From Library Journal
In these three volumes, Zimmerman, a physical therapist and back pain sufferer, explains the normal anatomy of the back and spine, discusses the diagnosis and misdiagnosis of injuries and diseases, examines treatment modalities, and, finally, offers advice on how to live with chronic back pain. She also discusses the health professionals' training, mindsets, and methods of treatment, which vary from the conservative (rest, heat, cold) to the more exotic (trigger points). Zimmerman points out that no one method is universally applicable or helpful. All three books are easy to understand and well written, and they all feature an appendix of references, a glossary of terms used, and an index. Back pain sufferers will probably find the volume on living with back pain the most useful, as it presents lifestyle adjustments that may be needed, whether they be physical (different size or shape of chair or car seat), emotional (ignore it, but it will not go away), or a combination of physical and emotional. Recommended for their low-key coverage of a difficult and controversial subject for all public and health sciences libraries.
-Aletha Kowitz, Bureau of Lib. Svcs., American Dental Assn., Chicago
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
-Aletha Kowitz, Bureau of Lib. Svcs., American Dental Assn., Chicago
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
