7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life : How to Rapidly Relieve Back, Neck, and Shoulder Pain

A fully revised and updated edition of the program that’s sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide—plus a new chapter addressing shoulder pain. Since the McKenzie Method was first developed in the 1960s, millions of people have successfully used it to free themselves from chronic back and neck pain. Now, Robin McKenzie has updated his innovative program and added a new chapter on relieving shoulder pain. In 7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life, you’ll learn: • Common causes of lower back, neck pain and shoulder pain • The vital role discs play in back and neck health • Easy exercises that alleviate pain immediately Considered the treatment of choice by health care professionals throughout the world, 7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life will help you find permanent relief from back, neck, and shoulder pain. Also by Robin McKenzie......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Dedication......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 PREFACE: THE CHANCE DISCOVERY......Page 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10 INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION......Page 12 INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION......Page 16 Chapter 1: YOU CAN STOP BACK AND NECK PAIN......Page 17 Chapter 2: HOW YOUR BACK AND NECK WORK AND WHY THEY HURT......Page 23 Chapter 3: BACK PROBLEMS......Page 33 Chapter 4: COMMON CAUSES OF LOWER BACK PAIN......Page 39 Chapter 5: THE MCKENZIE METHOD EXERCISES FOR THE BACK......Page 74 Chapter 6: WHEN TO DO THE BACK EXERCISES......Page 101 Chapter 7: INSTRUCTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH ACUTE LOWER BACK PAIN......Page 115 Chapter 8: SPECIAL BACK SITUATIONS......Page 120 Chapter 9: COMMON BACK REMEDIES AND SOLUTIONS......Page 132 Chapter 10: NECK PROBLEMS......Page 134 Chapter 11: COMMON CAUSES OF NECK PAIN......Page 148 Chapter 12: THE MCKENZIE METHOD EXERCISES FOR THE NECK......Page 166 Chapter 13: WHEN TO DO THE NECK EXERCISES......Page 194 Chapter 14: INSTRUCTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH ACUTE NECK PAIN......Page 198 Chapter 15: PANIC PAGES FOR THE BACK......Page 200 Chapter 16: PANIC PAGES FOR THE NECK......Page 203 Chapter 17: SHOULDER PROBLEMS......Page 207 Chapter 18: THE SHOULDER AND NECK REGION......Page 222 Chapter 19: COMMON CAUSES OF SHOULDER PAIN......Page 234 Chapter 20: THE MCKENZIE METHOD FOR THE SHOULDER......Page 263 Chapter 21: THE MCKENZIE METHOD EXERCISES FOR THE SHOULDER......Page 265 Chapter 22: WHEN TO DO THE SHOULDER EXERCISES......Page 280 APPENDIX A: HOW TO FIND A -MCKENZIE--TRAINED HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER......Page 294 APPENDIX B: BPRODUCTS FOR THE BACK AND NECK......Page 296 ABOUT THE AUTHOR, COLLABORATOR, AND COAUTHORS......Page 297 INDEX......Page 300 A guide for a popular back, shoulder, and neck pain remedy takes readers through a seven-step program of posture correction and exercises, covering such topics as the common causes of the pain and the role discs play in back and neck health