Description
Book SynopsisA guide to achieving a healthy back with advice on treatment options, from conventional practices to more alternative therapies. These include acupuncture, massage, yoga and Chinese medicine. It features contributions from experts in each area of back pain including chiropractic and surgery.
Table of ContentsIntroduction.
PART I: Getting Back to Back Basics.
Chapter 1: Ouch! The Problem of Back Pain.
Chapter 2: Introducing the Parts of Your Spine.
Chapter 3: The Root of All Back Pain.
Chapter 4: Out of Your Hands: When to Seek Help and fromWhom.
PART II: Conventional Treatment Options.
Chapter 5: Home Remedies: First Aid for Your Back Attack.
Chapter 6: Back Pain under the Microscope: Common MedicalTests.
Chapter 7: Going the Conservative Treatment Route.
Chapter 8: Choosing to Have Back Surgery.
PART III: Complementary Approaches: Are They for you?
Chapter 9: Ancient Eastern Wisdom and Contemporary Ideas.
Chapter 10: A Chiropractic Solution to Back Pain.
Chapter 11: All in Knots: Yoga for Your Back Problem.
Chapter 12: Using the Power of the Mind-Body Connection.
PART IV: Rehabilitation.
Chapter 13: The Importance of Posture.
Chapter 14: Exercising Your Way to a Healthy Back.
Chapter 15: Products for Better Back Health.
PART V: Resuming Normal Activity and Preventing Future Injury:Work, Play, and Sex.
Chapter 16: Getting Back to Work.
Chapter 17: Safely Returning to Your Favorite Sports: The WeekendWarrior.
Chapter 18: Sex and Back Pain: Getting "Back" in the Saddle.
PART VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Most Common Questions about Back Pain.
Chapter 20: Ten Steps to a Healthy Back.
Chapter 21: Ten Reasons to See a Doctor for Back Pain.
Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Working Successfully with YourDoctor.
Chapter 23: Ten Hot Topics in Back Pain.
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
Index.
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