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Your Miraculous Back: A Step-By-Step Guide to Relieving Neck & Back Pain

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I have suffered from chronic back pain for the last 6 years. I have gone from this doctor to that doctor searching for relief. I have finally found my answer. A German proverb teaches us that nothing in this world is permanent, including back pain. Gerald Silverman's "Your Miraculous Back" is a gift from heaven in that it offers targeted stretching exercises that significantly helped ease the pain I had. The book provides a lucid description of muscle and disc joint pain as well as practical methods for treatment and massage.

I strongly encourage all who suffer from neck and back pain to read this book. It will certainly help.

Easy to read and understand without being overwhelmed by medical

jargon. I'm in my seventies and the excercises really are helpful in alleviating what I thought were incurable old-age back aches and pains. The excercises do not require a lot of time to be effective, and I can handle everyday household chores pain-free. Although it won't reduce my golf handicap, it definitely makes the game and getting around the course more enjoyable. I especially recommend it to baby boomers as a permanent reference.

I've been experiencing lower back pain for about 7 years, and like the rest of us, nothing really ever worked. Doctors had no real solutions other than back surgery - which I certainly didn't want to consider. Amazingly, this book has helped and I did not have to go under the knife!! I am very thankful to have discovered this rare gem. The back stretching exercises have really worked, so much so - that after a month of exercising my lower back feels stronger and the pain that typically plagues me is practically gone. Additionally, I found the description of how the back joints, muscles, and bones work together, their make-up, and their proper purpose to be very helpful. For those of you who are at their wits end with back pains and think that the doctor advocating surgery is the only way to get relief - try this book first... it is well worth the read.

I loved the book. It was packed with information. It is very user friendly and informative and I found the technical stuff to be the most interesting. I think that even if a person had already determined that surgery was the next step that they would be better off reading this ahead of their hospital stay. I liked the "Think Back" section, a good idea for the older folks and for those fast readers who might miss the point. It's a great "all in one" book versus others that might discuss solely anatomy or exercises or alternative therapies.

Alas, people are lazy. The central message of the book is about taking responsibility for one's own wellbeing will likely disappoint those who are inevitably looking for the quick fix. All in all though, it was a good concise read and will I'm sure it will help many motivated people.

Finally, a book that explains your back, what can go wrong, various treatments, and gives the reader encouragement to think of themselves as well. Very informative and easly to understand. Even if you have herniated discs, this book can help you to a healthier, more active life.

I suffer from frequent back pain and I bought this book for the sole purpose of finding stretching exercises that help the back. The book is a good exposition of how the human back is structured and allows me to understand some of the intricacies, but falls short of providing any useful exercise that can help me. It may be wrong on my part to have such high expectations. I would suggest going for dedicated books on stretching (or may be yoga) instead of this one if you're looking for relief rather than a science lesson.