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Summary: Wonderful technique but misleading re PTs and DOs
Review: I am a physical therapist who has been involved in teaching the technique known as Strain and Counterstrain developed by Lawrence Jones, DO on which this book is based. The author is misleading the public by saying no expensive physical therapy required. I have saved patients lots of money by treating them with the technique that fold and hold is based and teaching them how to do it at home. I have to also add that there are many techniques that are really not possible to do on yourself. There are many thousands of Physical Therapists and Osteopaths that use the original technique and have excellent results without great expense as implied by the author.
On a positive note I am happy that this technique is being widely used. Consulting a professional that has been trained in this techniques by the Jone's Institute (Physical Therapist or Osteopath) may also be time and money saving and accelerate the healing process. This book may be an asset to those who respond well to "Fold And Hold" (Strain and Counterstrain). Please consult a health care professional to eliminate other possible reasons for your pain.
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Summary: Better than traditional physical therapy
Review: I work on a computer and was having career-threatening pain in my hands. I found this book to be more helpful than traditional physical therapy (strengthening and stretching exercises). I had a co-worker who was even worse off than I was and also found Anderson's fold and hold technique to be better than anything his therapists had him try. However, we both still had to be careful about how much we typed. We also worried about whether the pain would get worse again.Years later, I tried John Sarno's techniques for back pain. His books are entitled "Healing Back Pain" and "The Mindbody Prescription". I found that these back pain techniques also worked wonders for my hand pain. I can now type all I want on "bad" keyboards with only minimal pain and with no worry that it will get worse again. I would highly recommend considering Sarno's approach over Anderson's. If you do not accept Sarno's approach, then Anderson's is the next best thing.
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Summary: Technique increases benefits from existing exercise programs
Review: In an easily understood style the author explains to the user just how to locate and then relieve discomfort. I found that it wasn't WHAT I was doing that was wrong, but HOW I was doing my stretches and exercises. "Fold and Hold" has extended my periods of no pain by a significant margin. Low back, neck and shoulder discomfort has diminished significantly since I adopted the Anderson method.
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Summary: Amazing dot com
Review: The reason I'm ordering yet another copy of this book is that I keep giving my copies away...the techniques in this book are non-invasive, quick and effective. I highly recommend it!.
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