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Conquer Back and Neck Pain: Walk It Off! A Spine Doctor'sProven Solutions For Finding Relief Without Pills or Surgery

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This is the first book I have ever given a 5-star review.

No other medical ailment, except perhaps cancer, is more subject to misinformation and pure chicanery than back pain. Yet here is a guy who makes his living doing back surgery, yet thinks his specialty is overused, and that in most cases you can solve your problem just by maintaining healthy weight and doing aerobic exercises.

The book came at a perfect time for me. I was having so much lower back pain that I decided to take two weeks off with almost no moving, hoping that whatever it was would heal itself. Nature intervened, however, and I found myself outside for hours at a time with a chain saw cutting up trees and hauling heavy pieces to the burn pile. I was sure I would pay a terrible price in much worse back pain. To my surprise, however, my pain completely disappeared.

While I was trying to solve this puzzle, my wife saw a review of this book. It sounded good especially since the author is giving advice against his own financial interest, which is unusual. I ordered it from Amazon with extra-cost overnight delivery and read it the next day. (It isn't very long and the cartoons and illustrations take up some space.) Now I understand the reason for my instant cure.

The write-up in the product listing is excellent, so I won't repeat it, but it is important for you to know that it is very readable by a layman. (I'm never sure whether I have two livers and one kidney, or the other way around.

If you have back pain or just want to wow your friends with all the inside dope, get this book - fast.

This is a great no nonsense book on neck and back pain. In the book, the doc goes over many common conditions that are associated with pain and goes over various therapies often used to treat them. He recommends that we tackle back/neck pain with some exercise (like taking walks) as there is much data on the effectiveness of this. The body and especially the spine require motion by design in order to be healthy. He suggests that doing specific exercises in general (like physiotherapy) may cause more harm then good and that good old walking maybe the best bet. He cautions against the excessive use of caffeine and alcohol as these may lead to a bad outcome.

I have a grade one spondylolisthesis and have found his suggestions helpful.

This book is a great resource for the millions of people that suffer from back pain. My doctor recommended the book and I was skeptical, but after reading and taking Dr Mark Brown's advice it is working.
I have started walking more and doing some Yoga stretching and my back feels much better. I know there are many cases that are serious and probably need surgey, but if you are undecided you should read this book.

I would tell anyone who is suffering from low back pain to give this book a read and it could be a life saver.

Thanks,
Jeff Douglas

This is a great resource to help folks avoid the common pitfalls of dealing with back and neck pain. It kept me from going to the next step (steroid shots) and then to back surgery. Walk it off is working.

Millions of Americans experience chronic back pain, and have little clue on how exactly to deal with it. "Conquer Back and Neck Pain: Walk It Off!" is a complete and comprehensive guide for sufferers, written by nationally renowned spinal surgeon Dr. Mark D. Brown. Despite his profession, Brown suggests against surgery for most types of back pain, suggesting many ways to relieve the pain without going under the knife - including literally walking it off. An informative guide to when surgery is truly required and when it is not, "Conquer Back and Neck Pain: Walk It Off!" is highly recommended for sufferers of back and neck pain, and for community library health collections.

My step-dad just went through a major episode with his back, and this book was invaluable to making the process much less painful and expensive than it would have otherwise been. It helped immensely with the discussions with his doctor.

There is one type of back pain which I feel is common, and is overlooked by the book (it outlines seven types). I suffer from non-chronic back-pain. Occassionally my back will go "out", the muscles and nerves get pinched, tighten up or spasm, and eventually release (usually after a chiropractic treatment). The book doesn't give specific advice for this scenario, other than moderate exercise, which I have found to be useful.

The good part of this book is that it is a matter of fact book that tells you most back pain can be overcome with simply getting out there and walking an hour. It is the single most helpful thing I have done in my long journey out of back pain. It doesn't cover myofascial pain or SI joint problems but has a brief section on chronic pain. It would be better if it had more on this but Dr. Brown does give you points on when you should "walk it off" and when not to. It does explain well that most pain drugs really aren't that helpful and which medicines he recommends and which exercises he recommends and doens't recommend. I think it is worth reading and listening to his points. It has pushed me to get out there and go further.

I found the book an easy read and was totally understandable. With the little time that docs have to discuss and educate patients, I found that the contents of the book to be helpful and reassuring.

Sandy Lenner
www.SL-cpa.net

I agree with another reviewer--the title of this book is misleading and it DOES scare you reading that yoga or pilates or chiropractic are very harmful for your back, and about all you can do is walk a little (or opt for surgery). There are too many other good books out there that are empowering--something we all need to heal.

The title is misleading. This books does a better job to scare you than to give you any real solutions. Stay away from this one.

Talks a lot about surgery and gives little on solutions to stay away from it.