Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain
by Ronald D. Siegel, Michael H. Urdang, Douglas R. Johnson
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Author: Douglas R. Johnson, Michael H. Urdang, Ronald D. SiegelEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-04
ISBN: 0767905814
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Book Review: Another Viewpoint About Back Pain
Summary: 5 Stars
Great book telling an alternative tale. What I got out of this book, and what it's meant for my chronic back pain. Being on the tall side of things, I blamed my back pain on more leverage on my back and such things. I've always done for myself, not afraid to do any kind of physical task. Back pain was always somewhat present my whole life, and at the bad times it would spasm and lay me up for days. Learning how to stretch out the hard to stretch muscles and not being fearful of back mobility, but at the same time lifting things correctly (bent legs, straighter back load close to body, using leg power) has seemed to solve my problem for over 3 years now.
This book was an eye opener for me, mainly because of the strong evidence from other countries medical records that imply that using the back in daily toil seems to manifest in no back pain complaints, even with the same scary wear and tear problems of the spine evident, that we in the West live in fear of.
I recommend reading it for yourself and making your own conclusions. Also, I cannot emphasize enough, how sitting all day and such, is hard on the back as it shortens and tightens gluteus, hip, and hamstring muscles. This causes more stress on the spine when using the back, because the hips and legs limit mobility and the spine has to make up for that, when bending over, for example. In any case, I've found that as the book implies, exercising the back eliminates pain, and baby-ing it (a.k.a. being stressed about getting back pain, therefore avoiding using it) results in chronic pain and risk of injury.
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