Fixing You: Back Pain: Self-Treatment for Sciatica, Bulging and Herniated Disks, Stenosis, Degenerative Disks, and other diagnoses.
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 098219370X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 124 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rick specializes in helping people with chronic pain conditions from head to toe. Rick's books have helped thousands of people recover from their chronic pain. Rick Olderman is a physical therapist, personal trainer, and Pilates instructor living in Denver, CO. . Rick's philosophy is that pain is a signal that something is wrong with the body,
. Rick simplifies complicated medical problems helping you distill the causes of your pain down to a few simple issues. Fixing You: Back Pain is part of the Fixing You series addressing chronic or recurring pain in the entire body. Fixing pain involves more than just stretching or strengthening muscles; it requires your attention to how you move. From the Publisher Fixing You: Back Pain represents a new biomechanical approach to fixing back or sciatic pain, rather than merely treating symptoms. Rick teaches you which muscles are at the root of your pain as well as how this creates painful movement. He then shows you how to break this cycle.
Lance A. said Fantastic Solution to Back Pain!. This series is BRILLIANT! I have noticed a huge difference in just one week. Who would have guessed that a lot of my back issues had to do with tight hamstrings (back of the thighs)!Olderman's book guides you through diagnosing yourself and then provides targeted corrective exercises. A fantastic bonus is that the book includes a code so you can access excellent videos on his website demonstrating the various diagnostics and exercises. This is especially helpful because he provides commentary during the vi. Good but very vague When I bought the book I expected some specific selections on herniated disks, bulging, etc, but rather I found explnations on various sources of pain, common parts involved and different aspects regarding posturing and others. Not much is focused on providing specific direction to fix/alleviate pain in a bulging or herniated, or descicated disks. Good starting point, but wish there was something more specific as the title states. Also note that this is a tiny book.. A very useful book M. Martin This book has excellent visuals and easy to understand explanations of what is usually a complex subject. I have used this book to help myself recover from postpartum back pain. I also use it as a reference for my clients. I teach Pilates for fitness and rehabilitation and I find Rick's movement observations and anatomy explanations extremely helpful. For me, it has opened up a whole new window of looking at back pain. The insights from this book have helped me and many of my clients. I highly recommend th
Fixing You: Back Pain explains clearly why back pain happens and how to fix issues not only in the spine but also the pelvis, walking habits, sleeping, sitting, and more. Please look for Fixing You: Back Pain, 2nd edition for a more updated version of this book!. Rick has even created free video clips of all the exercises found in the book to help you fix these issues. Back pain is often due to larger problems, such as poor walking habits or pelvic muscle tightness , that create vulnerabilities in the spine. Just visit FixingYouBooks and type in the code found in the book to access these videos. This is why most people have trouble fixing their pain--because these systemic issues feeding it have not been addressed