Welcome to Back Pain Solutions! If you are currently experiencing back pain, you have taken an important step to learning how to reduce and abolish your symptoms.
.....If you’ve had one or more episodes of back pain, this book is also for you. Time may not heal all wounds. If you’ve been left with some residual pain, disability and fear of recurrence, techniques in this book can help you find the confidence you need to move through life with greater ease.
.....Even if you are not concerned about back pain, you will find something of value here if you want to improve your posture and efficiency of body use. You can also share this book with someone you care about who is dealing with back pain. The self-care principles I discuss apply to neck pain, repetitive strain and other joint and muscle pains, as well.
.....The opportunity to feel better is there for those who understand the possibilities of self-care for back and related pain problems. These possibilities have been understood and available for many years but have been mostly unknown to the general public and much of the medical community.
.....This book can also help medical doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors, massage therapists, body workers and movement educators to learn some new and different ways of helping themselves and the people with whom they work.
.....I have attempted to be reasonably comprehensive. Nonetheless, this book offers some back pain solutions, not ‘the’ solution or ‘all’ solutions. When possible, I point out where to go for more help and further information. In the Notes section at the end of the book, I provide references and technical comments. For ease of reference, I have numbered those places in the text that have a note.
.....I will be very surprised if you cannot find at least one thing in this book to help your condition to some degree. Look for small improvements. Small changes can lead to big differences in some unexpected ways.