Product Description

"Back pain can destroy lives. Often people just learn to live with it, suffering with little more than a few pain killers to get them through each day. Chances are they've tried every supposed remedy going, spent precious time and money on expert advice and yet still find simple tasks like putting away the groceries or getting out of a car an ordeal. As a practising GP, I come across people like this virtually every day. In "Beat Back Pain", I use my years of experience to guide you through a myriad of (often conflicting) advice. I will help you to better understand what triggers your problem and what may alleviate it. I may not be able to cure your bad back, but I can help you live with it more comfortably." Dr Ruth Chambers. What's it about? Back problems make people's lives a misery. "Beat Back Pain" will help sufferers understand their problems and work with real strategies and ideas to help them overcome it. In the book, Dr Chambers reveals: The basic anatomy of the spine...what can go wrong? How to sift through the available pain killers; All you need to know about physiotherapy and surgery; Useful self-manipulation exercises; How to discover what triggers your back pain before it's too late; Useful tips and techniques for lifting; Alternative therapies. With the 52 Brilliant Ideas series readers can enhance their existing skills with negligible investment of time or money and will substantially improve their performance over the course of a year. Each of the 52 chapters tackles a single aspect of the subject in an entertaining and lively way. At the end of each chapter is a "how did it go?" feature which allows readers to reflect on the lesson in a classic experimental learning pattern. The tone of each book is personal and informal; readers will feel as though they are having a one-to-one with their favourite coach.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #555375 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Choice, Jan 2005
Relief could be at hand… the book highlights the most successful remedies and has plenty of useful tips.

Country View -
Dr Chambers is a natural communicator and has produced a book full of practical advice

Bella, February 2006
"...inspiring chapters packed with practical advice and expert
tips."

Customer Reviews

Beat Back Pain
This book wasn't quite what I expected. It contained mostly common-sense ideas, but not much in the way of exercise or pain relief. A bit disappointing.

Back pain can be understood
Helped a lot with the psychology and reading it took mind off the pain. Nice feel to the presentation and paper used was really smooth