Back Pain Book - Brossura

Hage, Mike

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1859591248 ISBN 13: 9781859591246

Casa editrice: Class Publishing Ltd, 2005

Riassunto

This practical, easy-to-read book tells you everything you need to know to alleviate back and neck pain. Over 80% of adults in the UK have had experience of back pain and 2.5 million endure back pain every day of the year. It can emerge as acute attacks or develop into a chronic condition – either way, it is a debilitating condition that can have a severe impact on peoples’ lives, limiting even the most simple, everyday activities.

The Back Pain Book is a comprehensive self-help guide that provides support to sufferers of back pain by advising on quick pain relief as well as more long-term, preventative guidance through the use of posture, movement and exercise.

This new edition, updated by the late author's colleagues at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, reflects recent advances in back pain treatment and offers an even more practical approach to back care.

•Gives thorough guidance on how to achieve quick pain relief •Explains how to heal and prevent pain during daily activities •Shows how to perform different types of exercises with hundreds of helpful line drawings and easy-to-follow instructions •Includes complete cross-references, making it easier to locate treatment procedures for specific problems

3 examples of bad bending & lifting moves in daily activities:

1Feet too close together 2Knees & hips straight, with low back rounded forward 3Tensing & arching the neck up

3 examples of good bending & lifting moves in daily activities:

1Place feet and knees at least shoulder width apart or front to back in a wide-step position. 2Lean over or squat with the chest and buttocks sticking out. 3Take weight through one or both arms

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Class Publishing Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1859591248
• ISBN 13: 9781859591246
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 241
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile