The Y's Way to a Healthy Back [Paperback]

Alexander Melleby (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: New Win Pub (November 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0832901474
• ISBN-13: 978-0832901478
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #67 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Aging > Back Pain

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best available treatment for back pain, December 27, 2009

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Rigel (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Y's Way to a Healthy Back (Paperback)

I bought this book in 1985 when I had very bad back pain from doing heavy landscaping work (lifting, using a sledge hammer, etc.) in my yard. It's by Alexander Melleby from YMCA. It's their exercise program. My job was and is computer programming so I sit a lot at a terminal which doesn't prepare me for strenuous exercise that stresses the back. I sought medical help for my back pain, but after discussing surgery and rejecting it, the doctor offered me the choice of an expensive exercise program, or I could buy a book like this one and do the recommended exercises. Exercise is necessary because the back is almost entirely supported by muscles and good muscle tone is essential for a healthy back. I tried the expensive exercise program for a couple of sessions, and the instructor offered me the same choices as the doctor. Buy the book and do the exercises on my own or continue paying a lot of money for physical therapy. I bought the book and it worked well. The exercises made me limber and back-trouble free. You have to do about 15 to 20 minutes of exercises every day, but it's worth it. When I backslide and skipped the the exercises for a few months, my back problems eventually come back. This book is good but the YMCA has a new book "YMCA Healthy Back Book by YMCA of the USA" which you may want to consider. It's roughly equivalent.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back pain, February 14, 2011

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Alistair N. Cowin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Y's Way to a Healthy Back (Paperback)

This book, although nearly 50 years old is still an excellent scource of sensible excercises to do to improve lower back problems. I have had it for a few weeks only and my back pains have improved enormously already. Definitely buy one if you can find one!