03251nam 2200637Ia 450 991045960970332120200520144314.01-283-58141-897866138938640-19-157580-1(CKB)2670000000084958(EBL)516265(OCoLC)727645812(SSID)ssj0000588851(PQKBManifestationID)11364743(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000588851(PQKBWorkID)10650695(PQKB)11692969(MiAaPQ)EBC516265(Au-PeEL)EBL516265(CaPaEBR)ebr10581745(CaONFJC)MIL389386(EXLCZ)99267000000008495820090403d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBack pain[electronic resource] /John Lee, Suzanne Brook, Clare Daniel1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (143 p.)The facts seriesIncludes index.0-19-956107-9 Contents; Section 1 Understanding back pain; 1 How is the back constructed?; 2 What is back pain?; 3 Scans, X-rays and that word 'degenerating'; 4 How did the pain get to take over my life?; Section 2 Medical treatments; 5 What different types of professionals could help?; 6 Can my back pain be cured by injections or surgery?; 7 Can I take medications for my pain?; 8 Thoughts and feelings; 9 Communication; Section 3 Self-treatments; 10 Relaxation; 11 What is the role of exercise and movement?; 12 How much activity can I do?; 13 Specific stretches and exercisesSection 4 Bringing things together and real patients' stories14 Coping with a new pain: what can I expect from treatments?; 15 Making sense of scan results and finding a cure; 16 Home life is difficult; 17 Nights are the worst time; 18 My pain has got a whole lot worse; Appendix: Internet resources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; ZBack Pain: The Facts is aimed at people who want to help themselves. Affecting nearly everyone at some time in their lives, 40% of people will have experienced some form of back pain within the last year, with around 5% of sufferers taking time off work within the last month. Long-term back pain causes a great deal of distress and unhappiness, affecting work life, income, home life, relationships, fitness and mood.Back Pain: The Facts uses clear, succinct chapters to give advice about every aspect of managing back pain, as well as answering frequently asked questions from sufferers. A key elemFacts (Oxford, England)BackachePopular worksPainPopular worksElectronic books.BackachePain617.5/64Lee John1963-878794Brook Suzanne1967-878795Daniel Clare1966-878796MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459609703321Back pain1961992UNINA