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Rapidly Reversible Low Back Pain | 
 enlarge | Author: Ronald Donelson
Publisher: Self Care First, LLC
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 301564
Media: Paperback
Pages: 252
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0979038707
Dewey Decimal Number: 615
EAN: 9780979038709
ASIN: 0979038707
Publication Date: December 4, 2006
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Unknown to most are the many studies reporting that most low back pain is a rapidly reversible condition; that is, it can be eliminated, often quickly, by the patients themselves. This large subgroup can now be identified early on, providing opportunity for great cost savings and a goldmine of research discoveries about the causes of, and solutions to, low back pain. Dr. Donelson is a veteran spine specialist, researcher and educator who brings badly needed common sense and evidence to this complex problem of low back pain. In this hard-to-put-down account, he accurately exposes flaws in the low back pain scientific process and then offers simple, logical remedies. His insightful review of this valuable, yet ironically overlooked, clinical research reveals both clinical and economic solutions from implementing patient-specific treatments, rather than the "one-size-fits-all" guideline recommendations. This refreshing approach offers clinicians clinical methods to objectively determine non-pharmacologic ways for patients to gain control of their own low back pain and to recover more quickly and simply. Such objective decision-making offers new insights into how to avoid the need for medication, expensive imaging, or specialist referral, including low back surgery. And for the first time, psychosocial factors and manual therapies are placed in their proper perspective. This is a valuable read for any stakeholder seeking to improve the management of low back pain and to dramatically reduce its annual U.S. cost of $50 billion or more. Employers, payers, and disease management groups alike will benefit from these reliable means of determining the few necessary and many avoidable costs of managing low back pain.
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For the LOVE OF GOD, why is this book and assessment not more popular? May 8, 2008
Rob (Austin, Tx, USA)
This is a very precise overview of the McKenzie Method that actually would help cut down the cost of healthcare if there were 2 aspects in place:
1 - Practitioners who knew the method and how to apply treatment principles properly as a result of a precise assessment.
2 - General Practitioners who would recognize a musculoskeletal injury that would benefit from the McKenzie Method.
I run an online Physical Therapy clinic at [...] and this is the ONLY method that can be used this way to properly assess and treat patients with out ever touching them.
I had hoped to find this book with more reviews and exposure, but seems like the head-butting community of therapists and chiro's who would rather rip on one another about how their method is the best (even with zero evidence) and how McKenzie has no place in treating musculoskeletal pain.
In summary, if you want an eye opening look into the 2+2=4 method of assessing and treating back pain and other musculoskeletal injuries, this is the book for you.
Brilliant Book August 19, 2007
A. Mollin (usa)
This was a brilliant book. Although I have read the McKenzie Texts cover to cover, it is only through the information in this book that I now truly understand the research and guideline dilemmas that exist in LBP management. In turn, I understand why it is taking so long for MDT to be more widely accepted, and how approaches lacking any significant evidence have been able to flourish, in particular, related to the field practice of manual therapy and alternative treatment approaches, never mind the pervasiveness of surgical intervention, etc. You have also presented some innovative ways of trying to spread the word and make MDT more accepted.
Everything you need to know about low back pain August 17, 2007
Joseph G. Maccio (Troy,New York USA)
This is a book that should be read by everyone involved in low back pain care. Dr. Donelson uses great analogies to question past research methodologies and has compiled all the evidence that supports Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) in an easy to read format. Insurance companies and employers involved in paying into the $90 billion a year low back dilemma should be particularly aware of the lack of evidence for very expensive and often ineffective diagnostic testing and treatments. Donelson's analogy of how these costs could be significantly reduced simply by using MDT as a presurgical gold standard is enlightening. The study sited in Denmark was quite impressive by showing the reduction in surgical rates by two thirds when simply utilizing MDT. For our patients, this book will allow them to make informed decisions regarding low back care. With "centralization" and "directional preference" occurring in 75 - 85 % of individuals with low back and leg pain, and 50% with chronic low back pain why would you not demand that this be your first course of treatment? For Physical Therapists who are not trained in MDT, this an excellent reason to begin training. Very often physical therapists are looking for studies to support what they do and they are often frustrated by the lack of valid research. Donelson's book is an almanac of relevant literature and scientific studies that confirm the importance of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. For those of us who have received the advanced training in MDT, it is a wonderful read as it validates what we see in the clinic on an everyday basis. I am personally very appreciative of the effort that has gone into this book. It is an excellent reference book that helps explain to industry, insurance carriers, referral sources, and patients that what we do as clinicians not only produces extremely good results with minimal expense but has a wealth of scientific data to support it as well.
Joseph G. Maccio, MA, PT, Dip. MDT
Diplomat, Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy
A MUST read! August 1, 2007
Christopher C. Roland
Dr. Donelson's book is a MUST read for physicians, therapists, nurses, chiropractors - any professional who is interested in helping their patients with their lower back pain (LBP). Additionally, this book is a MUST read for patients like myself who was searching, searching and searching for cutting-edge information on LBP. For four months I suffered with extreme over-the-edge pain from a nerve impingement caused by an L5-S1 bulging disc. I was prescribed medication and physical therapy with no relief. I then proceeded to have two epidural treatments - but again, with no relief. Fortunately I bumped into a Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT)-credentialed Physical Therapist who scheduled me for an assessment and then treatment. Next I found out about this book - and information is power! I poured through the content and in a short time became more and more confident and motivated to do everything under my power to get well. Close to scheduling surgery at one point, I am now symptom-free.
From my LBP journey, I am encouraged that the medical community seems to be leaning towards recommending least invasive strategies for their patients including medication, Physical Therapy and advice to stay active. However, after reading this book, it should become rapidly apparent that an additional recommendation of an MDT assessment should be given. By doing so, weeks and months of endless pain may be averted - not to mention the endless dollars necessary for medication and medical procedures and the dollars spent on Worker's Compensation and Medical Disability. Are you listening insurance industry?
shedding light on non specific low back pain July 22, 2007
Janet L. Anspach Rickey
I've spent more than twenty years in a profession that is so misunderstood not only by its own (PTs) but by all other medical professionals, insurance companies and through them - the public......
Knowing how to systematically evaluate and treat non specific low back pain, educating patients and involving them in the process of helping them to help themselves, understanding pain patterns and knowing when conservative care is sufficient and when it has been exhausted, all this and more are introduced in Dr Donelson's book.
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