The Back Fix

Why is back pain the world’s greatest disability? Why aren’t the fixes we buy working? What are the 10 things researchers want us to know about our backs? The Secret to fixing our back pain lies not within medication, repeat ‘treatments’ or surgery. It lies deeply rooted within our lifestyle, mindset and behaviour – in the way we behave as an animal. Movement is Medicine - it is the missing link - the active ingredient in treating our back pain - whether highly-trained, elite athletes, sedentary office workers or manual labourers. Find Your Inner Ape. Understand that you are your own best therapy. Learn how to tailor your lifestyle. Use movement and mindfulness as a way back to enjoying a healthier, happier, more fulfilled and self-empowered life. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The third edition of this highly acclaimed and popular book is a comprehensive 'how-to' for all back pain sufferers. It is for those who are distressed and lost amongst the confusing plethora of 'treatment' options in the modern marketplace. The aim is to clear a pathway through the tangled jungle of fast-fix claims and snake oil remedies. To help you manage your back pain as simply and quickly as possible. To answer the question: ‘Where is my back pain coming from and what can I do to fix it myself?’ To show you how to become the central protagonist in the story of your own recovery. The Back Fix is brimming with useful infographics, so you can pick it up at any point, have a quick glance and learn something meaningful. We repeat and re-emphasize important points. But the central aim is this: to get you feeling and functioning well, to give you the knowledge and understanding, to enable and empower you to manage your back pain yourself. The fact is, you are your own best treatment. Without doubt, the best practitioner to fix your back pain is you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Everyone with back pain should read this! A great tool: I highly recommend it." Kris Dalzell Spinal Orthopedic Surgeon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Instructive, positive & reassuring!" Dr Celeste Geertsema Sports Physician & Olympic Team Doctor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Simple, helpful advice; easy to follow." Andrew Ryan Sports Physiotherapist, Australian Wallabies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "In this book, Antony Bush has provided an exceptional resource for people with back pain. The Back Fix provides a great tool for teaching people how to self-manage their back pain, whether acute or chronic. Antony and his team deserve our congratulations and thanks for an educational and enjoyable read." Ginny Rutledge Winter Olympic Team Physiotherapist -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The third edition contains updated and expanded sections covering: - The 10 Back Facts We All Should Know. - Bad Scans Don't Mean Bad Pain. - What's the Real Cause of My Back Pain? - What's the Best Treatment? - Common Myths & Misconceptions - That Little Thing Called Lifestyle - Learning to be more Animalistic - The Secret to a Happy Spine - The ‘Big Six’ Back Exercises - Wanderlust - The Joy of Movement - The Importance of Mood & Thought Processes

In fix your back, Dr Kanji outlines the causes, investigations and remedies for lower back pain in a simple to read format with excellent illustrations.

In the vein of #Girlboss and Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, discover how to thrive at work from the head of the Global Innovation Coalition for Change at UN Women with this “passionate, practical roadmap for addressing inequality and finally making our workplaces work for women” (Arianna Huffington). For years, we’ve been telling women that in order to succeed at work, they have to change themselves first—lean in, negotiate like a man, don’t act too nice or you’ll never get the corner office. But after sixteen years working with major Fortune 500 companies as a gender equality expert, Michelle King has realized one simple truth—the tired advice of fixing women doesn’t fix anything. The truth is that workplaces are gendered; they were designed by men for men. Because of this, most organizations unconsciously carry the idea of an “ideal worker,” typically a straight, white man who doesn’t have to juggle work and family commitments. Based on King’s research and exclusive interviews with major companies and thought leaders, The Fix reveals why denying the fact that women are held back just because they are women—what she calls gender denial—is the biggest obstacle holding women back at work and outlines the hidden sexism and invisible barriers women encounter at work every day. Women who speak up are seen as pushy. Women who ask for a raise are seen as difficult. Women who spend hours networking don’t get the same career benefits as men do. Because women don’t look like the ideal worker and can’t behave like the ideal worker, they are passed over for promotions, paid less, and pushed out of the workforce, not because they aren’t good enough, but because they aren’t men. In this fascinating and empowering book, King outlines the invisible barriers that hold women back at all stages of their careers, and provides readers with a clear set of takeaways to thrive despite the sexist workplace, as they fight for change from within. Gender equality is not about women, and it is not about men—it is about making workplaces work for everyone. Together, we can fix work, not women.

This second edition of 'Low Back Disorders' provides research information on low back problems and shows readers how to interpret the data for clinical applications.

Fixing You: Back Pain 2nd edition significantly expands upon the top-selling first edition. Rick Olderman physical therapist, personal trainer, Pilates instructor, and certified Hanna Somatics practitioner presents a new pattern of problems creating back pain: side-bending problems. Side-bending problems involve an uneven pelvis and rib cage and Olderman shows how to easily detect and fix it. If you have pain on one side of your back or sciatic pain down one of your legs, it's likely you have a side-bending problem. Understanding why you have pain is central to fixing your pain. Fixing You: Back Pain 2nd edition offers you more tests to help you precisely understand the causes of your pain. To permanently fix your pain must change how you use your body. Fixing You: Back Pain 2nd edition teaches you how to sit, walk, bend over, and sleep better. These activities often harbor the most subtle yet egregious issues feeding your pain. Often there are issues operating in the background contributing to your pain. These problems set you up for failure and pain. Find out what these issues are by visiting the Fixing You books website and downloading a free copy of Chapter 3: The Basics. Videos and pictures of all tests and exercises have been re-shot and can be found on the Fixing You books website. You must enter the code found in the book to access the videos. Enjoy the process of discovering why you have pain!

"This easy to follow patient handbook provides the reader with an active self-treatment plan to resolve and manage back pain. First published in 1980, Treat Your Own Back has featured in many studies, which over the years have proven its benefits and validity. Study results show that exercises taken from Treat Your Own Back can decrease back pain within a week, and in some cases actually prevent back pain. Long term results include reduced pain episodes and decreased severity of pain."--Back cover.

"Why is back pain the world's greatest disability? Why aren't the fixes we buy working? What are the 10 things researchers want us to know about our backs? The Secret to fixing our back pain lies not within medication, repeat 'treatments' or surgery. It lies deeply rooted within our lifestyle, mindset and behaviour - in the way we behave as an animal. Movement is Medicine - it is the missing link - the active ingredient in treating our back pain - whether highly-trained, elite athletes, sedentary office workers or manual labourers. Find Your Inner Ape. Understand that you are your own best therapy. Learn how to tailor your lifestyle. Use movement and mindfulness as a way back to enjoying a healthier, happier, more fulfilled and self-empowered life."--Publisher description.

Dr. John E. Sarno's groundbreaking research on TMS (Tension Myoneural Syndrome) reveals how stress and other psychological factors can cause back pain-and how you can be pain free without drugs, exercise, or surgery. Dr. Sarno's program has helped thousands of patients find relief from chronic back conditions. In this New York Times bestseller, Dr. Sarno teaches you how to identify stress and other psychological factors that cause back pain and demonstrates how to heal yourself--without drugs, surgery or exercise. Find out: Why self-motivated and successful people are prone to Tension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS) How anxiety and repressed anger trigger muscle spasms How people condition themselves to accept back pain as inevitable With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno reveals how you can recognize the emotional roots of your TMS and sever the connections between mental and physical pain...and start recovering from back pain today.