Your Miraculous Back: A Step-by-step Guide to Relieving Neck & Back Pain
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By: Gerald M. Silverman
Format: Paperback
From: New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date: May 2006
From: New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date: May 2006
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2006-06-06
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 171
Ean: 9781572244528
Isbn: 1572244526
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2006-06-06
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 171
Ean: 9781572244528
Isbn: 1572244526
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Change the Way You Think About, Cope with, and Treat Lower Back and Neck Pain
If you suffer from chronic back pain, you’ve probably complained countless times about the "bad back" you think you have. But what if we told you otherwise, that you actually have a "miraculous back", an engineering marvel capable of dramatic feats of strength, flexibility, and support? If this sounds like news then you owe it to yourself to keep reading and discover the techniques that can free you from chronic back and neck pain forever.
The epidemic of debilitating back pain that 35 million Americans struggle with is a manifestation of the culture we live in: sedentary lifestyles, inadequate exercise, and a reluctance to challenge the failed therapies of the past. Instead, this book offers targeted massage techniques with a set of directed range-of-motion and stretching exercises that will bring relief to anyone suffering from persistent pain. This is your user’s guide to the human back: It explains the physiological function of this remarkable system of bones, joints, and connective tissue. Once you understand the system and learn why not to fear the pain, we’ll show you how to design a recovery program that is specific to your particular neck or back pain problem.
"A true back-owner’s manual. Required reading for anyone who has had back pain, has it now, or will have it." —Allen G. Zippin, MD, diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery
"Any book written to help people help themselves must contain technical details about how to do so—and this book is no exception. However, what distinguishes this book is that these gems are embedded in an account that personalizes Gerry Silverman to the reader. The stories of patients are presented with empathy and respect. The solutions to problems often enough originate in the application of some common sense plus some stretching and rubbing, so they are accessible to anyone. The book is easy, appropriate, convincingly honest, truly clinical—as well, I am sure, as an authoritative guide." —Harvey L. Lerner, MD, diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine
"Healing is a spiritual as well as a physical challenge. Gerry Silverman has helped the work of healing with this wonderful book." —Rabbi Marc Gellman, Ph.D., senior rabbi of Temple Beth Torah in Melville, NY
If you suffer from chronic back pain, you’ve probably complained countless times about the "bad back" you think you have. But what if we told you otherwise, that you actually have a "miraculous back", an engineering marvel capable of dramatic feats of strength, flexibility, and support? If this sounds like news then you owe it to yourself to keep reading and discover the techniques that can free you from chronic back and neck pain forever.
The epidemic of debilitating back pain that 35 million Americans struggle with is a manifestation of the culture we live in: sedentary lifestyles, inadequate exercise, and a reluctance to challenge the failed therapies of the past. Instead, this book offers targeted massage techniques with a set of directed range-of-motion and stretching exercises that will bring relief to anyone suffering from persistent pain. This is your user’s guide to the human back: It explains the physiological function of this remarkable system of bones, joints, and connective tissue. Once you understand the system and learn why not to fear the pain, we’ll show you how to design a recovery program that is specific to your particular neck or back pain problem.
