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University of Southern California, Los Angeles. For physical therapists and physical medicine or rehabilitation practitioners. Previous edition 1988. DNLM: Low Back Pain. ....read more

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Low back pain is a very common problem that is increasingly being treated surgically. This book aims to evaluate carefully the possible surgical approaches to low back pain, with detailed appraisal of the factors leading to their success or failure. It begins by explaining the scientific basis for surgery and considering the different diagnostic techniques that may be employed, thereby elucidating the surgical rationale, indications, and contraindications. The value of conservative options is also assessed to help the reader weigh the need for surgery. The various surgical modalities, including the most recent, are then fully described and evaluated with the aid of numerous illustrations. The book concludes with a chapter devoted to evidence-based analysis of the outcome of surgery in patients with low back pain. This book will be invaluable to orthopaedic and neurosurgeons, rheumatologists, neurologists, and all who are concerned with the effective treatment of this often debilitating condition.

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Access the latest research and applications to build effective prevention and rehabilitation programs for your patients or clients with Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation, Second Edition. Internationally recognized low back specialist Stuart McGill presents original research to quantify the forces that specific movements and exercises impose on the low back, dispels myths regarding spine stabilization exercises, and suggests prevention approaches and strategies to offset injuries and restore function.

Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation, Second Edition, presents a clear exposition of back anatomy and biomechanics and demonstrates how to interpret the latest research on low back involvement for clinical applications. The text also contains detailed information on injuries associated with seated work and sport and ergonomic issues related to manual handling of materials. With Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation, Second Edition, you will

• gain valuable information on measured loading of the back during specific activities and apply it to avoid common--but counterproductive--practices in back rehabilitation;
• learn how to analyze each patient's or client's unique physical characteristics and lifestyle factors to tailor preventive measures and treatments to individual needs;
• learn how to help patients and clients progress through the stages of rehabilitation: corrective exercise, stability or mobility, endurance, and strength; and
• acquire the information necessary to design an effective injury-prevention program.

This fully updated second edition expands knowledge of low back disorders and best practices in several areas. Enhanced algorithms guide progressive therapeutic exercise, and specially designed patient assessment provocation tests aid you in determining the cause of back troubles, guide your choices in the best ways to eliminate problems, and improve the development of appropriate activities for functional gain. Whereas the first edition focused on increasing spine stability, the second edition provides new information on dealing with both regional instability or mobility and regional stiffness present in individuals where most of the motion occurs at a single spinal segment.

With an expanded repertoire of pain-free motion exercises and additional information on ways to find and adjust stabilization exercises, Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation, Second Edition, offers you new tools to help your patients and clients achieve pain-free exertion.

The text includes exercises and activities that provide a solid foundation of physical work in preparation for more advanced activities in sports and occupations. Also, the process of transitioning into performance exercise is outlined with an explanation of the critical stages of the performance pyramid, including the design of appropriate corrective exercise, building joint and whole-body stability, enhancing endurance, training true strength, and transitioning to ultimate performance.

Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation, Second Edition, presents foundational information and corresponding clinical applications in a clear, well-sequenced format. Part I builds your knowledge of lumbar function and injury. Part II demonstrates how to use this knowledge to build evidence-based injury-prevention programs by assessing risks, creating ergonomic interventions, and training personnel. Part III focuses on improving rehabilitation techniques, including specific diagnostic and provocative tests, with specific therapeutic exercises proven to enhance performance and reduce pain through a continuum from corrective exercise to stability and mobility, endurance, strength, and power.

Additionally, the text offers these practical features to guide your learning and inform your practice:

• More than 475 photos, graphs, and charts support the research and the scientific basis for the text's conclusions.
• More than 50 tests and exercises with step-by-step instructions help you develop successful programs for your patients and clients.
• Special sections highlight how the anatomical, biomechanical, and research results can be applied to clinical situations.
• Extensive discussions on individualizing treatment for clients or patients help you improve your assessment skills by learning what questions to ask and what avenues of investigation to pursue with each patient or client.
• Reproducible handout sheets for each of the 25 basic rehabilitation exercises, which include photos and blank lines for instructions, enable the creation of instruction sheets tailored to the current needs and progress rates of each patient or client.

Cutting-edge research and evidence-based application strategies from the leading spine specialist in North America make Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation, Second Edition, the authoritative text for study, care, and treatment of the low back. Its unique approach to back care will guide you in developing intervention, rehabilitation, and prevention programs to address the unique needs of each patient or client and develop a strong scientific foundation for your practice. ....read more

