Back Pain - What Works!: A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing and Overcoming Back Problems [Paperback]

Joseph Kandel M.D. (Author), David B. Sudderth M.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 1996

Back Pain—What Works! is a complete, easy-to-read guide to understanding your back and what you can do to cure, treat, and prevent back problems. From preventative measures to last-resort surgery, Back Pain—What Works! takes the mystery out of back trouble. Inside you'll learn:

• How the back works and what causes pain
• How to improve your back with simple excercises
• What to expect from back exams and diagnostic tests
• What medications are available for pain
• What alternative therapies and options exist
• How stress, fatigue, and depression affect back health
• What you should know before you have back surgery
• How to make sure you get the best possible care


Featuring a section addressing frequently asked questions, as well as specific chapters on back trouble and sex, sports and travel, Back Pain—What Works! is a comprehensive handbook to healing the back.

About the Authors

Joseph Kandel, M.D., is founder and medical director of the /Neurology Center of Naples (Florida), as well as co-author of Migraine—What Works! (Prima). His articles have appeared in numerous medical journals, and he is a popular speaker on disorders of the spine.

David B. Sudderth, M.D., co-author of Migraine—What Works (Prima), is the senior partner at the Neurology Center of Naples and co-founder of the Gulfcoast Spine Institute in Naples.

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Back Pain—What Works! is a complete, easy-to-read guide to understanding your back and what you can do to cure, treat, and prevent back problems. From preventative measures to last-resort surgery, Back Pain—What Works! takes the mystery out of back trouble. Inside you'll learn:

• How the back works and what causes pain
• How to improve your back with simple excercises
• What to expect from back exams and diagnostic tests
• What medications are available for pain
• What alternative therapies and options exist
• How stress, fatigue, and depression affect back health
• What you should know before you have back surgery
• How to make sure you get the best possible care

Featuring a section addressing frequently asked questions, as well as specific chapters on back trouble and sex, sports and travel, Back Pain—What Works! is a comprehensive handbook to healing the back.

About the Authors

Joseph Kandel, M.D., is founder and medical director of the /Neurology Center of Naples (Florida), as well as co-author of Migraine—What Works! (Prima). His articles have appeared in numerous medical journals, and he is a popular speaker on disorders of the spine.

David B. Sudderth, M.D., co-author of Migraine—What Works (Prima), is the senior partner at the Neurology Center of Naples and co-founder of the Gulfcoast Spine Institute in Naples.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (April 24, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761503277
• ISBN-13: 978-0761503279
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,685,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for patients with Low Back Pain, April 8, 1998

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This review is from: Back Pain - What Works!: A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing and Overcoming Back Problems (Paperback)

I would have to give two thumbs up to this recently published manual on back problems. In fact, I found this book so helpful that I now recommend it to essentially all of my patients with low back problems. The book begins with an extremely innovative treatment of the anatomy of the low back. For those who treat low back pain, the importance of this is obvious. It is impossible to explain MRI and other test findings as well as possible surgical procedures or injections to patients who do not have a fundamental grasp of the spinal anatomy. This book provides a very simple pedagogic tool for understanding the spinal anatomy. Furthermore, the authors devote considerable attention on preparation for the initial doctor's visit. Few things are more frustrating than seeing a new patient without records, x-rays, MRI scans, myelograms, etc. The patient who reads this book will meet for the first visit with all the necessary information for the treating physician. Exercises are provided with excellent illustrations and there is extensive coverage of ADL's and medication therapy. There is even a chapter on sex and low back pain which I find invaluable for treating my patients. In short, this is an excellent volume and heartily recommended by this reviewer. Michael D. Lusk, M.D.END