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Incomprehensible
I tried to find specific conditions in the book - and the procedures to follow for treating them.I couldn't even figure out the procedures to follow when reading them - the writing just isn't very clear.
Requires two people
I was very interested in this book based on the reviews. I was able to look at it at the library before buying it. To my surprise, almost everything in the book requires two people. The book is more like an instruction book for a physical therapist. If you are looking for a book that you can use by yourself, I highly recommend The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Clair Davies.

Avid Reader
A clear and concise book with understandable information that can be put to practical use. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Massage & Reflexotherapy    6. Pain Management    7. Physical Impairments    8. Coping with illness    9. Health & Fitness / Physical Impairments   

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Buy newer edition!
Dr. Sarno's concept is sound, but this is his first report, rather old.There are two newer books, the best of which, of course, is the 2006 "The Divided Mind : The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders", which I highly recommend.
don't waste your money
I should have listened to the people who wrote negative reviews, this book is a complete and total ripoff, it tells you nothing , save your money and buy a bottle of wine instead

Did I miss something?
Did I miss something?Clearly from the title alone Dr. Sarno believes tension and tightening of muscles is the cause of most back/leg pain.Where is the chapter that gives you steps to change this?!I didn't need to buy this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Backache    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Pain Management    7. Physical Impairments    8. Health & Fitness / Physical Impairments   

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You "Kneed" This Book
Corny review title, I know.But if I only knew ten years ago (five years, one year) what I know now...what I know now because of this book.
Readable knee book, but poor or lack of images
I found this book helpful, but dissappointing because the author could have made his explanations much clearer with the help of (coloured) pictures.

Knee Crisis Handbook
I bought this book because I have a damaged miniscus in my knee.This book allowed me to understand what exactly went wrong with my knee.It enabled me to understand my surgeon when he explained my options.It is a good value and well worth the asking price. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Care    2. Care and hygiene    3. Consumer Health    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Healthy Living    8. Knee    9. Physical Impairments    10. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    11. Prevention    12. Wounds and injuries    13. Health & Fitness / Physical Impairments   

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Candidiasis ad infinitum
Of the large numbers of books on this subject, this one offered little new information.I did see a few recipes that appealed, but could have easily skipped this one.

Candidia Albican Yeast-Free Cookbook, The: How Good Nutrition Can Help Fight the Epidemic of Yeast-Related Diseases
This book has helped answer many of my questions regarding Candida and has explained what I can expect as I go through the healing process. It is very informative in relation to diet and has good recipes to make the plain food we have to eat a little more exciting.

Easy Candida Recipes
I thought this book was very helpful.What I liked most was the "rainbow meal plan" which listed the vegetables and meat combinations you could have on this diet at every meal.Because there are so many vegetables/meat combinations to choose from you shouldn't get bored.The plan also recommends steaming for all your food so it's easy to prepare - all you need is water, a pot and a steamer.The downside is you do have to chop a lot of veggies - however, it's worth it! I also had a hard time with another recipe which called for "Homemade Potassium Baking Powder" pg.83. In the recipe the book says to use potassium bicarbonate which can be ordered from a pharmacy.However, when I went to pick up my bicarbonate it had a skull and cross bone on the bottle and was rated somewhat toxic.When I talked to the pharmacist he said I needed to know what percentage of the potassium bicarbonate was called for because potassium bicarbonate is a strong base.Anyway I had no way to get that information so I skipped that recipe.So obviously the book should be more detailed about things like that.Yet even with this snaffoo I thought the book was helpful and still use most recipes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allergies    2. Candidiasis    3. Cooking / Wine    4. Diet therapy    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health & Healing    7. Health & Healing - General    8. Health/Fitness    9. Nutrition    10. Physical Impairments    11. Prevention    12. Recipes    13. Yeast-free diet    14. Diets & dieting    15. Health & Fitness / Nutrition    16. Health & wholefood cookery   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Deaf    3. Great Britain    4. Physical Impairments    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Sociology - General    8. Sociology of disability    9. Subculture    10. Audiology & otology    11. Bilingualism & multilingualism    12. Cultural studies    13. Disability: social aspects   

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Great book for back pain sufferers.Simple and effective!
This is a wonderful well illustrated book with easy to perform exercises that are effective for back pain.The descriptions are easy to follow and there is not an overwhelming amount of detail.
Great entry-level text for cranky backs
I had purchased Ungaro's Body in Motion and Siler's Pilates Body to begin doing pilates, as they were generally the most respected texts. But my back couldn't handle the most basic level of some of the introductory exercises. This book, however, along with King and Green's Back Strengthening Workout, has given me a sequence of exercises and modifications that (I can already feel after two weeks of use) will get me where I want to be. The introduction to this book is a little too technical on anatomical detail, and the Ungaro and Siler books are superior in terms of illustration and textual guidance at the advanced levels, but without this I'd be quitting and/or hurting before I ever got going with Pilates.

