Book: Paperback | 189 x 234mm | 224 pages | ISBN 9780452282773 | 04 Oct 2001 | Plume | 18 - AND UP
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.
7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Craig Kubey
Preface: The Chance Discovery
1. You Can Stop Back and Neck Pain
2. How Your Back and Neck Work and Why They Hurt
3. Back Problems
4. Common Causes of Lower Back Pain
5. The McKenzie Method Exercises for the Back
6. When to Do the Back Exercises
7. Instructions for People with Acute Lower Back Pain
8. Special Back Situations
9. Common Back Remedies and Solutions
10. Neck Problems
11. Common Causes of Neck Pain
12. The McKenzie Method Exercises for the Neck
13. When to Do the Neck Exercises
14. Instructions for People with Acute Neck Pain
15. Panic Pages for the Back
16. Panic Pages for the Neck
Appendix A: How to Find a McKenzie-Trained Health Care Practitioner
Appendix B: Products for the Back and Neck
About the Author and the Collaborator
Index
