Back Pain Helpbook (Blue Shield Calif Ed) - Softcover

Moore, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738207845 ISBN 13: 9780738207841

Publisher: Perseus Books, 2002

Synopsis

An estimated 8 million Americans require medical care or time off from work because of back pain each year. Despite advances in modern medicine, there is no cure for back pain and the most commonly prescribed remedy for this painful and debilitating condition is long-term self-management.A self-care program for better living, The Back Pain Helpbook includes mind-body methods for relaxation such as breathing and meditation techniques, strategies for combating the depression and fear that often accompany chronic pain, a comprehensive program for fitness including strengthening and stretching exercises, recommendations for prescription and over-the-counter drugs to ease back pain, advice for when to see your doctor and how to get the most out of those visits, tips for engaging in daily activities from sleeping to working to sex, and guidelines for avoiding flare-ups or managing them when they occur.

About this title

About the Author:

James E. Moore, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist in the Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Mason Medical centre in Seattle, WA and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and behavioural Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perseus Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0738207845
• ISBN 13: 9780738207841
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240