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Ending back pain, 5 powerful steps to diagnose, understand, and treat your ailing back, Jack Stern, M.D., Ph.D

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-284) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Ending back pain

bibliography

Jack Stern, M.D., Ph.D

5 powerful steps to diagnose, understand, and treat your ailing back

Explains common causes of back pain and offers ways to ensure the successful diagnosis and treatment of back pain using a multidisciplinary, holistic perspective

Step 1 : Unlock your back's unique pain code -- The science and art of diagnosing back pain -- Decoding the geography of pain -- Step 2 : Prepare to work with health care professionals -- How to be a staunch advocate for yourself -- Step 3 : Ensure proper diagnosis -- How a doctor like me thinks about the challenge of low back pain -- Pain of disc disease and foraminal stenosis -- Pain of spinal stenosis -- Pain from facet joints -- Pain form bony structures and spondylolisthesis -- Failed back syndrome -- Step 4 : Embrace various pathways to healing : A physical and emotional journey -- Physical and integrative therapies -- The trail from acute to chronic : The psychology of pain, part I -- WHen it's time to look above the neck : The psychology of pain, part II -- Step 5 : Live a life that supports a strong, healthy back -- Harness the power of posture, movement, sleep, positive thinking, and a healthy diet -- Conclusion : A call to action -- Acknowledgments -- Recommended reading -- Online resources -- Index