the same ones............

A book for the patient
I found this book very useful in understanding Active Release.Because of it I found a solution for my Carpal Tunnel that actually worked.I nearly had to end my carrier. The first surgery did not work.This book lead me in the right direction. The exercises were also very helpful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Medicine    2. Alternative Therapies    3. Backache    4. Carpal tunnel syndrome    5. Chronic pain    6. Exercise therapy    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies    9. Health & Fitness / Pain Management    10. Health Risk Assessment    11. Manipulation (Therapeutics)    12. Medical    13. Overuse injuries    14. Pain Management    15. Repetition Strain Injury