Back Sufferers' Bible

Description

Take steps to keep your back healthy and pain-free with down to earth advice from one of Australia's most high profile physiotherapists. This completely revised and updated edition, written for sufferers and practitioners alike, provides all the information you need to play an active part in your own treatment.;Title Page; Foreword; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 How a normal spine works; 2 The stiff spinal segment; 3 Facet joint artropathy; What you can do about it; 4 The acute locked back; 5 The prolapsed 'slipped' intervertebral disc; 6 The unstable spinal segment; 7 Treating your own back; Helping yourself; The procedures; Exercises for treating a bad back; Reference reading. Title Page Foreword Dedication Contents Introduction 1 How a normal spine works 2 The stiff spinal segment 3 Facet joint artropathy What you can do about it 4 The acute locked back 5 The prolapsed 'slipped' intervertebral disc 6 The unstable spinal segment 7 Treating your own back Helping yourself The procedures Exercises for treating a bad back Reference reading.