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Heal Your Aching Back

1st Edition
0071508805 · 9780071508803
Take back your health, your fitness, and your lifeThis authoritative and comprehensive guide, written by a Harvard doctor who has struggled with back pain himself, will help you find the real cause of your problem--and the smartest way to treat it. T… Read More
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Part One: The Perplexities of Back Pain

1: Bewildered by Your Back Pain?

2: Who Gets Back Pain?

Part Two: Understanding Back Pain

3: The Workings of Your Back

4: Why Your Back Hurts

5: Getting a Diagnosis

Part Three: Controlling Your Pain

6: Priority #1: Relieving Your Pain

7: Can Complementary Therapies Help Your Aching Back?

Part Four: Managing Your Condition

8: Is Surgery Right for You?

9: Preventing a Repeat Episode

10: When Pain Persists

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Take back your health, your fitness, and your life

This authoritative and comprehensive guide, written by a Harvard doctor who has struggled with back pain himself, will help you find the real cause of your problem--and the smartest way to treat it. This simple step-by-step program will show you how to:

  • Get the right diagnosis for your type of back pain
  • Find the most effective treatment, including complementary therapies
  • Control pain through specific exercises, massage, and yoga
  • Avoid surgery, prevent reinjury, and strengthen your back for life

Dr. Katz also gives you the most up-to-date information on chiropractic care, new pain medications, alternative physical therapies, and back surgery.