Treat Your Own Neck 4th Ed (Paperback)

~ Robin Mckenzie (Author)

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Product Description

McKenzie's widely-applied patient handbook for common neck pain will help you learn to relieve your neck problems and prevent recurrence of symptons in the future. Treat Your Own Neck is a handbook that offers a step-by step system of eductaion, awareness, exercise and prevention.

Product Details

• Paperback: 46 pages
• Publisher: Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products; 4 edition (December 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0958269246
• ISBN-13: 978-0958269247
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,182 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cured myself, December 4, 2007

By	T. Marchand (Argyle, TX United States) - See all my reviews

I had neck pain along with tingling radiating down my arm to my index finger. Having had extensive experience with clients who needed physical therapy, I was fairly certain I had a cervical disk bulge/pinched nerve. I knew the routine with orthos and physical therapists and wanted to avoid spending both the time on office visits and the money, if at all possible. I stopped my usual exercise routines to give myself time to heal, took anti-inflammatories for a couple of weeks, bought this book and followed it religiously, and purchased an arc4life cervical traction pillow. In a matter of a few weeks, the problem was completely resolved and has not returned several months later. I have absolutely no pain and no restriction of movement. It is vital that you not do more harm than good by overdoing and/or improperly doing the exercises. Of course, if I hadn't seen improvement, I would have consulted a doctor. (BTW, I still sleep on the pillow and highly recommend it. It gets you past that unhappy routine of backsliding in the healing process due to sleeping wrong on the injury. It can be uncomfortable at first, so ease into using it as recommended. It literally provides light traction to the cervical spine when lying on your back and, if you move to the proper location on the pillow, provides excellent support while sleeping on either side.)

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for a pain free lifestyle, August 4, 2007

By	GrapeOnion (NC) - See all my reviews

I occasionally have severe neck pain that leads to debilitating headaches, and finally bought this book to stop the pain (I already own McKenzie's "Treat Your Own Back"). The exercises in this book were great, but the real value of the book was learning how to keep my head in correct posture and learning how to shape my pillow to stop the neck pain from sleeping. This is an excellent book, and it's really helped me stop my neck pain from reoccurring. I highly recommend it to everyone suffering from neck pain.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DJD Neck, March 23, 2007

By	Lois L. Baker "old bones" (Alaska/Louisiana) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I formerly had a copy of this book, as well as another by the same author. I loaned each of them to persons with neck & back problems, and never got them back! I think it was because they are so helpful to people with neck and back pain. I recommend this book without reservation, merely cautioning the reader to read it completely before starting the recommended excercises.