Manage and prevent lower back pain with the proven FrameWork philosophy!
Muscle and joint conditions have surpassed the common cold as the #1 reason for physician visits in the United States with lower back pain leading the charge. If you suffer from lower back pain, you know the frustration of having to miss out on activities you enjoy and having trouble finding an exercise program that does not exacerbate your pain or symptoms.
In his book, FrameWork, renowned sports medicine physician Dr. Nicholas DiNubile provided readers with cutting-edge strategies for safely starting, maintaining, and building an exercise program designed to promote optimum muscle, bone, and joint function and health. Now in the first installment of his Active for Life series, Framework for the Lower Back, DiNubile provides lower back pain sufferers with a specific plan for treating and preventing sprains, strains, disc problems, arthritis, sciatica issues, and other injuries. Beginning with an explanation of the causes, preventative strategies, and treatment of common lower back problems, Framework for the Lower Back includes: · A comprehensive pre-exercise screening questionnaire to assess the extent of injury or pain · A tailor-made exercise plan that incorporates innovative exercises that can be done at home or in the gym · Nutritional advice designed to strengthen the muscles, joints, and bones of the lower back
Lower back pain and injury doesn’t mean the end of an active lifestyle. All it takes is a balanced, customizable plan that acknowledges the fact that our bodies are all a little different and often need special attention. Framework for the Lower Back provides that plan and gives you all the tools you need to stay active for life.
About this product: I wish I had this book years ago. I compressed two vertebrae in my spine when I was in my twenties. I wore a Jewitt brace for a year. Now I am seventy one, and what was once mild discomfort has become very distracting pain.
I was immediately struck with the author's notion that good posture is simply natural posture, and that poor posture seems to be more of a product of growing up in a modern industrialized country. Pictures of naked babies, naked toddlers, near naked teens, and adults in third world countries drive this point home. Even photographs of ancient statues attest to this view. Perhaps this is because adults in modern nations do not have to depend on the strength of their backs to survive. Anyway, the authors ask, "Remember When it Didn't Hurt?"
I just got the book and have only skimmed through it - trying out each of the exercises. Since I suffered a serious back injury, it wouldn't be fair for me to gritch about not being able to find any great pain reduction by using these exercises. I can say that the whole book is well written and well illustrated. It is beautiful. And the Amazon.com price is absurdly low. The exercises do not cause me any noteworthy discomfort. And I am impressed with Helen Barkan's, MD., PhD., Neurology, of MAYO CLINIC endorsement: "The greatest contribution ever made to non-surgical back pain treatment."
I plan to work this book very seriously. I don't want a risky surgical solution.
About this product: I suffered from lower back pain for years, and nothing seemed to help. I got this book as a gift, and didn't read it right away, thinking "I don't have time". It wasn't until I became pregnant and realized that I would not be able to deal with the added stress on my back if I did not do something. I began the exercises, and almost immediately noticed an improvement in my back pain. I went through my whole pregnancy doing the stretches (the book gives modified stretches for really pregnant women), and rarely had any issues with my back, unless I skipped the stretches for a couple of days, and then I could notice the difference. The book gives several routines of varying difficulty, plus modified stretches for pregnant women. The routines generally took me about 20 minutes to do, so it is not a huge time commitment. I got into the habit of doing them daily, but the book also says you can do them every other day. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to control their back pain without drugs.
About this product: For back pain sufferers who haven't found real relief elsewhere, Maggie's Back Book offers a way to live without pain. It includes special exercises and tips on performing everyday movements.
About this product: Providing gentle, safe therapy for those suffering from back pain, whether caused by stress, accident, pregnancy, or obesity, this book uses proven techniques to help eliminate back pain. The author acts as a personal trainer, stressing the importance of stretching and exercising every muscle in the lower back to improve posture and overall health. Medical line drawings illustrate and teach about muscles and their relationship to posture and lower back pain. Using a mind/body approach, Scott provides visualizing techniques and gentle exercises that will begin the process of reducing stress and relaxing. Specific workouts for alleviating back pain target the psoas, lower back, and the abdominals.
About this product: A MASSAGE THERAPIST'S GUIDE TO LOWER BACK AND PELVIC PAIN describes in detail the background to the evolution of "non-specific" backache as well as the assessment and treatment methods ideal for use in combination with massage therapy, deriving from physical therapy, osteopathic, and chiropractic sources. The book describes these methods individually and then integrates them into a detailed description of a massage session focusing on the person with backache. This unique book takes care to consider the needs of the massage therapist, who previously may have had to adapt his/her own methodology from descriptions aimed at other health care professionals.
Abundant illustrations enrich the text and bring content to life to make it easily understandable.
Bulleted point text and summaries allow the reader to quickly find information and review important content.
Easy-reference format and accessible language help break down concepts.
Included DVD demonstrates real-life examples of the palpation and treatment methods.
About this product: This long awaited book presents a new approach to therapeutic exercise for the back. The approach focuses on stabilisation training of the muscles affecting the back. Instability of the back is now recognisedas a major underlying cause of back pain. Although this has been acknowledged for some time, the research tosubstantiate was lacking. This group of well known and highly respected authors has undertaken that research and the techniques they have developed for back pain treatment and prevention are based on their research findings. Back pain is one of the most common problems in the population at large and is treatment and prevention form a major part of manual therapy practitioners workload.
About this product: Lower back problems are the most frequent reason for referral to orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and physicians specializing in occupational medicine. Eighty percent of adults will experience lower back pain during their lifetime. Obviously, there is a great need for an authoritative, friendly voice to discuss and help with lower back pain, and Dr. Ellis Friedman is that voice. In OUTWITTING BACK PAIN, Friedman acts as mentor and friend, in addition to offering sound medical advice to readers. It is written in nontechnical language and offers clear x-ray illustrations to help readers understand the structure and function of the back, how it can be injured, how the problem can be diagnosed, and the methods of treatment.
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The Back: What it is and how it works . The key to a successful diagnosis . Getting to the heart of your back pain: How the back gets hurt and what we do to learn what went wrong . How we don't treat the back: What doesn't work--and why . How we treat the injured back . Back pain during pregnancy and after delivery . Our backs as we age . Staying out of trouble: Preventive maintenance . and Glossary, checklists, "What to Ask Your Doctor" worksheets, additional resources (Web sites and additional places patients can turn to for help), and more.
About this product: This long awaited textbook, and its companion texts, from The Ola Grimsby Institute provide decades of clinical experience and reasoning, with both historical and current evidence, with rationale for active treatments in orthopaedic manual therapy. Practical guidelines for exercise rehabilitation are presented with this logical and exciting work. Incorporating experience and science, this book provides new approaches and treatment principles to make what you already do more effective. Extensive Content: Over 388 pages and 725 illustrations, photographs and tables Ola Grimsby and his co-authors have compiled a significant resource for the practicing physical therapist and manual therapist. Ideal for both the classroom and clinic.
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