Back Pain: Questions You Have... Answers You Need [Paperback]

Sandra Salmans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1995 | ISBN-10: 1882606191 | ISBN-13: 978-1882606191

In an accessible question-and-answer format, this reference explains where back pain comes from and what people can do about it. Salmans objectively discusses common diagnoses, chiropractic, the pros and cons of various treatments, surgery, and the role of diet, exercise, smoking, and stress, so that consumers can make wise and informed healthcare decisions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Peoples Medical Society (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882606191
• ISBN-13: 978-1882606191
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,151,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Back Pain by Sandra Salmans, October 4, 2003

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This review is from: Back Pain: Questions You Have... Answers You Need (Paperback)

This is an excellent work which describes the diagnosis and
comparative treatments for back pain. Strains, sprains, spasms and disc problems are the cited sources of back pain. Treatment
modalities are bed rest, exercise, spinal manipulation, braces, pharmaceuticals, counter stimulation chemonucleolysis and
acupuncture. The details of spinal surgery are described in
great detail. For instance,
" In a simple fusion procedure, the surgeon makes an incision-
usually in the back, but sometimes in the abdomen-about
three inches long and, as in a discectomy, pushes aside
muscles and ligaments to reach the vertebrae. He attaches bone grafts, about the size and shape of matchsticks, onto the facet joints. Larger pieces of bone are used between vertebrae.
Over time-generally four to nine months-the bones and bone
grafts grow together, and the two vertebrae are fused into a single, solid unit."
The author provides numerous prevention strategies which
anticipate back pain. This book makes excellent reading and
it is a worthy addition to your personal health library.