Description: No wonder we complain so much about our back pain: eight of ten Americans have suffered it at one time or another, and it's the most common cause of work absenteeism after the common cold. The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Healthy Back provides the back-weary with a wide array of step-by-step approaches to alleviating back pain. It's packed with information on all the potential causes of back pain, and introduces treatment techniques from acupuncture to Swedish massage, physical therapy to chiropractic work, shiatsu to reflexology, meditation to yoga, and everything from herbal remedies to pain killers to surgery. Readers learn which strategies are best for them, as well as how to improve their posture and maintain a healthy spine while at a work desk, exercising, and sleeping.

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