8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back - Softcover

Esther Gokhale

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979303605 ISBN 13: 9780979303609

Publisher: Pendo Press, 2008

Synopsis

Nearly 90% of American adults suffer from back pain, and the number continues to climb. Why does this condition affect so many people in the industrialized world, while in some countries only 5% of adults report back pain? In a quest to find the root cause of back pain, Esther Gokhale studied at the Aplomb Institute in Paris and traveled to parts of the world where back pain is virtually unknown. Her research took her to remote Burkina Faso, rural Portugal, and fishing villages in Brazil.

What she learned in each of these places has changed the lives of thousands of people. Preserved in the movements of weavers, millers, and farmers in more traditional societies is ancient body wisdom that prevents pain and enhances health. For the first time, these insights have been brought together in a step-by-step guide designed to help those suffering from back pain re-educate their bodies and regain the posture for which our bodies evolved.

About this title

From the Author:

For some, a pain-free life is only a memory, but it doesn't have to be. Through my experience in healing my own back pain, coupled with extensive training and research, I have developed a technique to alleviate back pain--the Gokhale Method. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to help thousands of people re-learn the way their bodies were designed to move--gracefully and with ease. I have spent fifteen years teaching the technique, honing it for clarity and efficiency, and am delighted to present it here for general use. Many physicians now refer their back patients to me, and almost all the patients start to improve from the first lesson. In many cases the results are dramatic (see page 24). But then there are the people who can't come to see me, people who call me from the East Coast or the Midwest, perhaps friends or relatives of my patients, who are suffering terribly and need help. For years, I have wished there were a book that I could send them with step-by-step instructions and demonstrations of my technique. And here it is.

From the Back Cover:

SIT, SLEEP, AND WALK YOUR WAY TO A PAIN-FREE BACK.

Forget what you thought you knew about good posture. Adopt the natural, healthy posture used by athletes, children, and people in traditional societies the world over. Free yourself from pain and injury.

DISCOVER the posture and movements that keep young and old in traditional societies free of back pain their entire lives.

LEARN how to keep your back pain-free without medication, surgery, or time-consuming exercises.

TRANSFORM sitting, standing, walking, and bending into comfortable movements that actually make you healthier as you do them.

ENJOY revolutionary techniques that will decompress your spine, improve circulation, and relax muscles while you work at your computer, watch TV, and sleep.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pendo Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0979303605
• ISBN 13: 9780979303609
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244
• Editor: Susan Adams