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McKenzie's method

2008-09-23
Used Treat Your Own Back to recover from two buldging discs a couple of years ago and so I bought this for my friend with neck problems. Dr. M
has a logical, common sense approach to helping our body heal itself.
I avoided surgery and haven't had any further back problems. kt

It saved my neck

2008-09-01
I've had neck problems off and on for years, and have seen doctors off and on with mixed results. This little book (and it's an advantage in my opinion that it is only 46 pages long) has helped me confirm the cause which I pretty much already knew (poor posture)and it has done a wonderful job of explaining what good posture is and how to stick with it. The exercises shown in the book are life savers. You don't have to do all 7 exercises. You will eventually figure out which ones are helping your specific problem. I highly recommend it and am honored to give it the highest rating.

Must have book

2008-08-23
I have had neck pain for about 15 years. A freind, who is also a physical therapist, recommended the book to me. I read the book, and now do the excersizes daily. I have been pain-free for over a month. If your neck causes you pain, try this book and follow every word. It has really changed my life.

great help!!!!

2008-02-29
This book has excellent, easy instructions that really work. The exercises help to relieve most neck pains. Great pictures and easily understood information for anyone to use.

My best purchase ever

2008-02-01
I am a 55 year old computer programmer diagnosed for the past 10 years with cervical spondylosis, which produces frequent and prolonged headaches. In my case, the medical community has been focused only on diagnosis (MRIs) and treatment (NSAIDs and muscle relaxants), not prevention. Over the years I have checked medical web sites for information, but just recently stumbled upon this book at Amazon. By following the common sense advice and exercises described by Dr. McKenzie, I am now headache and medication free. (My only advice is to go easy on the exercises when starting.) This tiny book is a miracle of Biblical proportions.

works!

2008-01-18
McKenzie's widely-applied patient handbook for common neck pain will help you learn to relieve your neck problems and prevent recurrence of symptons in the future. Treat Your Own Neck is a handbook that offers a step-by step system of eductaion, awareness, exercise and prevention.

Very pleased with this purchase

2007-12-15
I have a reverse curve in my neck and have suffered migraine headaches for 25 years. I have gone to a chiropractor on and off throughout the years which has always helped in the past. This past year I have experienced a significant increase in the number of migraines I suffer each month and therefore have looked for additional therapies (anything but drugs which have been suggested many times by my pcp). I stumbled across this book and spoke to my Physical Therapist and Chiropractor about it and they both thought that the postures you take during the exercises are radical but if done properly and slowly they can help. I believe that the exercises in this book have help with the alignment of my cervical spine. I have also purchased (on line) a cervical pillow with traction. I believe that between the exercises, the education regarding posture and the cervical pillow I am on the road to recovery (1 month migraine free). Hope this helps.

Cured myself

2007-12-05
I had neck pain along with tingling radiating down my arm to my index finger. Having had extensive experience with clients who needed physical therapy, I was fairly certain I had a cervical disk bulge/pinched nerve. I knew the routine with orthos and physical therapists and wanted to avoid spending both the time on office visits and the money, if at all possible. I stopped my usual exercise routines to give myself time to heal, took anti-inflammatories for a couple of weeks, bought this book and followed it religiously, and purchased an arc4life cervical traction pillow. In a matter of a few weeks, the problem was completely resolved and has not returned several months later. I have absolutely no pain and no restriction of movement. It is vital that you not do more harm than good by overdoing and/or improperly doing the exercises. Of course, if I hadn't seen improvement, I would have consulted a doctor. (BTW, I still sleep on the pillow and highly recommend it. It gets you past that unhappy routine of backsliding in the healing process due to sleeping wrong on the injury. It can be uncomfortable at first, so ease into using it as recommended. It literally provides light traction to the cervical spine when lying on your back and, if you move to the proper location on the pillow, provides excellent support while sleeping on either side.)

Outstanding Book!! Pain-free within a week....

2007-08-30
Outstanding book!! My pain has almost completely gone and a big thanks to Honorable. Robin McKenzie for coming out such a gem. In fact, I would go one step ahead and recommend that he deserves to get a `Noble Prize' for helping and treating back for so many people in a much simple way. I have undergone so much upper back/neck pain for the past few years and my life was miserable. The pain was unbearable and I went to depression many times which affected both my work life and family life. I couldn't concentrate much and felt like that's the end of my life. I went to several Physiotherapists who gave various treatments where I felt better but the pain again repeated. Out of frustration, I just browsed amazon.com and entered back pain and I found this book. I immediately ordered and did the exercise only for a week 10 times a day as he suggested (It lasts only 2 minutes/time totaling 20 minutes) and my pain was completely gone almost 90%. I immediately bought the neck pad and back pad which he suggested and am pain free now. The exercises are really simple and anyone can do it with minimal effort.

Please do yourself a favor. Please buy this book for $10 to be pain-free instead of spending hundreds of dollars to physio's and if at all to confirm whether you do the exercises in a right way, please do take couple of visits with McKenzie-certified physiotherapists (http://mckenziemdt.org) who will do a better job than a regular physiotherapists.

A book for a pain free lifestyle

2007-08-04
I occasionally have severe neck pain that leads to debilitating headaches, and finally bought this book to stop the pain (I already own McKenzie's "Treat Your Own Back"). The exercises in this book were great, but the real value of the book was learning how to keep my head in correct posture and learning how to shape my pillow to stop the neck pain from sleeping. This is an excellent book, and it's really helped me stop my neck pain from reoccurring. I highly recommend it to everyone suffering from neck pain.