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The Multifidus Back Pain Solution: Simple Exercises That Target the Muscles That Count | 
 enlarge | Author: Jim Johnson
Creator: Scott D. Boden
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 16486
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 132
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
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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Book Description
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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 Good for giving you info on research May 3, 2008
Most of this book gives alot of research info about what is true and not true about back pain. There is actually very little on actual exercises except for the 3 he describes which are excellent as there is one for every level of back pain you are in. I would have liked more exericises but what I do appreciate is that he points out once you reach your level of strength, you don't have to do them every day to maintain it.
 Why it is a good read plus other suggestions. March 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
You will like this book for what it tells you NOT to do and why more than for what it tells you to do. There is only one exercise (with variations) he suggests. However, he is great at explaining why other approaches may not be effective. He bases everything he says on his years of plowing through documented clinical trials. You will get more from this short book than you will from a visit to most Doctors or PTs. You will also save yourself a lot of running around from specialist to PT to alternative practitioners. Jim Johnson is not a snake oil salesman. This is solid information. I am using his information to help reduce my low back and hip pain, and sciatica. I believe it is having a positive impact.
In addition to using Jim's method other things I have found helpful (I have tried dozens) are: using a high quality, hi density, memory foam mattress topper to sleep on; using a product called "back joy" to sit on when I must sit in a chair or in the car; walking 45 minutes a day or, in the winter, using an elliptical machine (even if there is pain walking it usually goes away after about 15 minutes); doing additional stretching, moderate weight lifting and core work; and perhaps most important getting rid of my office chair and replacing it with a medium size exercise ball. YES that is correct, I sit on an exercise ball (draped in a soft blanket for comfort) instead of a chair. Now my wife does the same and my daughter. Once you get used to it, which takes a few weeks, you may never go back to chairs. Great for keeping your back limber and your mind alert. Why spend a thousand dollars on a fancy "ergonomic" chair when you can spend 20 bucks on an exercise ball that works even better? Best of luck with your back pain.
Unbelievable... a borderline miracle.... 10++ stars October 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!! I had back surgery 2 years ago (L1-L2 thru L3-L4 lumbar diskectomy) to relieve severe lower back pain and sciatica pain in the left leg. Although the surgery relieved the sciatica, regularly every 4-6 weeks I subsequently had recurring "episodes" which took 2-3 weeks to subside. I was walking, swimming, stretching, etc., all to no avail. Skelaxin and Mobic became my best friends during this period. A random Google search turned up this book by Jim Johnson (and the excellent 8/23/06 Amazon review by G. Brennan of LA,CA), and I decided "what the hell".... Bottom Line: It works. Period. I bought 2.5 lb. ankle weights, do the recommended exercises < 10 minutes/day every day, and 3-4 weeks later, my back pain has disappeared and the numbness in my left heel has disappeared 80%. BUY THIS BOOK. IT'LL BE THE BEST $10 YOU HAVE EVER SPENT IN YOUR LIFE.
very helpful August 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been doing the exercises for 2 months. My lower back pain has not completely gone away, but has been greatly reduced. Best $10 I have spent in a long time...
Info my physical therapist did not give me! July 19, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been struggling with lower back problems for almost a year. Had an MRI that showed a bulging disc, but my symptoms didn't match that location. Had physical therapy (most of it made me worse), finally had a steriod injection that decreased the inflammation and eliminated the pain (although it is supposed to be temporary). No one (Doctor or therapists) seemed all that interested in helping me determine what to do to prevent a recurrence. I purchased several books -- this one was very helpful (although his focus is on just this one muscle) and I do believe the exercises are strengthing my back. Also helpful was one of the Robin McKenzie books. By combining these two approaches, I think I'm well on my way to preventing another painful flare-up.
I found his explanations of how the back works and his discussion of the research (upon which he bases his approach) to be enlightening.
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