Heal Your Aching Back: What a Harvard Doctor Wants You to Know About Finding Relief and Keeping Your Back Strong (Harvard Medical School Guides)

Take back your health, your fitness, and your life This authoritative and comprehensive guide, written by a Harvard doctor who has struggled with back pain himself, will help you find the real cause of your problem—and the smartest way to treat it. This simple step-by-step program will show you how to: Get the right diagnosis for your type of back pain Find the most effective treatment, including complementary therapies Control pain through specific exercises, massage, and yoga Avoid surgery, prevent reinjury, and strengthen your back for life Dr. Katz also gives you the most up-to-date information on chiropractic care, new pain medications, alternative physical therapies, and back surgery. This Authoritative And Comprehensive Guide, Written By A Harvard Doctor Who Has Struggled With Back Pain Himself, Will Help You Find The Real Cause Of Your Problem--and The Smartest Way To Treat It--p. [4] Of Cover. Part I: Perlexities Of Back Pain -- Bewildered By Your Back Pain? -- Factors Affecting Who Gets Back Pain -- Part Ii: Understanding Back Pain -- Workings Of Your Back -- Why Your Back Hurts -- Getting Diagnosis -- Part Iii: Controlling Your Pain -- Priority Number One: Relieving Your Pain -- Can Complementary Therapies Help Your Aching Back? -- Part Iv: Managing Your Back Condition -- Nonsurgical Treatments For Your Backache -- Is Surgery Right For You? -- Preventing A Repeat Episode -- When Pain Persists. Jeffrey N. Katz And Gloria Parkinson. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 255-260) And Index. Part One: The Perplexities of Back Pain1: Bewildered by Your Back Pain? 2: Who Gets Back Pain?Part Two: Understanding Back Pain3: The Workings of Your Back4: Why Your Back Hurts5: Getting a DiagnosisPart Three: Controlling Your Pain6: Priority #1: Relieving Your Pain7: Can Complementary Therapies Help Your Aching Back?Part Four: Managing Your Condition8: Is Surgery Right for You? 9: Preventing a Repeat Episode10: When Pain PersistsGlossaryResources Index Offers you strategies for managing back pain, techniques for preventing back pain from occurring or recurring, and guidance on when you should consider more serious treatment, such as surgery. This book presents exercises to improve your back strength and health, alternative treatments, and pain medications. "This authoritative and comprehensive guide, written by a Harvard doctor who has struggled with back pain himself, will help you find the real cause of your problem--and the smartest way to treat it"--Page 4 of cover