On occasion nearly everyone experiences short-term back pain from sore
or strained muscles. But for many who come to treat their back gingerly
because they fear further "injury," a cycle of worry and inactivity
results; this aggravates existing muscle tightness and leads them to
think of themselves as having a "bad back." Even worse is the
understandable but usually counterproductive assumption that back pain
is caused by "abnormalities"-bulging disks, a damaged spine, and so on.
However, these abnormalities are frequently found in those who have
absolutely no pain whatsoever. In reality, most backs are strong and
resilient, built to support our bodies for a lifetime; truly "bad backs"
are rare.
Drawing on their work with patients and studies from major scientific
journals and corporations, the authors of Back *Sense-*all three are
former chronic back pain sufferers themselves-developed a revolutionary
self-treatment approach targeting the true causes of chronic back pain.
It is based on conclusive evidence proving that stress and inactivity
are usually the prime offenders, and it allows patients to avoid the
restrictions and expense of most other treatments. After showing readers
how to rule out the possibility that a rare medical condition is the
source of their problem, Back Sense clearly and convincingly
explains the actual factors behind chronic back pain and systematically
leads readers toward recapturing a life free of back pain.
