The end of back pain : access your hidden core to heal your body

Back pain manifests itself in many different forms, attacks without warning, and damages its victims’ physical and emotional health. Everyone suggests a different cure for the effects of a weak core: surgeons want to cut, chiropractors want to adjust, physical therapists want to perform physical therapy. In __The End of Back Pain,__ neurosurgeon Patrick Roth, M.D., reveals that, more often than not, back pain is caused by a set of underdeveloped core muscles that control the stability and alignment of the spine that are not being used. He details a specialized exercise program to strengthen and develop those muscles to relieve, control, and even prevent chronic pain. __The End of Back Pain__ helps patients view the body from a totally different perspective, and inspires readers to push their bodies in order to cure its maladies. After years of treating back pain, Dr. Roth has seen time and time again that a back that is not used to its full capacity is a back that is unhealthy. When we don’t use our backs, we are not utilizing the core set of muscles designed to help us stay strong, increase stamina, and look our very best. A neurosurgeon tells the truth about back pain. Patrick Roth M.D. believes that most of what you have been told about back pain is completely wrong. In The End of Back Pain, Dr. Roth introduces a novel way of both conceptualizing and treating back pain. Pain is explored within the context of a dynamic brain/body relationship. A method of treating back pain by strengthening a set up muscles referred to as the hidden core is introduced which features the use of kettlebells. The book also features a diagnose yourself section, a surgeons perspective of conservative and surgical treatments for back pain, and a prediction of how back pain will be treated in the next decade. After reading the book you will understand why: Your back should be straight when its bent Pain medications cause more pain Surgery is merely a preparation for physical therapy You will also learn about: The brains judicial function The placebo effect, and its partner, the nocebo effect The anatomy and physiology of the core How to exercise with kettlebells The back genome Patrick Roth believes that most of what you have been told about back pain is completely wrong. In this book, Dr. Roth introduces a novel way of both conceptualizing and treating back pain. Pain is explored within the context of a dynamic brain/body relationship. A method of treating back pain by strengthening a set up muscles referred to as the "hidden core" is introduced which features the use of kettlebells. The book also features a diagnose yourself section, a surgeon's perspective of conservative and surgical treatments for back pain, and a prediction of how back pain will be treated in the next decade. After reading the book you will understand why: your back should be straight when its bent; pain medications cause more pain; and surgery is merely a preparation for physical therapy. You will also learn about: the brain's judicial function; the placebo effect, and its partner, the nocebo effect; the anatomy and physiology of the core; how to exercise with kettlebells; and the "back genome." Free yourself from back pain without surgery! Most of what you have been told about back pain is completely wrong. Now, for the frst time, Dr. Patrick Roth shares his groundbreaking and highly efective plan to alleviate back pain. His progressive and innovative approach will reveal how: Back pain sometimes has little to do with the back. Pain medications can cause more pain. Weight loss does not improve back pain. you know your body best. That makes you smarter than your doctor. This back-strengthening program goes far beyond traditional abdominal core work to strategically target your "hidden core," including all the vital front, side, and back muscles that line, stabilize, and support the spine. Dr. Roth empowers your body and mind to remarkably decrease the frequency, intensity, and duration of back pain, giving you true and lasting relief.