Back Pain: What Really Works ("Daily Telegraph" Books)

by Dava Sobel (Author), Dava Sobel (Author), Arthur C. Klein (Author)

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2006
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This established bestseller, newly updated and revised, is based on a new survey by BackCare, the UK's biggest back-pain charity, and offers the best hope of real pain relief and long-term well-being. Using the results of BackCare's survey of more than 2,000 back-pain sufferers, it gives their opinions on treatments that really work, both orthodox and complementary. It also looks at the role of nutrition, exercise, surgery, drugs and complementary therapies in pain relief and prevention, plus the latest on symptom relief and side-effects of medication.

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This established bestseller, newly updated and revised, is based on a new survey by BackCare, the UK's biggest back-pain charity, and offers the best hope of real pain relief and long-term well-being. Using the results of BackCare's survey of more than 2,000 back-pain sufferers, it gives their opinions on treatments that really work, both orthodox and complementary. It also looks at the role of nutrition, exercise, surgery, drugs and complementary therapies in pain relief and prevention, plus the latest on symptom relief and side-effects of medication.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 544
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Published: 23 Feb 2006
ISBN 10: 1845290984
ISBN 13: 9781845290986
Book Overview: New UK-wide BackCare back-pain survey reveals what really works

Media Reviews

Like all doctors I see many patients with back pain and am delighted that I can recommend a book that offers the best hope of long-term relief for many of them. Dr James Le Fanu

Author Bio

Arthur C. Klein is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the American Medical Writers Association. Dava Sobel has spent most of her professional life as a science writer, and is the author of the bestseller, Longitude.