Back Pain

This handbook gives practical advice about how to reduce your chances of suffering from back pain. For the reader who is already a sufferer, exercises are given to reduce pain and strategies outlined for managing the problem. Using both conventional and complementary approaches, the authors show how back-pain sufferers can take charge of their problem and talk to the professionals as equals. The medical jargon is demystified through a comprehensive glossary and readers are encouraged to ask questions and evaluate for themselves the treatments on offer. The effect of pain on mental health is explained, reassuring readers who may be experiencing pain-induced depression.