Back mechanic
Subtitle: the secrets to a healthy spine your doctor isn't telling you : the step by step McGill Method to fix back pain
By: Stuart McGill ; all drawings by Jiri Hvalacek
Contributors: Hvalacek, Jiri, illustrateur
Publisher: Backfitpro Inc.
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780973501827; 7297350180978
Subjects: Back exercises; Back; Care and hygiene; Backache; Exercise therapy; Prevention; Dos; Exercices; Soins et hygiène; Dorsalgie; Thérapeutique par l'exercice; Prévention
Other titles: Step by step McGill Method to fix back pain; Back mechanic :
Notes: Comprend un index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and overview. The way to a pain-free and robust back; title: "Why me?" Understanding your pain. Myth busting ; Back to basics: getting to know your back and causes of pain ; Is surgery for you?: the essential list ; The Code: rules and guidelines for back health; title: Self assessment: finding the cause of your back pain. Use the McGill approach to find your pain trigger ; Your self-assessment; title: The repair job: using the right tools to make activity pain-free. Removing the cause of pain: learning basic movement tools ; Spine hygiene: moving without pain ; Building a resilient back: the non-negotiable "Big 3" exercises ; The walking program: nature's back balm ; The core program ; Restoring the hips; title: Tuning the machine for best performance. Next level training: regaining your active lifestyle ; Special exercises for sciatica, kyphosis, scoliosis, stenosis, the overweight and others ; Solutions that solve back pain: case studies and sample programs ; Q and A with the professor: sex, selecting a mattress, and other things you were afraid to ask ; Conclusion; title: Appendix: Exercise logs. Pain and activity ability ; Exercise log.