Back Care Basics: A Doctor's Gentle Yoga Program for Back and Neck Pain Relief
Mary Pullig Schatz, M.D., William Conner (Foreword by), B.K.S. IyengarBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
This book offers a gentle & effective approach to back rehabilitation without drugs or surgery. Using the therapeutic techniques of Iyengar-style yoga, Dr. Schatzs program encourages both positive health practices & a positive outlook. Youll learn: simple & practical ways to heal your back, restructure your body, & cope with stress; to become more sensitive to early warning signs of an impending back attack & learn what to do to ward it off; & how your daily activities may be hurting your back & how to modify them to prevent pain & injury. Includes a chapter on moving again after injury or surgery.Using the therapeutic techniques of Iyengar-style yoga, Dr. Schatz demonstrates how to deal with periods of acute discomfort, how to rebuild the body to prevent recurrences, and how to move on to a full and nourishing yoga practice. 200 200 photos & illustrations.
Synopsis
Back Care Basics offers the low-cost solution for back care in the new millenium: therapeutic yoga. Dr. Schatz's approach to back rehabilitation is gentle, effective, and without drugs or surgery. Her program encourages both positive health practices and a positive outlook; the important tools needed for prevention and healing. Dr. Schatz has designed this program to help those with pain from chronic musculoskeletal back and neck strain, spinal arthritis, osteoporosis, premenstrual syndrome, pregnancy, and scoliosis. Simple and practical ways to heal the back, restructure the body, and cope with stress are taught so that one becomes more sensitive to early warning signs of an impending "back attack" and what to do to ward it off.