Most of us suffer from one kind of muscle pain or another, and most of us hide it so that we can keep the job, enjoy the family, play the sport. In this book, health and fitness expert Bonnie Prudden provides the us with the information and tools and shows how we can conteract and then eliminate most muscle pain through her program of Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy or muscle therapy. Covering the body from head to toe, she traces the manifestations of pain to their source (trigger points), explains why such pain develops, and then offers both short-term (Quick-Fix) and long-term (Permanent-Fix) relief. In so doing, she delineates a thoroughgoing program of physical fitness and exercise that will prevent the recurrence of most muscle pain. Myotherapy is profusely illustrated, with step-by-step-exercises and detailed photographs and diagrams that indicate exactly what part of the body and which muscles are being worked on. Additional chapter discuss the importance of posture, offer sound advice on aging, and explain how Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy is being used to treat sports injuries and improve athletic performance. The author describes the kinds of pains and symptoms that are an accepted part of many occupations, hobbies and disease and how they can be counteracted. ....read more

Georgetown Univ., Washington, D.C. Contributors from specialists in sociology, psychology, epidemiology, economics, and social policy have collaborated with orthopedists and orthopedic surgeons to present a clear picture of this common pain problem. Evidence-based to aid in decision making and improvement of treatment. DNLM: Neck Pain--diagnosis. ....read more

The Ab Revolution™
Third edition, completely reorganized and expanded. Easier to follow and use. Dr. Jolie Bookspan's Ab Revolution™ is a groundbreaking method that will change your whole thinking about what abs do (and don't do). Not just a bunch of exercises, this is a technique you can use during daily life - to change posture, stop hyperlordosis and back pain, and get healthier exercise, from simple moves to the toughest you can get. Used by athletes, military and law enforcement personnel, and top spine docs and rehab centers around the world. Jam-packed with new and different concepts and exercises, explained step-by-step. Fully illustrated. 132 pages. ....read more

The most thorough examination of the principles and practices of conservative care of the lower back. Covers non-surgical and non-medicinal methods of treating low back pain and other common disorders and dysfunction. Featuring clinical algorithms and extensive illustrations, this text is a practical guide for mastery of traditional and newer chiropractic techniques. ....read more

A systems approach to understanding and minimizing the causes of low back pain in the workplace

Low back pain affects 80% of the population at some point during their lifetime; it is responsiblefor over 40% of the compensation costs for work-related injuries. This book provides an understanding of the mechanisms influencing low back pain in the workplace and indicates how low back pain might be prevented, saving employers extraordinary amounts in medical costs and protecting workers from the most common on-the-job injury. With a unique, multidisciplinary perspective that shows how various influences or risk factors can be considered collectively, The Working Back: A Systems View:

Explains basic concepts in anatomy and physiology that are essential to understanding and preventing low back pain

Provides a systems perspective on the occupational causes of back pain, not only addressing factors such as spine loading, but also considering the potential impact of psychosocial and organizational interactions, genetics, and physiology

Discusses implementing preventive engineering and administrative controls and integrating risk interventions into the workplace

Offers an expert analysis of current medical research on low back pain in one comprehensive, accessible reference

This book gives readers the knowledge to assess a work environment and prescribe effective interventions. It is a hands-on reference for ergonomists, manufacturing engineers, process engineers, industrial engineers and managers, safety engineers, nurses, therapists, chiropractors, physicians, and workers with back pain. It is also an excellent resource for graduate or undergraduate students of kinesiology, physiology, ergonomics, physical therapy, nursing, industrial design, engineering, and general medicine. ....read more

The companion volume to Muscle Pain: Understanding the Mechanisms, this text shifts the emphasis from concepts to practical advice. It facilitates the diagnosis and management of the often enigmatic symptoms of chronic muscle pain. ....read more

If you or a loved one is suffering with a back problem, the Sex and Back Pain book is the original definitive guides to regaining a satisfying sexual relationship. Deeply personal isssues such as the negative effects of back pain on family relationships, loss of self-esteem, guilt, shyness and fear are discussed with honest sensitivity. Sex and Back Pain helps guide the reader and viewer through these barriers into a full and meaningful recovery of sexual abilities and loving sensuality. Covering various back conditions in sections for both men and women, this compassionately written book includes clear illustrations, photographs, and demonstrations. All models are clothed for the sensitive reader or viewer. The back pain sufferer will learn about the mechanical functions of the back, methods of pain control, learn restorative and relaxation exercises, and discover comfortable positions for sex. To date more than 500,000 copies of the patient version have been sold worldwide. ....read more

If you have neck pain and you are like most people, you want to know how to relieve the pain without having surgery. Dr. Martin Taylor's comprehensive, user-friendly guide to treating neck pain will help you become a partner with your health care team in charting an effective nonsurgical plan for treatment.

With two out of every three adults experiencing severe neck pain at least once in their lives, and one in ten enduring chronic neck pain, medical science has developed an array of treatment options. Which of the many options is right for you? Dr. Taylor identifies the various causes of pain and details the range of medical treatments and physical and alternative therapies available. He explains the least invasive treatments as well as more invasive and less common interventions.