"A true back-owner’s manual. Required reading for anyone who has had back pain, has it now, or will have it." —Allen G. Zippin, MD, diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery
"Any book written to help people help themselves must contain technical details about how to do so—and this book is no exception. However, what distinguishes this book is that these gems are embedded in an account that personalizes Gerry Silverman to the reader. The stories of patients are presented with empathy and respect. The solutions to problems often enough originate in the application of some common sense plus some stretching and rubbing, so they are accessible to anyone. The book is easy, appropriate, convincingly honest, truly clinical—as well, I am sure, as an authoritative guide." —Harvey L. Lerner, MD, diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine
"Healing is a spiritual as well as a physical challenge. Gerry Silverman has helped the work of healing with this wonderful book." —Rabbi Marc Gellman, Ph.D., senior rabbi of Temple Beth Torah in Melville, NY
USER REVIEWS
"I suffer from frequent back pain and I bought this book for the sole purpose of finding stretching exercises that help the back. The book is a good exposition of how the human back is structured and allows me to understand some of the intricacies, but falls short of providing any useful exercise that can help me. It may be wrong on my part to have such high expectations. I would suggest going for dedicated books on stretching (or may be yoga) instead of this one if you're looking for relief rather than a science lesson. "
~ Written on 2008-04-06
~ Written on 2008-04-06
"Easy to read and understand without being overwhelmed by medical
jargon. I'm in my seventies and the excercises really are helpful in alleviating what I thought were incurable old-age back aches and pains. The excercises do not require a lot of time to be effective, and I can handle everyday household chores pain-free. Although it won't reduce my golf handicap, it definitely makes the game and getting around the course more enjoyable. I especially recommend it to baby boomers as a permanent reference. "
~ Written on 2006-09-17
jargon. I'm in my seventies and the excercises really are helpful in alleviating what I thought were incurable old-age back aches and pains. The excercises do not require a lot of time to be effective, and I can handle everyday household chores pain-free. Although it won't reduce my golf handicap, it definitely makes the game and getting around the course more enjoyable. I especially recommend it to baby boomers as a permanent reference. "
~ Written on 2006-09-17
"I've been experiencing lower back pain for about 7 years, and like the rest of us, nothing really ever worked. Doctors had no real solutions other than back surgery - which I certainly didn't want to consider. Amazingly, this book has helped and I did not have to go under the knife!! I am very thankful to have discovered this rare gem. The back stretching exercises have really worked, so much so - that after a month of exercising my lower back feels stronger and the pain that typically plagues me is practically gone. Additionally, I found the description of how the back joints, muscles, and bones work together, their make-up, and their proper purpose to be very helpful. For those of you who are at their wits end with back pains and think that the doctor advocating surgery is the only way to get relief - try this book first... it is well worth the read.
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~ Written on 2006-09-11
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~ Written on 2006-09-11
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I loved the book. It was packed with information. It is very user friendly and informative and I found the technical stuff to be the most interesting. I think that even if a person had already determined that surgery was the next step that they would be better off reading this ahead of their hospital stay. I liked the "Think Back" section, a good idea for the older folks and for those fast readers who might miss the point. It's a great "all in one" book versus others that might discuss solely anatomy or exercises or alternative therapies.
Alas, people are lazy. The central message of the book is about taking responsibility for one's own wellbeing will likely disappoint those who are inevitably looking for the quick fix. All in all though, it was a good concise read and will I'm sure it will help many motivated people.
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~ Written on 2006-09-08
I loved the book. It was packed with information. It is very user friendly and informative and I found the technical stuff to be the most interesting. I think that even if a person had already determined that surgery was the next step that they would be better off reading this ahead of their hospital stay. I liked the "Think Back" section, a good idea for the older folks and for those fast readers who might miss the point. It's a great "all in one" book versus others that might discuss solely anatomy or exercises or alternative therapies.
Alas, people are lazy. The central message of the book is about taking responsibility for one's own wellbeing will likely disappoint those who are inevitably looking for the quick fix. All in all though, it was a good concise read and will I'm sure it will help many motivated people.
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~ Written on 2006-09-08
"I have suffered from chronic back pain for the last 6 years. I have gone from this doctor to that doctor searching for relief. I have finally found my answer. A German proverb teaches us that nothing in this world is permanent, including back pain. Gerald Silverman's "Your Miraculous Back" is a gift from heaven in that it offers targeted stretching exercises that significantly helped ease the pain I had. The book provides a lucid description of muscle and disc joint pain as well as practical methods for treatment and massage.
I strongly encourage all who suffer from neck and back pain to read this book. It will certainly help."
~ Written on 2006-09-07
I strongly encourage all who suffer from neck and back pain to read this book. It will certainly help."
~ Written on 2006-09-07