Back in Shape: A Back Owner's Manual [Paperback]

Stephen Hochschuler (Author), Cory Everson (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 1991

The cofounder of the Texas Back Institute's successful sports medicine approach to back pain stresses prevention, fitness, and rehabilitation through exercise to keep our backs happy at work and at play.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

According to the author, 90 percent of back injuries are to the soft tissues. A spine surgeon affiliated with the Texas Back Institute, Hochschuler advocates an approach of limited use of nonsteroidal analgesics followed by active rehabilitation through exercise (illustrated with instructive photographs) and changes in work/home environments to avoid reinjury. He also covers spine problems that require surgery, but a better resource for candidates of back surgery is A.A. White's Your Aching Back ( LJ 8/90). Hochschuler's tendency to repeat himself is this book's greatest weakness. Overall, however, the author presents a solid, conservative course of treatment for the majority of back pain sufferers. Recommended for public libraries.
- Robert Jordan, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 2 pages
• Publisher: Mariner Books (January 4, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395562732
• ISBN-13: 978-0395562734
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,027,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It saved my back and many others', December 6, 2006

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This review is from: Back in Shape: A Back Owner's Manual (Paperback)

We bought the book when my wife had back problems 12 years ago on her doctor's recommendation. We have been doing the exercises prescribed in the book ever since. Many times we have loaned the book to friends who had back problems and the exercises have always been able to help.
Excellent book!!!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back in Shape - A Back Owner's Manual, May 13, 2001

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This review is from: Back in Shape: A Back Owner's Manual (Paperback)

This is an exellent guide for dealing with back pain or back damage. The book clearly explains how the back and spine work (easy to understand)and gives excellent information with respect to what goes wrong and how. Although written by doctors, the book is focused on the fact that most back pain can be overcome by excercise. It discusses other options in detail, and is clear when excercise may not be the right (or only) course of action. I highly recommend the book, I have owned it since published (1991, it is now 2001) and refer to it quite often.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great book, it will help alot, September 15, 1998

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This review is from: Back in Shape: A Back Owner's Manual (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book. It is clear, concise, and easy to understand. I liked the approach and the tone of the book. Get up, exercise, get your back into great shape! I recommend this to anyone whether they are suffering from back pain or not. If you follow these exercises you will feel better!