Preventing Arthritis: A Holistic Approach to Life Without Pain - Hardcover

Lawrence, Ronald; Zucker, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039914742X ISBN 13: 9780399147425

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 2001

Synopsis

Drawing on the latest in arthritis research, the authors of The Miracle of MSM present a holistic approach to the prevention of arthritis that combines diet, nutritional supplements, non-traumatic exercise, yoga, and self-massage techniques. 22,500 first printing.

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About the Author

Ronald M. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., is a founding member of the International Association for the Study of Pain and the American Association for the Study of Headaches. Health writer Martin Zucker has written extensively on natural healing, nutrition, fitness, and alternative medicine for more than twenty years.

Reviews

An estimated 21 million Americans will develop arthritis, and three out of five of those will be diagnosed with the disease while under 65. Yet, in Preventing Arthritis: A Holistic Approach to Life Without Pain, physician Ronald M. Lawrence and health writer Martin Zucker (co-authors of The Miracle of MSM) argue that arthritis need not be an inevitability. In addition to exploring the ways that people who already suffer from arthritis can find relief, they also explain how readers can prevent arthritis through diet, exercise, yoga, massage and sex. Agent, Jack Scovil.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Lawrence, a neurologist with expertise in pain, geriatrics, and sports medicine, has worked with health writer Zucker to produce a balanced program for preventing and coping with osteoarthritis. The authors previously collaborated, with Stanley Jacob, on The Miracle of MSM: The Natural Solution for Pain. Their latest effort discusses the osteoarthritis disease process and how it can be prevented or minimized by exercise, appropriate body mechanics, diet, supplements, and complementary/alternative therapies. Though the book is written at a high reading level, medical terminology is explained in context. The authors include appropriate disclaimers (advice to consult with a physician) and references to scientific literature, as well as information from interviews with alternative therapy experts. Individual case reports are used to illustrate the benefits of health practices advocated throughout the book, and web references are included in the text for additional information on supplements and alternative therapies. This book will appeal to health-conscious readers who have some awareness of the problems created by arthritis, as well as to those in the early stages of arthritis. Recommended for public and consumer health libraries. Margaret Allen, Library Consultant, Stratford, WI
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039914742X
• ISBN 13: 9780399147425
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272