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The Multifidus Back Pain Solution

By: Jim Johnson
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications,U.S.
ISBN: 1572242787
ISBN-13: 9781572242784
Released: 09 Oct 2003
RRP: £10.99
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Chiropractors beware!! - By: R. A. Doran, 10 Nov 2003
Firstly I have never written or e-mailed any author before & I am taking time out to do this because of the remarkable effect this book had on my back pain.

I have suffered from lower back pain for years & have visited numerous chiropractors, alll of whom helped in some way in the short term. But if I did not visit regularly (at £25-30 per session) the pain came back, it was about a monthly occurrence. Last July I went with my family on holiday to Spain & the lower back pain kicked in on the second day, probably due to stress & the flight from Gatwick. It was so painful like a ripped muscle & virtuallly ruined two weeks holiday. Climbing into a canoe, for instance, with my seven year old daughter was excruciating. I felt like a pensioner just walking down the road, every step down a kerb had to be measured or it would send a shooting pain through the lower back. When I got back from Spain I decided to trawl the internet for a solution before booking more chiropractors. I came across this book. I began the excercises in August & I did not want to say anything until I had fully tested them out. I now feel (in November) confident to say I have rarely been troubled with my back since. What trouble I had was easily dealt with by the excercises & graduallly even this pain receded. The back feels stronger than ever but you must follow what Jim says exactly & do the excercises initiallly every two days.
Pity the poor chiropractors if everyone gets to read it!!!!

An excellent book on lower back pain - By: Stone, 04 Oct 2003
A well written book that takes great care to methodicallly explain the scientific basis for some lower back problems & their treatments, with many quotes from peer reviewed scientific papers. Jim Johnson also uses his fairly extensive experience of treating back pain to make the book a readable & practical one rather than just a dry tome.

I read the book (alll of it as instructed!) before trying the few simple exercises that are recommended. There has been a definite improvement in back strength in the 3-4 months since I bought it and, more importantly, a reduction in lower back pain. I still get some pain from time to time but it is considerably less.

The key is to follow the exercise plan as laid out in the book & do it regularly. Once you have achieved the desired level of back strength you only need to do the exercises once a week for maintenance of the strength you have built up. However, as soon as you stop them you go back to square one.

I would recommend this book for people who suffer from lower back pain - even if it doesn't help the pain it will probably help you understand what the problem is without being stuck in a particular treatment method like many other books.