Back Trouble: A New Approach to Prevention and RecoveryStop back pain, neck pain and shoulder pain Based on the Alexander Technique, Back Trouble shows how to turn everyday movements into practical therapy. 200 drawings and photos make it easy to follow the simple explanations. You will learn how to use your body correctly in all your daily activities, which can help prevent new back problems, and it can help prevent a recurrence of an earlier problem. Here is a medically recognized alternative or addition to injections, ice packs, heat, ultrasound, bed rest, medication and surgery. Can also help arthritis, pinched nerves, body tension, whiplash, sciatica and disc trouble. |
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Shoulder and Upper Back Pain | 69 |
Positions We All Get Into | 85 |
Breathing Correctly to Ease Back Pain | 99 |
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abdominal muscles able activities Alexander Technique alignment Allow arching arms aware back muscles back pain balance become bending better body breathing cause chair comfortable compressed Concepts correct correctly corset curve daily develop disc effective efficiently entire exercise feel feet flexibility floor forward front gently give gradually hand harmful head hip joints hold important improved Incorrect increase instructions keep knees leading lean legs length lengthening less look lower back maintain mirror motion move muscle tension neck neck muscles nerves Notice patients pelvis performing position postural habits practice prevent problems pull raise reading release Repeat rest result rib cage rotation rounded scoliosis shoulders side sitting slump spinal spine spine lengthening standing stay Step straight stretch structures sure tense thought torso train trouble upper back usually waist walking weight widening