Outwitting Back Pain: Why Your Lower Back Hurts and How to Make it Stop

Ellis F. Friedman, Abbi Perets

ISBN 10: 1592284329 / ISBN 13: 9781592284320

Published by The Lyons Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Outwitting Back Pain: Why Your Lower Back Hurts and How to Make it Stop
• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592284329
• ISBN 13: 9781592284320
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Lower back problems are the most frequent reason for referral to orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and physicians specializing in occupational medicine. Eighty percent of adults will experience lower back pain during their lifetime. Obviously, there is a great need for an authoritative, friendly voice to discuss and help with lower back pain, and Dr. Ellis Friedman is that voice. In OUTWITTING BACK PAIN, Friedman acts as mentor and friend, in addition to offering sound medical advice to readers. It is written in nontechnical language and offers clear x-ray illustrations to help readers understand the structure and function of the back, how it can be injured, how the problem can be diagnosed, and the methods of treatment.

With chapters on: .

The Back: What it is and how it works .
The key to a successful diagnosis .
Getting to the heart of your back pain:
How the back gets hurt and what we do to learn what went wrong .
How we don't treat the back: What doesn't work--and why .
How we treat the injured back .
Back pain during pregnancy and after delivery .
Our backs as we age .
Staying out of trouble:
Preventive maintenance .
and Glossary, checklists, "What to Ask Your Doctor" worksheets, additional resources (Web sites and additional places patients can turn to for help), and more.

About the Author

ELLIS F. FRIEDMAN, M.D., practiced for twenty-seven years as an orthopedic surgeon. He has lectured frequently to nurses, physicians, attorneys, and insurance companies on the topic of back injuries. He has testified in over 2,000 court cases involving neck and back pain for both plaintiffs and defendants, and has a great facility for describing technical material in language laypeople can understand.

ABBI PERETS is a professional writer on the subjects of health, parenting, technology, and business. She is a senior contributing editor with ePregnancy Magazine, and served as contributing author for two books.