Against the Tide
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About the Book
- This book covers McKenzie’s childhood, military service, personal life, and how he became a physiotherapist
- It details his discovery of a new way to treat back pain patients, now called Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT)
- Includes details about the backlash he received about his theories, including the many obstacles and ultimately— triumph—in his professional life
- Includes a foreword by Vert Mooney, MD: one of the most respected researchers in the field of back pain in the United States
Author(s)
- Robin McKenzie, CNZM, OBE, FCSP (Hon), FNZSP (Hon), Dip MDT, Dip MT
- Ron Bybee, DPT, OCS, Dip MDT
Publication Details
- ISBN-13: 9-780958-269261
- Publication Date: 2009
- Publisher: Dunmore Publishing, Ltd.
- Pages: 180
- Type: Softcover
- Illustrated: YES
- Dimensions: 9¼″L x 6”W x ¾″D
Against the Tide
As a physiotherapist and the creator of the McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® (MDT®), the late Robin McKenzie is one of the most well-regarded physiotherapists in the world. His McKenzie Method® is based on a chance discovery that shaped Robin’s career and the rest of his life.
Find out about the struggles Robin faced in his career and the events and decisions that led to his success. With amusing memories of his childhood, youth and his student life, this autobiography offers Robin's account of family and practice in Wellington, New Zealand and fills out the background to the development of the McKenzie Method®. This book will both entertain and give readers pause for reflection on many matters. The foreword has been written by Vert Mooney, MD, who is one of the most respected researchers in the field of back pain in the USA.
Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs
Inventor of the McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy®
As the inventor of the McKenzie Method®, Robin McKenzie was responsible for improving the diagnosis and treatment of lower back and neck pain. This autobiography includes amusing memories of his childhood, youth, and his student life. It then details the trials, tribulations, and ultimately—triumph—that earned the respect of his peers and followers.
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
Today Robin McKenzie is internationally acclaimed for his breakthrough treatment of lower back pain. The McKenzie Institute® International promotes and trains clinicians worldwide and patient education and self-treatment continues to be fostered through McKenzie’s books Treat Your Own Back™ and Treat Your Own Neck™. The former, now published in 18 languages, has sold over five million copies since 1981.
Fifty years ago, in his physiotherapy practice in Wellington, New Zealand, McKenzie observed an accidental treatment success and began studying what he had seen. His subsequent success in relieving and curing numerous patients of debilitating pain encouraged him to share his knowledge with his colleagues and the medical profession in New Zealand and Internationally. The obstacles he encountered seemed insurmountable.
In this compelling autobiography we share this very bumpy journey with the author—the disappointments and injustices—but we also delight in his perseverance and the success which begins just as he starts accepting he has failed.