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Relief is in the stretch : end back pain through yoga / by Fishman, Loren.(CARDINAL)640719; Ardman, Carol.(CARDINAL)640721;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-196).What is yoga and why yoga for back pain? -- Styles of yoga -- Doing yoga -- Pain -- Major causes of low back pain -- Poses by diagnosis -- Musculoskeletal pain -- Herniated nucleus pulposis -- (herniated disc, pinched nerve root) -- Arthritis -- Sacroiliac joint derangement -- Pregnancy -- Spinal stenosis -- Piriformis syndrome -- Weight control -- After back surgery."Offers specific yoga techniques to cure or control back pain and sciatica according to its cause"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Backache; Hatha yoga;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Live pain-free without drugs or surgery : how to use integrated positional therapy to eliminate chronic pain / by Albert, Lee.(CARDINAL)481663;
"Live pain-free offers practical, proven, easy-to-follow program (Integrated Positional Therapy) to reduce and even eliminate chronic muscular pain in only minutes a day through simple exercises and movements that anyone can do"--
Subjects: Headache; Neck pain; Shoulder pain; Backache; Knee; Fibromyalgia; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Temporomandibular joint; Sciatica; Thoracic outlet syndrome; Physical therapy.; Massage therapy; Chronic pain; Chronic pain; Self-care, Health;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Back and neck disorders sourcebook : basic consumer health information about spinal pain, spinal cord injuries, and related disorders, such as degenerative disk disease, osteoarthritis, scoliosis, sciatica, spina bifida, and spinal stenosis, and featuring facts about maintaining spinal health, self-care, pain management, rehabilitative care, chiropractic care, and spinal surgeries, along with suggestions for preventing back and neck pain, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of resources. by Omnigraphics, Inc.,issuing body.(CARDINAL)203262;
"Provides basic consumer health information about spinal pain, injuries, and related disorders, facts about preventing back and neck pain, maintaining spinal health, self-care, pain management, rehabilitative care, chiropractic care, spinal surgeries, along with preventative suggestions, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of resources"--
Subjects: Spine; Spinal cord; Spine; Neck;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Back care basics : a doctor's gentle yoga program for back and neck pain relief / by Schatz, Mary Pullig.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-245) and index.Yoga: the way back to health -- Understanding your back -- Moving again after injury or surgery -- Assessing your flexibility and alignment -- Relaxation techniques -- Home base poses -- Moving on poses -- Sacroiliac pain and sciatica -- Rounded upper back, forward head posture, and neck pain -- Scoliosis -- A woman's back -- The yoga of daily living -- Exercising safely -- Appendix: back goal diary; back care dairy; assessing your flexibility and alignment worksheet.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.
Subjects: Backache; Neck pain; Hatha yoga;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Don't get out of bed yet : 10 easy exercises to relieve back, hip, and knee pain / by Cappy, Peggy,author.(CARDINAL)545298;
Exercise 1: rejuvenate stiff ankles for better balance and mobility -- Exercise 2: preliminary hip stretch -- Exercise 3: hips and lower back: both legs, moving together -- Exercise 4: a pose like a pretzel -- Exercise 5: improve your posture: posterior strenghteners -- Exercise 7: stretch those legs -- Exercise 8: side-lying exercises for back, spine, hips, and thighs -- Exercise 9: pain relief for neck and headache -- Ecercise 10: relief for lower back and sciatica pain -- The best rest: deep relaxation -- Adding a habit.Peggy Cappy has done it again, but this time with a whole new approach to easy stretches: You don't even have to get out of bed to do them. Do these painless exercises when you wake up, or when you are ready to go to bed. They are easy and effective for balancing the muscles in the pelvis and to relieve back, hip, and knee pain. Exercises are done on the back or side, and one position is on the belly and is so comfortable you may just drift off to sleep while relieving back and leg pain from sciatica. Peggy has been teaching yoga for more than 50 years to students of all ages, 3 years to 103. A group of senior citizens is the inspiration for this book, her public television program the 5-Minute Yoga Fix, as well as the popular series Yoga for the Rest of Us.
Subjects: Exercise for middle-aged persons.; Exercise for older people.; Hatha yoga.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The back bible / by Sutcliffe, Jenny.(CARDINAL)683157; Reader's Digest Association.(CARDINAL)145600;
Outlines practical approaches for back pain relief that draw on traditional and modern treatments, looking into the causes and physiological sources of pain while profiling alternative therapies and suggesting exercise options.
Subjects: Back; Back; Backache; Backache; Backache;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Heal yourself with Chinese pressure points : treat common aliments and stay healthy using 12 key acupressure points / by Turlin, Laurent,author.(CARDINAL)797377; Lefief-Delcourt, Alix,author.(CARDINAL)602420;
"This perfect introduction for beginners presents the 12 key acupressure points for treating common ailments and conditions, according to the principles of Chinese medicine. After a simple overview of the meridian system of energy channels in the body, plus easy-to-follow instructions on different massage techniques, you are then introduced to each of the 12 points in turn, and how to use them to treat a wide range of conditions, from headaches, sciatica and fatigue to insomnia, motion sickness and even a sore throat! Clear illustrations and diagrams are included throughout, along with tips on other useful complementary treatments"--Back cover.