My Neck Hurts! includes information on the following topics, illustrated with photographs and drawings:

• physical therapy, from exercises and aquatherapy to ultrasound and traction • electrical stimulation methods such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and percutaneous neuromodulation therapy (PNT) • manual therapies: massage, osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), and chiropractic treatment• medications, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), muscle relaxants, and topical medications • botulinum toxin therapy, occipital nerve blocks, and other forms of injection therapy• alternative and complementary therapies such as acupuncture, biofeedback, yoga, and Pilates

This truly readable resource includes patient stories, diagrams, and color illustrations as well as tips on how to effectively communicate with your physician, and an appendix of Web sites and other resources.

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Chronic knee, hip and back pain is a problem of epidemic proportions leaving millions of sufferers desperate to find relief. But after trying invasive surgery and countless therapies, all claiming to eliminate chronic musculoskeletal pain, why are so many still suffering with indescribable pain?

The answer is that a source of chronic musculoskeletal pain has - until now - remained unknown. For this reason, the best that health care practitioners can do in some cases is to help patients simply manage their chronic muscle and joint pain.

In his groundbreaking book, Chronic Pain Expert Prof/Dr Brian A Rothbart finally reveals his discovery of a previously unknown source of chronic pain and his therapy secret to success for thousands of his patients who now live pain free lives.

In this passionate and easy to understand book, you will discover:

• Why current treatments for chronic muscle and joint pain don't work
• What is the solution to end your chronic musculoskeletal pain - permanently
• How to quickly determine if Professor Rothbart's therapy is for you
• How, through advanced technology, your body will heal itself for good

Resulting from Professor Rothbart's 40 years in research and clinical practice, this revolutionary therapy has proven successful where other therapies have failed.

Because of Professor Rothbart's devotion to helping others, he now shares his discoveries and therapy with the public, in order to reach out to you, the chronic pain sufferer, and offer you a permanent solution and improved quality of life. Through this innovative therapy, you can join the thousands of people worldwide who are now living forever free from chronic muscle and joint pain

The intended audiences are:

• People suffering from chronic muscle and joint pain who have tried everything and nothing has permanently worked to eliminate their pain
• Health care practitioners, both allopathic and alternative

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Stephen J. Morewitz is a very well-known author in regards to presenting thorough research in the fields of Psychology and Public Health ....read more

B. Saunders. Cleveland State Univ., OH. Biomechanics and treatment for physical therapists. Illustrated. Previous edition: c1991. For the clinician. DNLM: Low Back Pain. ....read more

The two books Muscle Pain: Understanding the Mechanisms and Muscle Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment will help the practitioner to understand why the patients feel pain, what to do about it and why the treatment works. In contrast to proceedings of scientific meetings on muscle pain, they center on practical aspects and can be used by the practitioner in his or her daily work. The two books together provide a unique combination of broad basic knowledge with comprehensive clinical information on the management of patients.

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Dr Art Brownstein suffered the ravages of back pain for twenty agonising years. His ordeal led him through spinal surgery, dependency on pain killers, deep depression and even thoughts of suicide. Today, he runs a busy medical practice, cycles, surfboards, teaches a yoga class and leads an active, normal life completely free of pain! In 'Healing Back Pain Naturally', Dr Brownstein tells how he permanently cured himself and thousands of other back pain patients with his revolutionary 'Back to Life Programme'. He leads you through his programme step-by-step, showing you how to triumph over pain and rediscover the joy of living. 'Presents the best strategies to overcome back problems and addresses the causes of pain, not just the symptoms. It is accurate, up-to-date, reliable, and should be read by anyone suffering from recurrent pain.' Karl Prendergast, Irish Osteopathic Association 'A truly integrative approach to the treatment and prevention of back pain.' Dean Ornish M.D. 'I hope that everyone who suffers from back pain will read his book and heed his wisdom.' Bernie Siegal M.D. ....read more

Do you have back, neck, or shoulder pain that keeps recurring or won't go away? Does back pain keep you from living a full life? If so, you may be suffering from TMS (Tension Myositis Syndrome)—and you don't have to take it anymore!
Dr. John E. Sarno is a medical pioneer whose mind-body approach has helped patients overcome their back conditions—without drugs or dangerous surgery. After indentifying stress and other psychological factors in back pain, he demonstrates how many of his patients have then gone on to heal themselves without exercise or other physical therapy. With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno describes how patients recognize the emotional roots of their TMS and sever the connections between mental and physical pain.
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Pain management specialist Dr. Anthony H. Guarino has created an accessible and up-to-date guide to the range of available treatments to relieve back pain.

Informed by the wealth of information in this book, patients can successfully manage their pain beyond their doctor's office. Dr. Guarino describes proven therapies and coaches patients on how to achieve results. He also offers helpful advice for dealing with the psychological effects of chronic pain and for navigating complicated insurance and disability plans.

With detailed information about medications, exercise, injections, surgery, psychological interventions, and alternative treatments, Get Your Lower Back Pain under Control -- and Get on with Life is an invaluable resource for anyone who suffers from chronic back pain. As Dr. Guarino encourages his own patients, Master your pain. Reclaim your life!

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