The Bottom Line
The Pain-Free Back provides 6 basic steps to stop back pain and remain active. The authors address back pain due to all causes including sports injury and arthritis, and cover nearly anything and everything that your can do to reduce and eliminate pain.
Pros
- Comprehensive and thorough - covers all you need to know
- Provides tips and techniques you can do on your own at home
- Stresses the importance of diet & exercise in long-term pain resolution
Cons
- A bit overwhelming on a first reading
- Written in a very clinical voice - not easy reading
Description
- Provides exercises to strengthen your back and ease pain within days of starting the program
- Provides tips for losing weight on a low-carb "pain-free" diet that helps control hunger pangs
- Provides a guide to healing foods that may decrease inflammation and pain
- Provides back-friendly alternative therapies that ease pain naturally
- Provides lifestyle changes such as ergonomic computer stations that reduce the stress on your back
- Gives tips on touch therapies, massage and structural alignment for soothing deep muscle back pain
Guide Review - The Pain-Free Back - Book Review
Harris McIlwain, M.D., a board-certified rheumatologist, writes about his six-step program for achieving and maintaining a healthy back. He takes readers through identifying the cause of back pain and discusses ways to eliminate it on your own at home. A nice reference book to have and work through over time. It may provide you with some strategies you haven't thought of, but doing it all or getting through the book quickly might be a big challenge.