Pilates Basics
If you ever taken a mat class you will know these exercises front and back, if you haven't then this very basic book will show you how to do the moves without hurting yourself for the most part. The straight leg positions are not the most comfortable position to be in when your low back hurts you. I like the floor movements on your back. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Exercise    3. Healing    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Pain Management    7. Physical Impairments    8. Exercise & workout books   

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Very Helpful Information
My husband and I are both starting to experience pain in the morning with our hips.A friend recommended this book and it has been very helpful for the exercises it offered.We have been doing them and feeling much better.Better than surgery!!

Well written good book for those new to hip
In this book you will find both information regarding the anatomy of the hip and its disorders, and important guidelines
Save your money!
All this information is on the internet or available from your doctor.After many years of struggling with hip pain the water exercises are no surprise.Nothing in the book is new.I was very disappointed, if I could do the exercises listed, I wouldn't need the book.Good luck to all of you, go to the local Y or swim therapy, put the money to good use for a good therapist, hips are not do it yourself. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. General    3. Healing    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Hip joint    7. Orthopedic Surgery    8. Physical Impairments    9. Popular works    10. Surgery    11. Surgery - General    12. Health & Fitness / General    13. Popular medicine   

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Editorial Review

Cheryl Koehn used to soak her feet in ice water each morning to relieve the pain and swelling enough to walk. Now she runs a consulting business, skates, and skis. In Read more

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Plan to Win is a must read for all people living with RA
Plan to Win is a must read for all people living with RA. From signs and symptoms, to treatment, to quality of life, this book covers it all. I use Plan to Win as a resource for many of my questions on medications, lab tests, exercises, websites, and finding the right health care providers to meet my needs. I have had RA for 15 years and with the help of Plan to Win and the new medication I am taking (a biologic), I feel 100% now. I thank Cheryl Koehn and her team for empowering me to learn more about RA and take better care of my body and my health. Thank you.

The best book for people with rheumatoid arthritis
I am a rheumatologist in private practice.I see many patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Excellent guide!
I found the read to be very interesting and informative. It's the first book that I've read which describes RA from such a personal and eloquent view. It is filled with vital information and facts. It doesn't concentrate on a medical treatment only - it takes exercise, attitude, and emotional wellness into account. Read more

Subjects:  1. Arthritis    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    5. Medical    6. Physical Impairments    7. Popular works    8. Rheumatoid arthritis    9. Rheumatology    10. Medical / Rheumatology    11. Medicine | Rheumatology    12. Popular medicine   

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Simple techniques create amazing results.
This remarkable little book may change the way you think about knee pain. Instead of focusing on pain symptoms and where they originate, the author focuses on what your knee does - and how to improve those functions with simple exercises. The only anatomy lesson you need is to know where your quadriceps and hamstring muscles are - front and rear of your thigh respectively.
what you need and nothing extra
This book doesn't waste your time - it just reports what research says has been effective and then lays out a simple routine of exercises you can do at home, with extensions if you want to go further.I've had good results from following basically the same routine he suggests - it's given me back hope that fifty-year-old knees can survive a running program after all, and it's helped me avoid surgery which probably wasn't needed.It also cut through a lot of conflicting and confusing diagnoses and went straight to advice on how to avoid pain - who cares about the exact cause if it goes away?

Great Book
Besides being an easy read, I found this book to be a common sense approach to the care of your knees.With disability in both of my knees, I found the author's approach very beneficial and would highly recommend this book to anyone with knee problems. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Care and hygiene    3. Consumer Health    4. Exercise    5. Exercise Therapy    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Knee    9. Orthopedics    10. Pain Management    11. Physical Impairments    12. Wounds and injuries    13. Family & Health    14. Self-Help & Practical Interests   

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One-Handed in a Two -Handed world
This book offer insights to the everyday tasks.I found it helpful and uplifting

One-Handed in a Two-Handed World
Very helpful--my 33 year old son had a stroke and this guide gave him more information how to do things with one hand.Also, shared this with his Occupational Therapist and she was very impressed.

Recommended by Strokesurvivors International
Several of our strokesurvivor members/and caregivershave read this book and reviewed it. Our Strokesurvivors International website books page is http://strokesurvivors.homepage.com/BooksP/index.htm Our RN/Social worker (and a Stroker) wrote about this book: "I have read Living OneHanded in a Two handed World by Tommye Mayer several times and consider it to be my bible.The range of topics covered in this book is phenomenal!Until I found this book, the simple act of dressing myself in the morning became a battle with overwhelming frustration because I couldn't get my clothes on correctly.Simple tips in this book allowed me to master dressing myself with ease. And probably kept me from surrendering to depression by just staying in bed all day. I consider it a Must read for anyone with the challenge of having only one functional hand." ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Healing    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Life skills guides    6. Physical Impairments    7. Physically handicapped    8. Reference    9. Self-Help   

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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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A practical and helpful addition to the literature on chronic illness and anxiety
This is a wonderful addition to the literature on anxiety and chronic illness. The wisdom here is invaluable, and it is expressed in such a way that I think people with these kinds of chronic symptoms can't help but recognize their own thought patterns here.
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EXCELLENT INFO! Very inclusive of many Naturopathy modalities, and very inspiring!
Way to go Michelle! A great work, really helped Stage 2 pec tear.

