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Summary: Can help you get "back" to gardening.
Review: I have a good feeling that this book might fill a need for a lot of people. The easy home exercises you do take about 2 MINUTES to do (such as multifidus strengthening exercise #1). To boot, you only have to do them every other day and the most equipment you'll ever need is a floor and some cheap ankle weights.
The purpose of these exercises are to strengthen this multifidus muscle that's really important to building a stronger low back. And with a stronger back, leisure activities that are hard to do, stuff like gardening, will probably become much easier and fun once again.
If you've tried everything under the sun for back pain, don't give up just yet, your multifidus muscle might be your main problem.
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Summary: No more back pain!
Review: I have been doing the exercise recommended by this book for the past three weeks. I have had lower back problems on and off for over 25 years.
We have just had a blizzard which was followed by a storm two days later. I was out shovelling snow for several hours for several days in a row. In the past this would have led to severe lower back pain from all the lifting and twisting movements. Today I have no back pain at all! My back feels very strong and comfortable. I have just a bit of soreness in my shoulders from all the heavy lifting.
I have no idea if this exercise will help everyone with lower back pain but I can say it has improved my back condition by 100%. I can unreservedly recommend that anyone with lower back pain try this simple exercise which takes only a few minutes.
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Summary: No More Back Pain!
Review: I have been doing the exercise recommended by this book for the past three weeks. I have had lower back problems on and off for over 25 years. We have just had a blizzard which was followed by a storm two days later. I was out shovelling snow for several hours for several days in a row. In the past this would have led to severe lower back pain from all the lifting and twisting movements. Today I have no back pain at all! My back feels very strong and comfortable. I have just a bit of soreness in my shoulders from all the heavy lifting. I have no idea if this exercise will help everyone with lower back pain but I can say it has improved my back condition by 100%. I can unreservedly recommend that anyone with lower back pain try this simple exercise which takes only a few minutes.
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: I have tried many things for my back pain, read many back pain books and have just one thing to say- this book will not disappoint you.
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Summary: Saves you hours digging through the back pain research.
Review: I really like this book and recommend it to any person with an aching back. The best thing I liked about it though, is that it is very well supported by research. I doubt many other books on back pain offer a treatment for your pain that is this well supported by "randomized controlled trials." The way I see it, the average person just doesn't have the time to look through a billion back pain articles to find answers for their aching back. This is really the strong point of this book and what you are really paying for. The author has done all the work for you and has put it all together in this short guide, which is easy to read.
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Summary: Exercises I did before bedtime.
Review: I tried multifidus strengthening exercise #2. It is very simple to do, in fact so simple that I am able to do it before bedtime. I couldn't believe it, but my back actually felt better the next day. I recommend these exercises to anybody who has back pain. They might not get as dramatic results as quickly as I have gotten, but the book says it may take up to two weeks to start noticing results which still isn't bad if one has been hurting awhile. For the investment of 12 bucks and a few minutes before bedtime, I don't think anyone has much to lose.
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Summary: Superb information for anyone who exercises
Review: I've been fighting my lower back pain for the past 28 years. Mostly it's just been a nag, but every few years it would wipe me out. Exercise has long been the key to keeping pain under control. Kit Laughlin's books got me moving pretty well over the past few years, but I still would have some annoying twinges from time to time. When I read this book, I thought it was too simple to be of much use, but after a month of doing the exercises, I'm sold. The exercises are simple, and the rewards are excellent. My back just feels _so_ much more stable, flexible, and strong. Give them a try!
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Summary: simple, straightforward, and useful
Review: I've been fighting my lower back pain for the past 28 years. Mostly it's just been a nag, but every few years it would wipe me out. Exercise has long been the key to keeping pain under control. Kit Laughlin's books got me moving pretty well over the past few years, but I still would have some annoying twinges from time to time. When I read this book, I thought it was too simple to be of much use, but after a month of doing the exercises, I'm sold. The exercises are simple, and the rewards are excellent. My back just feels _so_ much more stable, flexible, and strong. Give them a try!
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Summary: After 28 Books - This is the one.
Review: I've had chronic back pain for years and have tried several modalities to treat the pain. I've also read several books on the subject and have tried different exercises. The Multifidus Back Pain Solution has fabulous medical research to back it up, simple exercises for people of all different strengths, and great common sense.
Most of the pain I have had in my back is gone. On the rare occasion that I do have pain, it is much less intense and doesn't last for as long. I have renewed hope and a rich life because I can move without fear.
Strenthening the multifidus is the way to go. I have checked out the spine journals where the author gets his information, and they are right on the mark.
The Chiropractor who wrote that the book is full of garbage should realize that the author is actually an advocate for chiropractic care along side the exercise program in the book.
I also don't see medical research as to the Chirpractor's claims to back them up.
Jim Johnson has clearly spent meticulous hours on organizing medical research, reading the spine journals, and seeing where commonalites exist within the data. I don't know too many practitioners who care that much to be so meticulous.
This book has allowed me to regain control of my back and not rely on outside help.
Buy this book and follow the program. It could just change your life like it has mine.
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Summary: This is what I've been waiting for!
Review: If you have back pain and don't know about your multifidus you should. It just may be the key to solving all your back problems. I am most impressed with the amount of studies cited in the book and the exercises require no special equipment. Well worth the 12 bucks!
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