Dr. John E. Sarno's groundbreaking research on TMS (Tension Myoneural Syndrome) reveals how stress and other psychological factors can cause back pain-and how you can be pain free without drugs, exercise, or surgery. Dr. Sarno's program has helped thousands of patients find relief from chronic back conditions. In this New York Times bestseller, Dr. Sarno teaches you how to identify stress and other psychological factors that cause back pain and demonstrates how to heal yourself--without drugs, surgery or exercise. Find out: Why self-motivated and successful people are prone to Tension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS) How anxiety and repressed anger trigger muscle spasms How people condition themselves to accept back pain as inevitable With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno reveals how you can recognize the emotional roots of your TMS and sever the connections between mental and physical pain...and start recovering from back pain today.

Back Pain: a movement problem is a practical manual to assist all students and clinicians concerned with the evaluation, diagnosis and management of the movement related problems seen in those with spinal pain disorders. It offers an integrative model of posturomovement dysfunction which describes the more commonly observed features and related key patterns of altered control. This serves as a framework, guiding the practitioner's assessment of the individual patient. - Examines aspects of motor control and functional movement in the spine, its development, and explores probable reasons why it is altered in people with back pain - Maps the more common clinical patternsof presentation in those with spinal pain and provides a simple clinical classification system based upon posturomovement impairments - Integrates contemporary science with the insights of extensive clinical practice - Integrates manual and exercise therapy and provides guiding principles for more rational therapeutic interventions: - which patterns of movement in general need to be encouraged - which to lessen and how to do so - Abundantly illustrated to present concepts and to illustrate the difference between so-called normal and dysfunctrional presentations - Written by a practitioner for practitioners

This second edition of 'Low Back Disorders' provides research information on low back problems and shows readers how to interpret the data for clinical applications.

Written by world-renowned spine physicians, this volume presents a global view of what is known about neck and back pain. This evidence-based book emphasizes cost-effective diagnosis and treatment. Twenty-one chapters cover topics that range from epidemiology, psychological factors, and work-related influences to surgical and nonsurgical treatments, a review of social security systems, and recommendations.

Dr. Brownstein shows readers how they can rev up the human body's least-understood system: the healing system.

Back problems and associated pain are common and affect both men and women, young and old. The cause may be a specific, diagnosed problem or the result of poor postural habits. Solving Back Problems will help you to diagnose your problem and take remedial action, and show you how to take precautionary measures to prevent problems arising. Book jacket.