Subjects: Acupressure.; Acupressure; Acupuncture points; Medicine, Chinese.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Subjects: Periodicals.; Alcoholism.; Allergy.; Alzheimer's disease.; Anemia.; Angina pectoris.; Anxiety disorders.; Anxiety.; Asthma in adults.; Asthma in children and adolescents.; Asthma.; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.; Back pain and sciatica.; Backache.; Benign prostatic hyperplasia.; Bipolar disorder.; Birth control options for women.; Brain; Breast; Bronchitis.; Carpal tunnel syndrome.; Cataract.; Cerebrovascular disease.; Cervix uteri; Chickenpox.; Cholesterol.; Chronic fatigue syndrome.; Colds and the flu.; Colon (Anatomy); Colon and rectal cancers.; Congestive heart failure.; Contraception.; Coronary heart disease.; Crohn's disease.; Depressions.; Diabetes diet.; Diabetes.; Diet.; Ear, External; Ear; Eating disorders.; Ehrlichiosis.; Encephalitis, viral.; Endometriosis.; Epilepsy.; Estrogen; Exercise.; Fibromyalgia.; Foot pain.; Gallstones.; Gastroesophageal reflux.; Glaucoma.; Gout.; Hay fever.; Headache; Headache; Health; Heart attack and acute coronary syndrome.; Heart failure.; Heart-healthy diet.; Heart; Heartburn.; Hepatitis.; Herpes simplex.; Hodgkin's disease.; Hormone therapy.; Hypertension.; Hypothyroidism.; Immunization.; Impotence.; Infertility, Female.; Infertility, Male.; Inflammatory bowel diseases.; Influenza.; Insomnia.; Intermittent claudication.; Kidneys; Leukemia.; Liver; Lungs; Lungs; Lyme disease.; Lymphoblastic leukemia.; Lymphomas.; Melanoma.; Menopause.; Menstruation disorders.; Migraine.; Multiple sclerosis.; Myocardial infarction.; Narcolepsy.; Non-small cell lung cancer.; Obesity.; Osteoarthritis.; Osteoporosis.; Otitis media in children.; Ovaries; Parkinson's disease.; Peptic ulcer.; Periodontal disease.; Peripheral vascular diseases.; Pneumonia.; Premenstrual syndrome.; Prostate; Prostate; Psoriasis.; Reducing diets.; Restless legs syndrome and related disorders.; Rheumatoid arthritis.; Rhinitis.; Schizophrenia.; Scleroderma (Disease); Scoliosis.; Shingles (Disease); Shingles and chickenpox (Varicella-zoster Virus); Sickle cell anemia.; Sinusitis.; Skin Wrinkles and blemishes.; Skin; Skin; Sleep apnea syndromes.; Sleep disorders.; Smoking.; Stress (Psychology); Systemic lupus erythematosus.; Travel to developing countries.; Type 2 diabetes.; Ulcerative colitis; Urinary incontinence.; Urinary organs; Urinary tract infections.; Uterine fibroids.; Vasectomy and vasovasostomy.; Vitamins.; Weight loss.; Breast.; Erectile dysfunction.; Estrogen.;
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End everyday pain for 50+ : a 10-minute-a-day program of stretching, strengthening and movement to break the grip of pain / by Tieri, Joseph,author.(CARDINAL)676035;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-125) and index.Why does it hurt? -- The hammer : targeted movement -- Zone 1, the upper body : head, neck, shoulders & upper back -- Zone 2, the lower back -- Zone 3, the lower body : hips, knees & feet -- The ten-minute-a-day program -- The crowbar : habit modification -- The carpenter : outside practitioners -- Self-treatment -- Moving forward : two steps to keeping healthy."End muscle and joint pain. You've probably heard that as you get older, you are guaranteed to have more muscle and joint pain. That's simply not true. These chronic ailments arise from years of decreased activity and poor posture -- not aging. End Everyday Pain for 50+ presents a complete 10-minute-a-day program to correct previous damage, develop healthier joints, and stay pain free at any age. This book's step-by-step approach provides quick relief and lasting solutions by fixing your body's alignment through simple stretching and movement. No matter what part of your body is hurting, End Everyday Pain for 50+ offers a treatment to heal it, including: Neck Stiffness, Shoulder Bursitis, Tendinitis, Hip Misalignment, Headaches, Lower Back Pain, Sciatica, Meniscal Tears."--provided by Amazon.com.
Subjects: Pain; Chronic pain; Pain; Chronic pain; Stretching exercises.; Self-care, Health.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Relieving pain naturally / by Goldfarb, Sylvia.(CARDINAL)372398; Waddell, Roberta W.(CARDINAL)464894;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index.Achilles tendonitis -- Angina -- Back pain -- Bursitis -- Carpal tunnel syndrome -- Cluster headaches -- Crohn's disease -- Dental pain -- Diverticulitis -- Endometriosis -- Fibromyalgia -- Frozen shoulder -- Gout -- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) -- Migraine headaches -- Neuroma -- Osteoarthritis -- Pelvic floor tension myalgia -- Peripheral neuropathy -- Phantom pain -- Plantar fasciitis -- Postherpetic neuralgia -- Post-polio syndrome -- Premenstrual syndrome -- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- Rotator cuff tendonitis -- Sciatica -- Spinal stenosis -- Tarsal tunnel syndrome -- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain -- Tennis elbow -- Tension headaches -- Thoracic outlet syndrome -- Trigeminal neuralgia -- Trigger finger -- Ulcerative colitis -- Acupuncture and acupressure -- Applied kinesiology -- Aromatherapy -- Bee venom therapy -- Biofeedback -- Chiropractic -- Compresses, packs, and poultices -- Craniosacral therapy -- Cupping -- Exercise, stretching, and sports -- Guided imagery and visualization -- Heat therapy/cold therapy -- Herbal remedies -- Homeopathy -- Hydrotherapy -- Hypnosis -- Magnet therapy -- Massage -- Meditation -- Nutritional therapy -- Osteopathic manipulation -- Oxygen therapies -- Physical therapy -- Reflexology -- Rolfing -- Supplement therapy -- Tai chi, qigong, and yoga.
Subjects: Chronic pain; Complementary Therapies.; Pain;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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