7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life : How to Rapidly Relieve Back and Neck Pain

by McKenzie, Robin; Kubey, Craig

• ISBN13: 9780452282773
• ISBN10: 0452282772
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

The phenomenon known as the McKenzie Method has helped millions of people with chronic back and neck pain. In 7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life, its founder, world-renowned physical therapist Robin McKenzie, shares the innovative program that can save you from a life of pain. 7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life combines and enhances McKenzie's back and neck books that have sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide. The 7 essential steps that make up the McKenzie Method have become the keystone for back and neck care in 35 countries, including the United States. In this easy-to-follow, fully illustrated book, you'll read about: * Common causes of lower-back and neck pain * The vital role discs play in back and neck health * Easy exercises that alleviate pain immediately * How to stay out of pain Complete with more than 150 photos and illustrations, and considered the treatment of choice by health care professionals throughout the world, 7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life will help you get out of pain-and stay out of pain. It is an invaluable tool for better health.

Author Biography

Robin McKenzie is an internationally acclaimed physical therapist who has spent the last 40 years perfecting the McKenzie Method. In 1990 he was named Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. In January 2000 in the New Year Honors, the Queen appointed him to an even higher order, naming him a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM).
Craig Kubey is the author of seven previous books.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Craig Kubey
Preface: The Chance Discovery	3	(4)
You Can Stop Back and Neck Pain	7	(8)
How Your Back and Neck Work and Why They Hurt	15	(10)
Back Problems	25	(8)
Common Causes of Lower Back Pain	33	(32)
The McKenzie Method Exercises for the Back	65	(22)
When to Do the Back Exercises	87	(14)
Instructions for People with Acute Lower Back Pain	101	(6)
Special Back Situations	107	(12)
Common Back Remedies and Solutions	119	(6)
Neck Problems	125	(14)
Common Causes of Neck Pain	139	(16)
The McKenzie Method Exercises for the Neck	155	(20)
When to Do the Neck Exercises	175	(6)
Instructions for People with Acute Neck Pain	181	(4)
Panic Pages for the Back	185	(4)
Panic Pages for the Neck	189	(4)
Appendix A: How to Find a McKenzie-Trained Health Care Practitioner	193	(2)
Appendix B: Products for the Back and Neck	195	(2)
About the Author and the Collaborator	197	(4)
Index	201