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Get the latest scientific evidence on back exercise - what helps and what hurts, and why, from a world renowned authority. The sixth edition of Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance provides professionals with the evidence base to design and prescribe the best exercise programs for the back. A complete description of a 5-stage program is provided. Many examples illustrate each stage within a back pain rehabilitation program together with a performance enhancement program for athletes. Beginning with recognizing and re-patterning perturbed motor programs and progressing to the enhancement of stability-mobility, then endurance, the final stages continue with strength, power and agility training. Each step is well illustrated and instructive. Added to this are general approaches to assess the demands of individual activities and sports, and then create a program for the individual to create the optimal performance and injury resiliency. Dr. McGill's style makes for an easy read of this thorough and rich resource.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stuart McGill; 6th edition (January 1, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 331 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0973501839
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0973501834
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces

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Dr. Stuart McGill is Professor Emeritus after 32 years at the University of Waterloo where he had a laboratory/clinic that explored low back pain, rehabilitation and performance enhancement. He has been the author of over 240 medical and scientific journal papers. This work has received several international awards including the “Volvo Bioengineering Award for Low Back Pain Research”. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various government agencies, many corporations and legal firms and professional/international athletes and teams world wide. He is regularly referred special and challenging patient cases from the international medical community for opinion. He has authored four books: "Gift of Injury" with Brian Carroll; "Back Mechanic" targeting the lay public with back pain; “Low Back Disorders: Evidence Based Prevention and Rehabilitation” designed for clinicians assessing and treating patients; and “Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance” targeting coaches and trainers.

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John Carpenter

Help Your Back. Help Your Tennis Game.

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2018

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My tennis trainer/coach introduced me to the work of Dr. Stuart McGill through what I came to know as “The Big Three” (well represented on the internet). This is a set of core exercises that includes the “curl up.” The curl up is a substitute for the sit-ups and crunches we’ve been brought up on – but which Dr. McGill has found can injure the spine. One thing led to another and I wound up buying and studying his most recent book, published in 2017. To cut to the chase, my back remains in excellent condition and my tennis game has improved. I link these directly to a greater understanding of how to protect my lumbar spine and how to strengthen my core without hurting myself. Dr. McGill extensively discusses “stiffness” as a way of protecting the spine and also for allowing the most effective flow of energy and power through the kinetic chain. Particularly fascinating and useful is his presentation (on p. 187) of how you can generate tremendously increased grip strength by calling stiffness into play, evoking “neuronal overflow.” In trying this out, be careful you don’t crush someone’s hand or allow yours to be crushed. I have found, and continue to find, this book to be tremendously interesting, well documented, and useful. I suspect that physicians, trainers, and athletes will, too.

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John Smith

More intended for specialists/doctors than patients

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2021

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I bought Back Mechanic and Gift of Injury both by McGill and loved them both. I decided to give this one a try and while it has a lot of information in it, it's not really meant for people suffering from back pain. You'd be much better off reading Back Mechanic. This book is more beneficial to people like physical therapists because he goes into great detail on how to examine patients and how the body works.

I don't regret buying it but if I knew what I know now, I wouldn't have bought it

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Fixing a Herniated Disc

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I can't say enough great things about this book and the author. This is a must ready if you have back problems. This is the go to author. His book has helped me immensely in healing my back and learning to live with a herniated disc.

Stuart McGill is the expert in back mechanics. I found out about it him after endless amounts of research to help me heal a herniated disc without surgery.

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Karen Tomaine

Excellent informative book

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2018

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Purchased for a trainer/body builder who said it is excellent book filled with valuable info.

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aaron cooley

Good info

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Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2018

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Provided information to correct my back issues and changed my entire approach to core strengthening.

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Harley

Great Read

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019

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If you have back issues you need to read Dr. McGill's books. He has explained what I have wrong with my back. What I like the most is he goes into detail of what exercises you need to do and how to do them., I highly recommend this read. Good luck.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018

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Great material and Information totally recommend it!

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Jim Jefferies

Superb

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2018

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This is a must read for anyone interested in sport or exercise. It has genuinely enriched my understanding of the human body and my approach to training

Its worth noting that this book is orientated toward health and fitness professionals such as physiotherapists or coaches/personal trainers.

If you are interested in aiding your own back troubles the author advises another book from his series 'Back Mechanic'. Similarly, if you are a physiotherapist or medical professional looking to aid common back dissorders, there is another indepth book for this purpose ' Low Back Disorders Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation'.

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rob grey

Excellent book

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Excellent book

Ruba Albarghouthi

Very interesting and informative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2022

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