Back RX: A 15-Minute-A-Day Yoga- And Pilates-Based Program to End Low Back Pain Fully Updated and Revised

by Vijay Vad and Hilary Hinzmann

Book Overview

The classic program for relieving back pain, revised and updated with the latest innovations in treating pain and maintaining mobility.

Dr. Vijay Vad's Back Rx program has helped readers with back pain, joint pain, arthritis, and related conditions for decades, using a clinically proven mind-body regimen to reduce pain and painkiller usage. In this expanded edition, Dr. Vad explores the extraordinary innovations in managing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592400450
• ISBN13: 9781592400454
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

This book is excellent

I am 35 years old and was a very active runner, cyclist, lift weights and practiced yoga. I became immobilized overnight by back pain and an orthopedic surgeon shook his head and told me he didn't know why I was in so much pain. This book emphasizes yoga that can be done lying on the floor, so it can be used very early on. It is very similar to what I was prescribed by my physical therapist--I even took the book to my first appointment and she bookmarked the pages she wanted me to emphasize. Between this book and Back Care Yoga by Schatz I have returned to my normal activities. I even recommend having them spiral bound so you can lay them on the floor next to you. The only thing not in these two books was advice by my physical therapist--twice a day everyday--forever.

Helped me through my back injury

I am 34 years old and have a very physical job in habitat restoration/native plant gardening. I bought this book while recovering from a lower back injury that had me waylaid for a month. The book provides a series of exercises for those who've just had a traumatic injury but also for those who wish to prevent future injury. I was in considerable pain when I first started the exercises. I immediately felt better after my first 20-minute exercise session with the book. I continued the do exercises and after a week, I was 90% better. That was three years ago. Since then, I've continued to do the exercises whenever I feel the slightest bit of back strain. And as the book encourages, I periodically do the exercises when I'm bored or just happen to be lying on the floor. I've done the exercises so much that I don't even need the book anymore. I've memorized them all. I've lent the book out and recommended it many times. If you have regular back pain or have suffered a lower back injury, I can't recommend this book enough.

works for me

I found this book very helpful. The program helped me get back to my exercise regiment after having to slow down due to lower back pain. The exercises are deceivingly simple and easy, but they really work. I have been doing Yoga for years and didn't realize that some of the bending and standing poses are too straining on your back if it is injured, and if it hurts I guess it is injured. I would do my yoga tape and hope to relieve my backache and it only got worse. This book explains why, and the first program, a modified yoga routine designed to take stress off your spine helps you heal, while the two following programs keep your back in good shape. I liked the introductory explanations with anatomical diagrams and the clinical research results mentioned (though they are carried out by the author). I think anyone at any age or fitness level with back pain can benefit.I am now back to my regular exercise routine and find that the maintenance program in the book incorporated into it keeps my back in good shape.

If you have a bad back and are not yet ready for surgery

My husband has been in a labor intensive position for most of his life. He is only in his early 30s and is having horrible back problems (cortizone shots, epideral shots, chiropractor, etc.). I read an article about the author and decided to try his books. The author wrote the book in response to the pain his wife suffered from an injured back. The exercises and stretches really do work. My husband is following the routine and getting results. The hot shower, stretching, excercises, followed by ice pack really works. He no longer gets shots in his back or goes to the chiropractor. His back is damaged and will probably be forever. He will continue to work with his doctor. The regiment in this book has relieved some pain and allowed him to gain flexibility. What a difference. I highly recommend this book.

Good book - works for me

I'm a golfer that has frequently had some degree of lower back pain. Suffered a severe lower back strain four months ago. Bought the book and started the routine after that. It has made a big difference for me. My back feels better than it has in years. I strongly recommend the book.