Treat Your Own Back™

Treat Your Own Back™

This Worldwide Best-Selling Book will Help You Diagnose, Alleviate, Treat and Manage Back Pain Quickly and Effectively

Written by physiotherapist Robin McKenzie, Treat Your Own Back provides an understanding of how the spine works, the basics of mechanical back pain and common causes of back pain. It then offers do-it-yourself back pain relief techniques, including postural changes, ergonomics and clinically proven McKenzie Method® exercises.

Color photos and simple step-by-step instructions show you how to perform simple stretches and exercises that can be done just about anywhere to help treat and prevent pain. In addition to this exercise program, you’ll discover when to do the exercises, how to know if you are performing the exercises correctly, what to do when the pain has subsided, and how to prevent recurrence of pain.

What’s New in this Edition

The first new edition in more than a decade, the completely revised and formatted 10th edition of Treat Your Own Back™ includes all new language, photos, and more than 30 pages of new content.

As more research on pain is conducted, knowledge of pain and effective treatments continues to grow and evolve. This book’s updated content is based on a contemporary understanding of pain, including new references that are based on current low back pain guidelines around the world. This updated edition offers a clear explanation of the causes of, and treatments for, persistent back pain and is aligned with a contemporary understanding of pain, and with the current educational programs at the McKenzie Institute International®.

Whether you are new to the Treat Your Own series of books, or own the series in its entirety, the 10th edition of Treat Your Own Back is an essential guide you will want to add to your collection.

A Comprehensive Patient Handbook

Complete with photos, diagrams, and instruction throughout, the Treat Your Own series focuses on improving habits through simple exercises and exploring the causes and treatment of chronic pain. Designed to educate and promote better patient habits, Treat Your Own books are an informative and helpful resource for those who suffer from chronic pain or discomfort. This completely revised and formatted tenth edition landmark patient book includes more than 30 additional pages with all new photos, along with new language, content and references in relation to a contemporary understanding of pain and updated low back pain guidelines around the world. It provides a clear understanding of the causes and treatments of persistent back pain.

In  Treat Your Own Back  you’ll learn:

• Myths about acute back pain
• How the spine works
• The basics of mechanical back pain
• Common causes of back pain and how to prevent it
• How the McKenzie Method works
• Simple stretches and exercise to help treat and prevent back pain
• Lifestyle habits to help treat and prevent back pain
• What to do when experiencing acute back pain
• How to avoid and treat the effects of postural stress by improving posture
• How to counter the effects of sitting for extended periods
• Common remedies including medications, bed rest and acupuncture

About the Author

Robin McKenzie, _{CNZM, OBE, FCSP (Hon), FNZSP (Hon), Dip MDT, Dip MT}

World-renowned Physiotherapist Robin McKenzie devoted more than 40 years to developing a system of examination and treatment for non-specific spinal mechanical pain, known as the McKenzie Method®. The McKenzie Method® offers an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan that includes education and exercises to quickly and effectively diagnose, treat and help decrease or alleviate debilitating pain, even for the long-term sufferer. This revolutionary self-treatment plan has empowered hundreds of thousands of people to treat their own pain.

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McKenzie Method® Books and Supports

Robin McKenzie created the world's first lumbar roll in 1968. The Original McKenzie® line now includes lumbar and cervical supports for people of all sizes and preferences. His series of Treat Your Own books has grown to address mechanical pain throughout the body.

From the Back Cover

First in the best-selling Treat Your Own series, written by the internationally renowned Robin McKenzie, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), as taught to medical professionals worldwide, in an easily accessible format, direct to the sufferer. Also available in e-book and audio format, Treat Your Own Back has been translated into 18 different languages and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Numerous international studies have confirmed that the McKenzie Method allows patients to take control of their own pain and postural management, cure sciatica amongst other complaints, avoid surgery and a long-term costly dependence upon clinicians―thereby reflecting Robin McKenzie's selfless determination to put the patient first and empower self-care.

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What is the McKenzie Method? Learn more in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi1JB5oIaSM