The Body Mechanic's Handbook: Why You Have Low Back Pain and How To Eliminate It At Home
Language: English
Published by Vitruvian Publishing, 2018
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- Title
- The Body Mechanic's Handbook: Why You Have Low Back Pain and How To Eliminate It At Home
- Author
- Dakin, Geoff
- Publisher
- Vitruvian Publishing
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0995182639
- ISBN 13
- 9780995182639
Banish Your Back Pain — Forever!
(Second Edition)
Are you dealing with chronic low back pain—and getting tired of “temporary fixes” that never seem to hold? Have you tried stretching, strengthening, treatment after treatment… only to find yourself right back where you started?
The Body Mechanic’s Handbook is built for the person who’s ready to stop guessing and start using a clear, step-by-step system at home.
For nearly 40 years, Geoff Dakin has helped thousands of people resolve stubborn pain patterns by addressing what most approaches miss: body mechanics and the postural imbalances that quietly overload the system. This Second Edition gives you a practical, proven roadmap for healing your own back—with a focus on alignment, control, and nervous system regulation (because lasting change doesn’t come from “doing more exercises,” it comes from doing the right things in the right order).
Think of this book as a “Back Pain Mechanic” manual. You’ll learn how to identify the real driver of your pain, then apply targeted back pain exercises and positioning strategies to help your body reorganize, unload, and recover.
Inside you’ll discover:
- Why what you think is causing your pain is often just the symptom—not the source
- The most common mechanical patterns behind chronic low back pain (and how to spot them)
- How to improve positioning, mobility, balance, and breathing—without aggravating your symptoms
- A clear, progressive system of exercises to relieve back pain, with modifications for your unique body
- How to safely “test, intervene, retest” so you know what’s helping (and what isn’t)
- How to stop chasing relief and start treating your own back with a repeatable strategy
If you’re ready to become your own body mechanic—and finally build results that hold—grab The Body Mechanic’s Handbook today.
Editorial Reviews
“I’ve seen many of my patients benefit from the system Geoff outlines… This book can put him on your team.”
— Dr. Jeffrey Scholten, BSc, DC, DCCJP, FCCJP (Clinic Director, The Vital Posture™ Clinic; President, NUCCA), Calgary, AB, Canada
“Geoff always did great work with my patients who were in pain… The best reference came from my patients who returned with improvement.”
— Dr. Mike Orth, BSc, CCFP(EM), Edmonton, AB, Canada
“I regularly collaborate with Geoff… I have seen chronic hip and low back pain to knee and Achilles heel pain resolve in patients who used this protocol.”
— Dr. Jordan Ausmus, DC, Calgary, AB, Canada
“He has magic hands, but it truly was his Alignment First Protocol… an incredible system I would recommend to anyone.”
— Dr. Brian Newell, MD, Cleveland, OH, USA
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