Complete Back Workbook
Published on 18. December 2014
144 pages
978-1-910231-24-1 (ISBN)
Description
Back and neck pain has now reached epidemic proportions, with millions suffering from some degree of spine-related ailment. Complete Back Workbook is an essential guide that will help you take active care of your back.
The book explores the causes contributing to back and neck pain, and the best ways of coping with it. There's advice on good posture and the impact of bad habits in daily life, plus easy exercises and strategies for promoting back healing. It also tackles a number of common ailments and gives a range of healing options including acupuncture, acupressure and massage and invasive therapies such as injections and surgery.
Packed with stretching and strengthening exercises for the neck, back, abdomen and legs that are inspired and informed by yoga and pilates, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone suffering from back-related problems.
The book explores the causes contributing to back and neck pain, and the best ways of coping with it. There's advice on good posture and the impact of bad habits in daily life, plus easy exercises and strategies for promoting back healing. It also tackles a number of common ailments and gives a range of healing options including acupuncture, acupressure and massage and invasive therapies such as injections and surgery.
Packed with stretching and strengthening exercises for the neck, back, abdomen and legs that are inspired and informed by yoga and pilates, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone suffering from back-related problems.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
17,19 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-910231-24-1 (9781910231241)
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01/2014
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Person
Stella Weller
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Background on the Spine
- Spinal bones
- Supporting muscles
- Chapter 2 What Can Go Wrong
- Back and neck pain
- Spinal components
- Diagnostic tests
- Chapter 3 Coping With Pain
- Functions of pain
- Pain relief
- Physical therapies
- Hands-on therapies
- Posture and movement therapies
- Mind-body therapies
- Medications
- Surgical approaches
- Chapter 4 Posture Matters
- Body moves
- Sport
- Chapter 5 Healing Back Exercises
- Why exercise?
- Stretching
- Warm-ups
- Healing back sequence
- Alternative healing back sequence
- Back on the ball
- Warm-ups
- Swiss ball exercises
- Other ways to use the ball
- Cooling down
- Chapter 6 Ailments and Healing Options
- Spinal cord and nerves
- Bones
- Joints
- Discs
- Abnormal spinal curves
- Ligaments and tendons
- Muscles
- Multiple structures
- Backache in pregnancy
- Non-spinal causes of back pain
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright
