Subjects:  1. Accidents    2. Bibliographies & Indexes    3. Bibliography    4. General    5. Gerontology    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Older people    8. Prevention    9. Safety Education    10. Social Gerontology    11. Social Science    12. Sociology    13. Wounds and injuries    14. Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies    15. Geriatric medicine    16. Public health & preventive medicine    17. Social Science / Gerontology    18. Trauma & shock   

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Subjects:  1. Athletic Injuries    2. General    3. Health/Fitness    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Sports Medicine    6. Sports injuries    7. Training    8. prevention & control    9. therapy    10. Biomechanics, human kinetics    11. Medical / Sports Medicine    12. Sports injuries & medicine    13. Trauma & shock   

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Subjects:  1. General    2. Health/Fitness    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Sports Medicine    5. Sports injuries    6. Training    7. Biomechanics, human kinetics    8. Medical / Sports Medicine    9. Public health & preventive medicine    10. Sports injuries & medicine    11. Trauma & shock   

Reviews (6)

Absolutely outstanding. Learn to prevent pain and injury
I love this book! Maintaining proper alignment, and therefore helping to prevent injuries, and chronic pain, is so much more important than mere aesthetics. Anyone who has suffered an injury that affects one's mobility can attest to this. This book will show you how to keep your body healthy and well-aligned, for long-term health. She writes in an exceptionally clear fashion as well, and the way she explains how your body is supposed to move is brilliant easy to understand. Fantastic. I hope she writes another book, she's very dynamic.

It Is Never Too Late!
As a female approaching 60, I have attempted many fitness programs only to be interrupted by an injury.I was intrigued by Jennifer Rhodes' book, Peak Performane Fitness, because she emphasizes fitness without injury or strain.After reading through Jennifer's book, I now understand why my attempts to improve my health through exercise have failed.I have developed a beginners program using the guidelines in her book.My focus is on improving my overall posture, along with cardiovascular exercise.In partiular, I highly recommend the foam roll referred to in Chapter 4 for spinal alignment.Jennifer has the knowledge and experience to provide good tools for exercise without injury and the suggested exercises with illustrations make it simple for one to follow.I am now looking forward to an ACTIVE retirement.

Educational and Empowering
I am a 32 year old guy.I've been playing soccer, tennis, and golf almost all of my life.Over the past three years though, I've been plagued by recurring injuries to my knees and shoulders.I assumed my body was simply weakening with age, and couldn't take the blows like it used to.Luckily, I found Peak Performance Fitness before I put myself out to pasture!This easy to read book explained how my pain was actually due to years of "microtrauma"- continual irritations caused by poor alignment of my body causing me to torque and stress my muscles and joints in ways they just weren't meant to take.Clear illustrations gave me an understanding of how my body can and should work in harmony, with small changes in my lifestyle and exercise regimen.The book stepped me through the crafting of a workout, custom made to strengthen and realign my trouble spots.Within a few weeks, I could already feel my power and confidence improving.Ms Rhodes's book is an essential read for anyone who wants to keep their body working efficiently and looking and feeling great. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Diet / Health / Fitness    2. Exercise    3. General    4. Health/Fitness    5. Physical Fitness    6. Prevention    7. Sports & Recreation    8. Training    9. Wounds and injuries   

Subjects:  1. Emergency Medicine    2. First Aid    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Health/Fitness    5. Mountain Climbing    6. Mountain sickness    7. Mountaineering    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Sports injuries & medicine   

Subjects:  1. Diseases - Contagious    2. Encyclopedias    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health Sciences (Young Adult)    5. Health/Fitness    6. Reference    7. Sexually transmitted diseases    8. Work-Related Health    9. Reference works    10. Venereal diseases   

Subjects:  1. Chaplains, Industrial    2. Christianity - Pastoral Counseling    3. Employees    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health Care Issues    6. Health/Fitness    7. Mental Health    8. Occupational & Industrial Medicine    9. Pastoral counseling of    10. Religion - Ministry & Pastoral Resources    11. Work-Related Health    12. Psychology    13. Religion & Beliefs   

Subjects:  1. Athletic shoes    2. Foot    3. Health aspects    4. Prevention    5. Sports    6. Sports Medicine    7. Wounds and injuries   

Subjects:  1. Industrial Health & Safety    2. Machinery    3. Power Tools    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Technology    6. Technology & Industrial Arts    7. Non-Classifiable    8. Public health & preventive medicine   

Subjects:  1. Accidents    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Prevention    5. Preventive Medicine    6. Public Health    7. Research    8. Surgery - General    9. Treatment Of Wounds And Injuries    10. Wounds and injuries    11. Accidents--Prevention--Research    12. Medical / Pharmacology    13. Trauma & shock   

Subjects:  1. Athletes    2. Athletics    3. Bandages and bandaging    4. Health and hygiene    5. Sports injuries   

Reviews (1)

