Treating Your Back And Neck Pain For Dummies

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This book includes a wide range of pain-alleviating exercises to practise at home. It covers every aspect of back and neck pain. Relieve pain now and avoid problems in the future with this comprehensive guide covering everything you need to know to treat your back and neck pain. Packed with expert advice on the common causes of pain and the various treatment options available from conventional medicine to popular alternative methods, this patient--friendly guide helps you to decide what suits your situation best and safely alleviate pain yourself. Discover how to: understand and manage the causes of back and neck pain; choose a treatment plan that suits you; prevent pain in the future; and be aware of your legal rights and benefits as a back and neck pain sufferer.

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Table of contents

Introduction. About This Book. Foolish Assumptions. What You're Not to Read. Part I: Getting Back to Back and Neck Basics. Chapter 1: Ouch! The Problem of Back Pain. Chapter 2: Introducing the Parts of Your Spine. Chapter 3: The Root of all Back and neck Pain. Chapter 4: Out of Your Hands: When to Seek Help and from Whom. Chapter 5: Your Rights and Benefits as a Back and Neck Pain Sufferer Part II: Conventional Treatment Options. Chapter 5: Home Remedies: First Aid for Your Back and neck Attack. Chapter 6: Back and neck Pain under the Microscope: Common Medical Tests. Chapter 7: Going the Conservative Treatment Route. Chapter 8: SpinalSurgery and you. Part III: Complementary Approaches: Are They for You? Chapter 9: Ancient Eastern Wisdom and Contemporary Ideas. Chapter 10:Osteopathic and chiropractic solutions to Back and Neck pain. Chapter 11: All in Knots: Yoga for Your Back Problem. Chapter 12: Using the Power of the Mind-Body Connection. Part IV: Rehabilitation. Chapter 13: The Importance of Posture. Chapter 14: Exercising Your Way to a Healthy Back. Chapter 15: Products for Better Back Health. Part V: Resuming Normal Activity and Preventing Future Injury. Chapter 16: Getting Back to Work. Chapter 18: Safely Returning to Your Favorite Sports: The Weekend Warrior. Chapter 19: Sex and Back Pain: Getting "Back" in the Saddle. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 20: Ten Most Common Questions about Back Pain. Chapter 21: Ten most common questions about neck pain. Chapter 21: Ten Steps to a Healthy Back and neck. Chapter 22: Ten Reasons to See a Doctor for Back or neck Pain. Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Working Successfully with Your Doctor. Appendix A: Glossary. Appendix B: Resources for Additional Information. Organizations UK. Acupressure and acupuncture. Alternative and complementary medicine (general). Biofeedback. Bodywork. Chiropractic. Consumer information and protection UK. Drugs, medications, and products UK. Homeopathy. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Massage therapy. Meditation. Mental health. Nutrition. Osteopathy. Pain (general). Professional medical societies (see also Surgery) UK. Relaxation techniques. Sleep problems. Spine societies UK. Substance abuse. Surgery. Yoga. Internet Resources UK. Product Resources UK.