3 Minutes to a Pain-Free Life The Groundbreaking Program for Total Body Pain Prevention and Rapid Relief

by Weisberg, Joseph; Shink, Heidi

• ISBN13: 9780743476478
• ISBN10: 0743476476
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-26
• Publisher: Atria Books

Summary

Relieve and prevent chronic pain forever with this simple, safe, and sure-fire three-minute daily program!Imagine a world free of aches and pains...no back pain, headaches, joint stiffness, or arthritis; no expensive ergonomic equipment or pain medications. With Dr. Joseph Weisberg's revolutionary new system, a pain-free life is now within reach of everyone--even those who have endured chronic pain for years.At the heart of Dr. Weisberg's system is the3-Minute Maintenance Method--a unique program for all ages and fitness levels that eliminates the conditions that cause pain in the first place. By utilizing six different thirty-second therapeutic movements the program makes it possible for the body to keep itself free of pain.Thanks to Dr. Weisberg's groundbreaking program, relief--and a lifetime of healthy muscles and joints--is finally at hand. In fact, it's just three minutes away!

Author Biography

Dr. Joseph Weisberg, P.T., Ph.D., has run a private practice since 1969. During that time he has helped to heal thousands of patients, and has been the recipient of five professional and academic awards. He is currently dean of Touro College School of Health Sciences and lives in Great Neck, New York. Heidi Shink, a professional writer for fifteen years, was most recently a producer for E! Entertainment Television. She lives in Los Angeles, California. To find out more about this life-changing program, please visit www.painfreelives.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction	x
Heidi Shink
Introduction	xiii
Dr. Joseph Weisberg
Part I: The Problem Is Not the Problem
The Good News About Pain	2	(22)
The Chair Is the Seat of All Evil	24	(21)
If It's Physical, It's Therapy	45	(30)
Medicinal Know-No's	75	(27)
The Earth Is Not the Center of the Universe, But the Navel Is the Center of Gravity: Musculoskeletal Myths Debunked	102	(20)
Part II: The Solution Is the Weisberg Way
The 3-Minute Maintenance Method	122	(26)
Encyclopedia of Pain Relief	148	(48)
``Itises''	152	(3)
Headaches	155	(2)
Jaw---TMJ	157	(2)
Neck	159	(2)
Shoulders	161	(2)
Elbows	163	(2)
Wrists	165	(2)
Wrists---Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)	167	(2)
Hands and Fingers	169	(2)
Upper Back	171	(2)
Lower Back	173	(3)
Lower Back---Sciatica	176	(2)
Hips	178	(2)
Knees	180	(3)
Shin Splints	183	(1)
Ankles	184	(3)
Feet and Toes	187	(3)
Poor Posture	190	(6)
The 3-Month Tune-Up: Monitor Your Machine	196	(22)
Part III: Special Circumstances
The Modified 3-Minute Maintenance Method	218	(44)
Athletes	220	(9)
Pregnancy	229	(10)
Children (Ages 5 to 15)	239	(9)
Senior Citizens	248	(14)
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: The Weisberg Way While on the Run	262	(20)
Notes	282	(7)
Appendix	289	(2)
Index	291