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7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life: How to Rapidly Relieve Back and Neck Pain
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.56406
EAN: 9780452282773
ISBN: 0452282772
Label: Plume
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknownEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Plume
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: October 01, 2001
Publisher: Plume
Release Date: October 02, 2001
Studio: Plume
Features:- ISBN13: 9780452282773
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Editorial Review:The phenomenon known as the McKenzie Method has helped millions of people with chronic back and neck pain. In 7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life, its founder, world-renowned physical therapist Robin McKenzie, shares the innovative program that can save you from a life of pain. 7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life combines and enhances McKenzie's back and neck books that have sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide. The 7 essential steps that make up the McKenzie Method have become the keystone for back and neck care in 35 countries, including the United States. In this easy-to-follow, fully illustrated book, you'll read about: * Common causes of lower-back and neck pain
* The vital role discs play in back and neck health
* Easy exercises that alleviate pain immediately
* How to stay out of pain Complete with more than 150 photos and illustrations, and considered the treatment of choice by health care professionals throughout the world, 7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life will help you get out of pain-and stay out of pain. It is an invaluable tool for better health.
What causes chronic, debilitating back pain, one of the most common--and expensive to treat--ailments in the world? According to Robin McKenzie, a New Zealand physiotherapist for over 40 years and author of the wildly popular self-help manuals Treat Your Own Back and Treat Your Own Neck, distortion of the spinal disks--either from bad posture or injury--is the cause of the pain. The magic cure is the McKenzie Method--seven very specific exercises that allow the spine to return to its natural position. But forget the doctors--McKenzie asserts that the management of your back pain is your responsibility. Practice his seven unique exercises (the book includes seven each for the back and neck) consistently and at regular intervals and just about anyone can cure his or her own back or neck pain without the help of professionals. McKenzie believes self-treatment is actually more successful than medical interventions like surgery, chiropractic, or physical therapy, and indeed, recent research does show self-treatment to be a highly effective method. More richly detailed and in-depth than his previous books, this volume is illustrated with over 100 photos and liberally peppered with real-life case histories. Starting with an analysis of how the back and neck work, it moves on to a discussion of the common causes of pain--bad posture is most often to blame. At the core is a detailed explanation of how to do the McKenzie Method exercises, when to apply them, and how to adjust your personal program over time. Included are instructions for people who suffer with acute back and neck pain (with appropriate cautions regarding when to call a medical professional) as well as for people in special situations like pregnant women, athletes, and seniors. An impassioned introduction by coauthor Craig Kubey, a satisfied convert after suffering intense back and neck pain as a result of several auto accidents, could very well make a believer out of anyone. --Marianne Painter
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The book was well written, informative and easy to use. Unfortunately I have scolosis and the ideas and exercises did not fit my situation. It seems to be for normal back pains.
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The content of the book is good but the paper it is printed on is like newsprint.
The hardcover version has better paper.
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Have been recommending this book for years. I am a family physician. Learned about the McKenzie method nearly 15 years ago from another family physician who had found impressive relief from his own back pain through the methods developed by Robin McKenzie. Have had several of my patients with acute ruptured disks achieve up to 80% relief in pain within a couple of days of starting on the exercises. Most of my chronic pain patients with low back pain are using the exercises and they have all ... Read More
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I'm not much of a reader but was diagnosed with a disc protrusion btw L5 & S1 after having an MRI. I have been dealing with back pain on and off since April 2009, all because I hoisted a 33lb bag of dog food in my arms. Have been prescribed pain med and muscle relaxers in the past and now physical therapy. I needed to know if there was more I could do to help my situation and this book has helped realize I am my worst enemy with my poor posture. I can now help myself w/ lifestyle changes including ... Read More
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As an RN, my lumber spine, and neck, are shot---likely from the repetitive physical requirements of the job. A recent nursing journal stated that the average RN, working twelve hour shifts on medicine/surgery, will lift approximately a ton, while walking five to 10 miles on hard surfaces. And, we all know how difficult it is to use good body mechanics when too busy, tired, or stressed. Back injuries and pain result in many nurses leaving the field. I wanted to avoid having this happen to me.
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