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 enlarge | Authors: Robin Mckenzie, Craig Kubey
Publisher: Plume
Category: Book
List Price: $17.00
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Rating:  68 reviews
Sales Rank: 3700
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0452282772
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.56406
EAN: 9780452282773
ASIN: 0452282772
Publication Date: October 1, 2001
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 Help is at Hand February 22, 2008
Leah Jones
I would never have believed that spending a few minutes a day with a little book could relieve my chronic back-pain, but I believe it now! I have lived with pain for years, and have had both my hips replaced. This gave me much relief, but I sit a lot, which causes pain in itself. My son has this book, and while visiting him I looked through it, and half-heartedly did a couple of exercises. I was surprised and delighted to find that my back felt better after a few minutes of the exercises. I ordered it from you when I went home, and when I received it I began to do the suggested movements as instructed. They are easy, have only to be done at my own pace, and the relief is extraordinary! The best thing is that I thought I would always have to rely on strong pain relievers, and it is now rarely that I take one, so the nausea I felt from their effects has gone too. An added bonus. It would be good to use this book before there was any pain - I feel it would keep the spine healthy for a lifetime.
Great Book for Managing Chronic Back and Neck Pain February 15, 2008
H. L. Barnett (Monticello, Florida, USA)
This book was recommended to me by my orthopedist and my by physical therapist. It is very informative and the exercises are great. I have been using the book for about two years in conjunction with instructions from the above medical practitioners. The exercises really work to help you through and reduce the length of acute pain periods and when used daily significantly reduce episodes of acute pain.
 Works only if your spine is stiff and the low back curve is flat November 3, 2007
VG (GA, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is suitable for healthy and athletic type younger people. Be careful if you have DDD (degenerated disc of the lumbar) or arthritis. This may give relief for couple of day but the pain comes back! The tension pose (equivalent of bending back) actually increased my pain after 2 weeks.
Back pain is gone for first time in over 7 mo's after using this book October 14, 2007
Jocelyn Pollack (New York, NY USA)
I am only 29 yrs old and have had a terrible back almost my whole life, and about 8 months ago, my worst ever back pain episode began and did not subside for another 6 months, until I read and began following the McKensie method principles.
My spine specialist almost demanded that I read this book, so I was a bit skeptical at first that he might be trying to promote the book for his own benefit. However, after having read and used the techniques outlined in this book for the first few days, I instantly became aware that my doctor was not trying to trick me, but rather, he gave me an incredibly valuable resource. I now do these stretches several times every day, and my back is practically pain free. I am able to go to the gym and exercise again without throwing out my back, and working an 8 hour day doesn't injure my back either. It's like a miracle. I am also seeing a McKensie method trained physical therapist now and am much better using his exercises when compared to the exercises of my old physical therapist.
I highly recommend giving this book a try if you have recurrent lower back pain that hurts most when sitting or standing, and is most severe when bending forward. It works better than all the doctors, acupuncturists, and physical therapists I've ever seen. And make sure your physical therapist is trained in the McKensie Method or else you could risk aggravating your back even further.
 At Last! July 13, 2007
Patti L. (Norman, OK USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been in pain for 6 months but just a few days of these exercises and the pain is gone. It's a quick read and the illustrations make the exercises easy to do. The testimonials were overkill and I skipped most of them. Back doctors may be put out of business!
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