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The Multifidus Back Pain Solution: Simple Exercises That Target the Muscles That Count |  | Author: Jim Johnson
Creator: Scott D. Boden
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Category: Book
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 8789
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 132
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1572242787
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9781572242784
ASIN: 1572242787
Publication Date: June 15, 2002
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New research suggests that most back pain is caused by underdeveloped multifidus muscles, those that connect the spinal vertebrae and are crucial in bending the back. This book presents exercises to strengthen the multifidus group. Simple explanations and black-and-white drawings throughout show readers how to work with these muscles.
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 Solid Scientific Perspective February 18, 2010
J. Shaw
I'm a yoga teacher that deals with a lot of clients with back issues. The author of this book doesn't say anything about yoga but his approach is easily adapted.
I really appreciated his mixture of scientific research with personal anecdote. His exercises are easily integrated into a yoga routine.
I was surprised though that he doesn't mention laying on your back and pushing the lower back into the ground as a possible multifidus-strengthening exercise. I've found this to be very effective and easily adjusted by using a small towel under the back to provide resistence.
Also, I purchased a "Stabilizer" which is a biofeedback device that measures the amount of pressure one is excerting. This works great with the laying on your back exercise I describe above.
The author's additional section about how to sit, etc. was a nice touch.
 Useless January 25, 2010
Sam (Boston, MA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a disappointing purchase. Written for a 3 year old reading level, the 'book' was mostly filler - useless stories and personal anecdotes.
The only useful information could have been presented in a 3 page brochure. There were 4 versions of the same exercise, with an embarrassing display of graphics.
The author should stick to his first profession.
 Excellent back book December 7, 2009
Robert Shaw (Michigan)
If you have a lower back problem this is an excellent book. I have lower back problems and do the exercises described. If I don't do them at least 3 times a week I soon have more problems. I would also recommend Leon Root's "No More Aching Back".
A really good book November 20, 2009
Senix (Winchester, VA United States)
As a neurologist, I see a lot of people with low back pain. After getting back pain 2 years ago, I was frustrated that nothing seemed to help, but this book gives one a lot of hope and very reasonable exercises and approach toward back pain. so far, so good. Back pain is better, and I try to keep exercising the Mutifidus muscles every other day...more or less!
Helped Prepare Me for Surgery August 31, 2009
Citizen John (Washington, DC)
Even with already 31 prior customer reviews, I feel my experience will be beneficial for those people destined for surgery. This book, a gift from a family member, helped a lot because post-surgery recovery is much easier if you go in with a strong multifidus.
In my case, one disk was severely degenerated already - it had basically melted away over time and I had bone on bone. In fact, the upper vertebra above that disk had slid more than 40% off the lower one and finally cracked in one place just prior to surgery, and this caused a whole set of other long-term potential problems. I had constant pain and numbness in one whole leg including the foot, the common experience for people prior to this surgery. Activities were one by one getting eliminated from my life.
Therefore, my situation was not one where theories about chronic back pain mattered anymore. I had to get the spinal fusion operation. I did not see any alternative nor did any medical professionals with whom I consulted. When the upper vertebra cracked, I got scheduled for surgery right away and within days.
Before reading the book, I did not know about the multifidus. The author, Jim Johnson, P.T., did a great job explaining this very unique part of the anatomy to a lay person such as myself. He also provided key exercise(s) and instructions for performing them to strengthen the multifidus.
I used a fitness ball, hand weights and ankle weights every other night just as prescribed. I slowly increased the weight amount, the holding time, and the number of repetitions. I also did the exercises in reverse, facing belly up, to strengthen my abdomen muscles, which was not prescribed in the book. When I went into my spinal fusion surgery, a 5 ½ hour operation, I went in with a very thick and strong multifidus. You want to go in with a very strong multifidus. Afterward the surgeon commented on the unusual strong muscles there.
This was important because recovery after this surgery varies a lot depending on many factors. I am in otherwise very good physical condition. That is why I understand that this can happen to anybody. But the key, I believe, was that I followed the exercise instruction of the author. My post operation recovery, while extremely difficult for the first few days, turned out to be excellent. Now I am still recovering because it takes a full year for the bone to completely form in a fusion.
One thing I had trouble with before going into the operation was that I had never communicated with anybody that had this operation. It would have helped to have somebody to tell me their experience. There are a few testimonials that one can find on the Internet, but I never got a chance to communicate about this with a former patient of this operation. I would be happy to exchange email with an individual facing a spinal fusion operation. For this reason, I provided an email in my profile.
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