The Back Sufferers' Bible - Softcover

Key, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1760295094 ISBN 13: 9781760295097

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2017

Synopsis

The human spine is not well suited for our way of life and as a result back pain is pandemic--there is hardly anyone who has not been bothered by it at some time. Advanced as we are in other areas of science, with fixing backs we are little further ahead. This book breaks new ground, and is written for sufferers and practitioners alike. In layman's language it charts a new, easy-to-understand model for the way the human spine breaks down, starting off with commonplace and totally reversible conditions (which 90% of us have), and progressing to the more difficult ones. The Back Sufferers' Bible describes clearly how each stage of back pain manifests, and sets out a logical course of treatment programs. It explains when you need medication and when you need to rest in bed. It explains all the exercises--how to do them and the common pitfalls with each one. It gives you all the information you need to play an active part in your own treatment. For practitioners, there is a new section of comprehensive source material and further reading.

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Review:

Back pain can hit any one of us at any time of our lives for any number of reason ranging from damage to nerves, joints and muscles to the spine itself, with totally curable conditions suffered by 90 per cent of the population. For those people The Back Sufferer's Bible is something of a godsend.

Physiotherapist Sarah Key draws on over 25 years of experience to give a no-nonsense overview of the five stages of spinal breakdown, removing the mystery of back pain and getting down to the nitty-gritty of how to successfully treat your own back.

With straightforward explanations of the different causes of back pain and easy-to-follow programmes to bring relief to even the most chronic pain, Sarah Key's gem of a book gets straight to the point and is a must for sufferers who want the chance to take the health of their backs into their own hands. --Susan Harrison

Review:

"Sarah Key's exercises really do work" (HRH the Prince of Wales)

"physiotherapist to The Royals" (Daily Mail)

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1760295094
• ISBN 13: 9781760295097
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 272