Back Pain: How to Relieve Low Back Pain and Sciatica (Paperback)

by Carol Ardman (Author), Loren Fishman (Author) "A woman once sat on the other side of my desk and said, "It hurts, but don't waste your time explaining the technical part..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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Back Pain is the most thorough, practical, and helpful guide for patients with back pain. -- John Merritt, M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin

This book is by far the best one I have read about back pain . . . a user-friendly, positive, helpful book on back pain that I will certainly recommend to all my patients. -- C. B. Lewis, Ph.D.

Product Description
Dr. Loren Fishman, a distinguished clinician and a trailblazer in the treatment of sciatica, believes there's only one road to relief: patients must become partners with their doctors in naming the cause of their pain and in making treatment decisions.

Based on the latest research and on Dr. Fishman's fifteen years of experience in treating patients successfully, Back Pain is filled with pain-saving advice and instructional facts: so many adults suffer bouts of back pain that many doctors consider them normal occurrences, like a cold or flu; more than four days of bed rest can make a back ache worse; patients who choose chiropractors visit them twice as often as those who choose medical doctors; more than 25 percent of people who go to orthopedic surgeons have referred themselves; the initial treatment any doctor is likely to prescribe is aspirin; sciatica is one of the three major causes of back pain.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.; 1 edition (November 17, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039331961X
• ISBN-13: 978-0393319613
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #366,503 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Book!, June 4, 2000

By A Customer

This is a great book for back pain sufferers. There is lots of information about the mechanics of backs, as well as the various reasons why they hurt. Some very good information on sciatica. There are chapters on numbness, weakness and an entire chapter on pain, and ways to manage it, including trigger point injections of lidocaine(which I ended up having and have found very helpful). The book also covers ways to reduce stress, including yoga, tai chi, exercise, and other ways to prevent back pain from recurring.Dr. Fishman also gives advice on how to talk to your doctor and what information is especially important for your doctor to have. This has been one of the very BEST books I've read on back pain. As a companion book, I'd suggest "Back Care Basics" by M. Schatz which describes a gentle yoga program for back pain sufferers. Both books have helped me so much!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Lower Back Pain Sufferers!, July 7, 2000

By A Customer

I am 23, have had a diagnosed disc herniation for 6 years, and am in the middle of deciding on surgery or not. This book has been invaluable in helping me understand my condition, and determine what I should do. It covers Eastern and Western methods, and is written in an understandable, and easily readable manner. In fact, I bought it yesterday, and am half way through. Back problems are stressful enough, this book will help you with some of that stress.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feel empowered with knowledge!, January 4, 2001

By	C. Grant "csg" (Greenville, SC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had back pain for months and it started getting worse despite all my home exercise therapy. I eventually decided to seek medical help and while doing so, I read this book. It was just GREAT to go in to this with an education! The book is very well written and full of medical information that throughly explains the complexity of the lower back. It basically helped satisfy my curiosity and my desire for an education about the back. I have since discovered I have a herniated disk and this book is now helping me through my treatment options. If you seek knowledge - get this book.