A MUST READ book
This is an excellent book for parents of children injured at birth as a result of shoulder dystocia. My own son suffered a permanent brachial plexus injury at birth due to shoulder dystocia and this book is one of themost valuable pieces of information that I have found in six years ofresearch. Although intended for use as a textbook, Dr. O'Leary's clear andorganized writing style will appeal to those of us not in the medical fieldas well. Dr. O'Leary explains the risk factors for shoulder dystocia, theaccepted procedures for relieving a shoulder dystocia during delivery, andincludes a valuable and informative section on litigation, a subject thatparents of children with permanent injuries resulting from this obstetricalemergency will no doubt become familiar with sooner or later. It is verywell-written, professional, and enlightening. Highly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Birth Injuries    2. Health/Fitness    3. Law and legislation    4. Obstetrics    5. Shoulder dystocia    6. United States    7. Birthing methods    8. Neonatal medicine   

Reviews (10)

Best book I've found on repetitive stress injuries.
"Why does working @ my computer hurt so much" is the best book I've found on preventing repetitive stress injuries.It filled with practical information for anyone who spends long hours in front of acomputer (secretaries, programmers, writers, college students). A DEFINITE RECOMMENDATION.
Good instruction, a great price, and a growing-in-importance subject area all add up to a definite recommendation.

If you spend days working at a computer - read ErgAerobics.
ErgAerobics is a comprehensive guide to help computer users avoid "Computer Induced Repetitive Stress Injuries." In an easily understandable, entertaining, and concise manner ErgAerobics provides basichuman anatomy information that anyone can understand as well as facts aboutCarpal Tunnel Syndrome, Lower Back Pain, Neck Pain, TMJ Disorder, TennisElbow, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, andDeQuervain's Disease. ErgAerobics offers tips on how to prevent and treatcomputer induced repetitive stress injuries, how to properly arrange aworkstation, behavior modification techniques to help the reader interactwith a computer in a safer, more cooperative manner. ErgAerobics isenhanced with simple, inconspicuous, effective exercises to help with theprevention and treatment of computer induced repetitive stress injuriesincluding why, when, and how to exercise. If you spend days working at acomputer - read ErgAerobics. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Carpal tunnel syndrome    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Exercise    5. Exercise therapy    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health & Fitness / Stretching    8. Health aspects    9. Health/Fitness    10. Human-computer interaction    11. Medical / Diseases    12. Neurology - General    13. Overuse injuries    14. Popular works    15. Reference    16. Computer terminals    17. Diseases - General    18. Ergonomics    19. Exercises    20. Human engineering    21. Occupational diseases    22. Prevention    23. Stretching    24. Stretching exercises   

Subjects:  1. Carpal tunnel syndrome    2. Exercise therapy    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Health/Fitness   

Subjects:  1. Congresses    2. Employers' liability    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Industrial Health & Safety    6. Insurance, Employers' liability    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. United States    9. Work-Related Health    10. Workers' compensation   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Diet / Personal Health    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Health & Daily Living - Fitness & Exercise    5. Health - Fitness & Exercise    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Prevention    8. Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous    9. Sports injuries    10. Sports medicine    11. Teenagers    12. Wounds and injuries   

Subjects:  1. Health & Fitness    2. Health/Fitness    3. Research    4. Safety    5. Social research & statistics    6. Accidents    7. Prevention    8. Methodology    9. Qualitative   

Reviews (3)

No pain, all gain
I first encountered this book about sixteen years ago when losing weight was not an issue for me.I did want to be in better shape, though, and in three months of using the Synergetics program, I lost seven pounds and a dress size and got compliments from friends.
Great exercises
I have been doing these exercises for about a month and absolutely feel great.I also have the video and was wondering if there were any additional videos with more advanced moves.I never thought that these simple moves could make me feel so much better and give me increased energy.

Excellent set of exercises
The exercises are truely amazing and I am speaking here from my own experience. I started the exercises half heartedly - but was pleasantly surprised to see and feel the results in only a couple of weeks. Theexercises look so simple but yet gives the benefits of aerobics ,stretching and weight training - all in one package and in only about 12minutes. I have tried yoga etc earlier but this stuff is the best I yetgot. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aerobics    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Exercise    4. General    5. Health/Fitness    6. Physical fitness    7. Prevention    8. Wounds and injuries    9. Literary Criticism & Collections / General    10. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    3. Exercise    4. General    5. Healthy Living    6. Medical    7. Physical Fitness    8. Physical Therapy    9. Prevention    10. Sports & Recreation    11. Sports injuries    12. Treatment    13. Wounds and injuries    14. Health & Fitness / Exercise    15. Popular medicine   

Reviews (1)

A little about alot of sports injuries.
This is a useful introductory level book providing an overview of a wide range of musculoskeletal injuries.This is not a book for those involved in the field of sports medicine. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Accidents    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Medical    5. Prevention    6. Reference    7. Sports    8. Sports Medicine    9. Sports injuries    10. Treatment    11. Popular medicine    12. Sports & Outdoor Recreation