Beyond Backache: A Personal Guide to Back and Neck Pain Relief

By Michael M. Livingston

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872122123
• ISBN13: 9780872122123
• Release Date: January 1884
• Publisher: Libra Pub
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"

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--A profusely illustrated total approach to back and neck care.--Why we have pain.--The best way to relieve it.--Self-help.--Exercises that really work.--How to identify a good practitioner or therapist.--Discussion of sports, sex, nutrition, osteoporosis, medication, chiropractic, chymopapain, surgery, lawyers.--Treatment in different cultures, Hippocratic tradition, and much more.--Index and Bibliography.--Illustrations by Sam LouieFrom the Foreword by Dr. J.A.L. Gilbert, F.R.C.P.:Dr. Livingston has written a book for the general reader although it bears study by all interested in the subject. The book is based on his study of more than 9,000 cases, and thus represents an enormous experience, allowing him to speak with authority.The book should be read by all who suffer from chronic back pain as a guide to a sensible, proven method of managing their problems.About the Author:Dr. Michael Livingston was educated at Cambridge University, St. Thomas' Hospital and the University of Alberta. After entering medical practice he developed a particular interest in patients with pain problems, especially back and neck pain. Dr. Livingston has lectured in Canada and the United States and is the author of many articles and three books on medical care. He and his family live on the west coast in British Columbia, Canada.Reviewers' Comments:"The book covers all of the important topics. . . . it is a delight to see a physician who has thought out a comprehensive program for the management of low back pain." (John Loeser, M.D., Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, U.S.A.)"Michael Livingston's new book is thought provoking, challenging everyone to reanalyze their approach to pain. It provides a useful self exercise program with emphasis on self care and gives the patient a critical overview of established medical practices." (Nancy Flexman, M.C.P.A., Physiotherapist, Vancouver, Canada)"The book is primarily addressed to the consumer--sufferers from neck and back pain . . . and offers them some sound, intelligent advice. Physicians and therapists may also benefit from the material." (John Mennell, M.D., Physiatrist and teacher, North Carolina, U.S.A.)"I particularly like the cartoons and illustrations. The material is very good." (W.H. Kirkaldy-Willis, F.R.C.S., Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Canada)