Living Well with Back Pain
What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know
Chapter One
The Good News about Back Pain
We begin with three pieces of very good news:
1. Acute back pain is one of the most common health problems. In fact, 80% of all adults have (or will have) at least one episode of moderate to severe back pain. Why is this good news? Because it means medical science has extensively studied back pain and knows a lot about it.
It also means you're not alone. Millions of people have probably had the exact same problem you do and have healed successfully. With a little careful searching, you can find a medical professional who is very familiar with your specific problem and who has had repeated success in treating people for it.
2. Most back pain doesn't require any professional medical treatment at all. Most cases of back pain are healed naturally by the body and thus go away on their own in a few hours or days. You don't need to see your family doctor, a chiropractor, or a physical therapist (let alone an orthopedic ... read full excerpt from: Living Well with Back Pain: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know ebook