Finally, common sense alternatives
I've been through it all.My low back pain didn't respond to the physiotherapist.My primary care didn't think it to be HIS problem.After weeks of complaints he finally passed me on to the orthopedic guy who wanted to fuse all of my spine bones.The second opinion of the neurosurgeon was to do nothing at all.Then I was back at square one until I read this book.Michelle's guidance and calm reassurance pointed me in directions I had never considered.I don't believe in magic and I think that most of the things that my friends and my doc says are crap, but Michelle got me through the worse times of my life.GET THIS BOOK IF YOU HURT!!!!!My review could have been THAT short. ... Read more

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From Experience
As a deaf education major, this book is a manditory item that has helped open doors into the eyes of a Deaf world. Enlightening Path Into New World of Deaf Culture
This book is just excellent to take one into another world, a world that is closed to most of us in hearing world, that of the Deaf. A Must Read For Those Interested In The Deaf Community.
Being Deaf, I like to read everything I can get my hands on about the Deaf Culture and Community. This book was very welcomed into my home and, as I read it, I found that it is quite insightful for those who are not directly linked to the community. Read more

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Not only is it extremely well-written, it covers a multitude of salient issues of Deaf culture
The book is marvelous for its accurate insights into Deaf culture. It uses a Deaf residential school setting as the basis for the many subplots so we get an inside look at deaf people - It is an ingenious device. We see the various aspects of Deaf culture from many points of view as Ms. Cohen explores issues through the various characters in the book. All the characters are very interesting and fully drawn. You feel as though you know each one of them when you're done.
Train Go What?
Train Go Sorry by Leah Hager Cohen gives an interesting view of multiple peoples lives connected to the deaf world. The book reveals several stories that take us down the path the deaf community has taken to get to its present state and how at the same time the deaf culture is on the decline due to technology advancements i.e. cochlear implants and hearing aids.
Not bad...
Train go sorry is a story told by Leah Cohen about the Lexington School for the Deaf in New York City.This book delves into the Cohen family history and the dynamic between a hearing father and his deaf parents, and the relationship between the hearing daughter, Leah and her father who is overly involved in the Lexington School for the Deaf.The book explores the history of the school as well as touching on Deaf culture, American Sign Language, and controversial topics such as cochlear implantation.
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An author with knowledge, a helpful but confusing book
In a publishing climate and a culture where behind every commercial publication, you just know lurks some author and editor with $$$ in her or his eyes--particularly in such how to books like become rich in real estate, write a best selling novel, how homeopathy cured my pet anaconda, I found this book extremely informative, passionate about its subject, sincere, clearly written but, the major defect is its structure; Dr. Pacarelli has taken a lifetime of experience (he says he's treated 6,000 cases of RSI) and provided a clear explanation of the many causes and types of the disorder. You will learn that "carpal tunnel" syndrome, which is the media's and layperson's term for disorders arising many from keyboarding (in the past typical sufferers were more likely to be musicians, sewers, sign language interpreters, etc.) is the diagnosis in only EIGHT percent of the cases of hand and arm damage.Dr Pascarelli explains it all: there are anatomical charts of the muscle system, the nerve system, photographs of hand & arm anomolies among sufferers, diagrams & photos of the wrong way and the right way to sit at a computer station, exercises, treatments, ergonomics, etc.You will learn why your average doctor, even orthopedists don't make proper diagnoses, even treatment plans, and often lack the knowledge of the big picture of RSI that affects not just nerves, but soft tissue, musculature, mood, and a lot more.You will be given a chapter of illustrated exercise routines.You will learn (and understand through experience)that splints are basically worthless and often harmful (except perhaps for sleeping).You will learn a host of treatment modalities--some described in detail, lesser mainstream ones like Alexander Technique, Feldenkreis, and Rolfing--which he is not adverse to trying.He also is up to date enough to discuss devices like voice activated software and the like. The problem arises in that after a discussion of the many types of RSI, the treatment plans he advocates are not specified as to which particular RSI syndrome you have.They are all lumped together. Nevertheless, this book is written in a compassionate, authoritive, supportive tone, although the fact that he suggests some people might just not ever get better from RSI is pretty sobering and pessimistic. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Carpal tunnel syndrome    2. Consumer Health    3. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    4. Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)    5. Diseases Of Peripheral Nerves    6. General    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Overuse injuries    10. Physical Impairments    11. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    12. Popular works    13. Treatment Of Wounds And Injuries    14. Health & Fitness / Physical Impairments   

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Effects a fundamental change in thinking about learning and rehabilitative movement
I've been studying physical education, in a variety of forms, both as an athlete and as a movement educator for 30 years.More recently, I completed two years of Feldenkrais training.
The Master's 1st presentation of his Method's foundations
I contend that rigidity [...] i.e., the adherence to a principle to the utter exclusion of its opposite, is contrary to the laws of life." Thus wrote Feldenkrais in this book in 1949, when he was 45 years old, already an expert in Judo and with a PhD in physics. In those years he settled for some time in Britain after having emigrated from Russia, where he was born, to Palestine, and then travelled to France, where he spent a few years studying science and training in Judo. The book presents the essence of his phenomenally wide perspective about re-opening the path for personal development.
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