Treat Your Own Back
About this product
This Worldwide Best-Selling Book will Help You Diagnose, Alleviate, Treat and Manage Back Pain Quickly and Effectively Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical help or miss work and is a leading cause of disability. Patients with lower back pain, upper back pain, and sciatica can benefit from the education and exercises in Treat Your Own Back. This best-selling book has helped hundreds of thousands of people worldwide with chronic back pain. Written by physiotherapist Robin McKenzie, the book provides an understanding of how the spine works, the basics of mechanical back pain and common causes of back pain. It then offers do-it-yourself back pain relief techniques, including postural changes, ergonomics and clinically proven McKenzie Method® exercises. Color photos and simple step-by-step instructions show you how to perform simple stretches and exercises that can be done just about anywhere to help treat and prevent pain. In addition to this exercise program, you’ll discover when to do the exercises, how to know if you are performing the exercises correctly, what to do when the pain has subsided, and how to prevent recurrence of pain. In Treat Your Own Back you’ll learn:Myths about acute back pain
How the spine works
The basics of mechanical back pain
Common causes of back pain and how to prevent it
How the McKenzie Method works
Simple stretches and exercise to help treat and prevent back pain
Lifestyle habits to help treat and prevent back pain
What to do when experiencing acute back pain
How to avoid and treat the effects of postural stress by improving posture
How to counter the effects of sitting for extended periods
Common remedies including medications, bed rest and acupuncture
This completely revised and formatted ninth edition landmark patient book includes updated content, new photos and clinically proven McKenzie Method® exercises. It provides a clear understanding of the causes and treatments of persistent back pain. Written by Robin McKenzie. Illustrated. Softcover; 120 pages. Published On: 2023-10-02 Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon and related product-page reviews for Treat Your Own Back are strongly positive overall. Reviewers on the official McKenzie Method product page call it practical, helpful, and easy to understand, with several saying it helped them manage herniated disc or muscle back pain. Walmart reviews are also favorable, with the listing showing a high rating from buyers. Goodreads readers are more mixed but still largely positive, with many describing it as educational, useful, and surprisingly effective for self-management of back pain. A few external book-review blog posts echo that it is a straightforward, actionable guide focused on posture, McKenzie exercises, and symptom relief.
YouTube search results turned up multiple real videos tied to this exact product, including a DVD version based on the book and other McKenzie-method demonstrations. The most directly relevant YouTube results were the official-style DVD/video entries for Treat Your Own Back and a related McKenzie instructional clip.
- Overall sentiment: practical self-help book for back pain, especially for posture and exercise-based relief.
- Common praise: easy to follow, informative, and useful for chronic or recurring back issues.
- Common criticism: some readers note that results depend on doing the exercises consistently and correctly.
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Specifications
| Publisher | Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products |
| Publication date | January 1, 2011 |
| Edition | 9th |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 120 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0987650408 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0987650405 |
| Item Weight | 8 ounces |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Dimensions | 8.25 x 0.38 x 5.88 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,336 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Chronic Pain (Books) #1 in Exercise & Fitness Injury Prevention #2 in Stretching Exercise & Fitness |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (6,260) |
