Treat Your Own Neck™

Treat Your Own Neck™

This Patient Handbook Provides a Self-Treatment Plan to Help You Diagnose, Alleviate, Treat and Manage Neck Pain Quickly and Effectively

Written by internationally renowned physiotherapist Robin McKenzie, Treat Your Own Neck™ provides an easy-to-follow neck treatment plan to help you diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating neck pain quickly and effectively. You will gain an understanding of how the vertebrae and spine work, a background of common causes of neck pain, and simple neck stretches and exercises to move towards neck pain relief.

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 6th edition of Treat Your Own Neck™ includes all new language, photos, and more than 20 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 neck pain guidelines around the world. This updated edition offers a clear explanation of the causes of, and treatments for, persistent neck pain and is aligned with a contemporary understanding of pain, and with the current educational programs at the McKenzie Institute International®. It also includes information and photos related to the use of handheld devices, which contribute to prolonged neck flexion and are a frequent cause of neck pain.

Whether you are new to the Treat Your Own series of books, or own the series in its entirety, the 6th edition of Treat Your Own Neck 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 sixth edition landmark patient book includes more than 20 additional pages with all new photos, along with new language, content and references in relation to a contemporary understanding of pain and updated neck pain guidelines around the world.

In  Treat Your Own Neck  you’ll learn:

• How the vertebrae and spine work
• What healthy, natural posture looks like
• How to move towards optimal neck health
• The basics of mechanical pain
• Causes of mechanical pain including overstretching, tissue damage and bulging discs
• Common causes of neck pain and how to prevent it
• How the McKenzie Method® works
• A simple exercise program to help treat and prevent neck pain
• What to do when experiencing acute neck pain
• How to prevent the recurrence of pain

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

This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating neck and related pains, even for the long-term sufferer. Second in the best-selling Treat Your Own series, written by internationally-renowned Robin McKenzie OBE, CNZM, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® or MDT™, as taught to medical professionals worldwide, in an easily accessible format direct to the sufferer.

Treat Your Own Neck™, together with the first in the series, Treat Your Own Back™, has been translated into 18 different languages and has sold over 6 million copies worldwide. Numerous international studies have confirmed that the McKenzie Method® allows sufferers to take control of their own pain and postural management, 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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