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ISBN10: 0071508805 | ISBN13: 9780071508803

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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.
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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