About this product
All back pain has a cause – your challenge is to identify your specific cause and address it. The modern medical system, with 15 minute appointments does not provide the opportunity for a back pained sufferer to obtain a thorough and precise diagnosis of their pain mechanism. They are left without a guide of what to do to fix their back pain.
This enhanced package provides the physical Back Mechanic book (shipped to your address) plus the video access code (1 year access to streamed videos) demonstrating the concepts, the assessments, the movements and the exercises contained in Back Mechanic. Some readers of Back Mechanic have asked for videos to bring the book to life. Over 100 minutes are provided to guide you on eliminating the disability of your back pain.
When you receive your Back Mechanic Book in the mail, there will be an instruction sheet and ACCESS CODE inside that you will need for the Back Mechanic Video Series.
NOTE: With the Vimeo ACCESS CODE that is provided on the instruction sheet, some codes have characters that look similar like: Capital i’s, small L’s or 1’s – Or – Zeros and Capital O’s. If you have issues entering your code please contact us.
Back Mechanic guides you through a self-assessment of your pain triggers, then shows you how to avoid these roadblocks to recovery. Whether you’re struggling with a disc bulge, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, muscle strain, or even leg pain associated with a herniated disc, you will be able to wind down your discomfort and match your unique symptoms with the approach that is right for you. Then effective exercises are coached in a step by step progressive guide. Many questions are answered that have eluded answers in the past. Spine expert, Prof. McGill used his 30 years of research findings and clinical investigations to create this evidence-based guide that has helped thousands reclaim their lives. This knowledge is now available to you in this richly illustrated book. You will become your own best Back Mechanic and advocate.
About the Author
Stuart McGill, PhD, is a professor at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and a world-renowned lecturer and expert in spine function, injury prevention, and rehabilitation. He has written more than 300 scientific publications on lumbar function, mechanisms of low back injury, investigation of rehabilitation programs matched to specific categories of back pain patients, and the formulation of work-related injury avoidance strategies. He has received several awards for his work, including the Volvo Bioengineering Award for Low Back Pain Research from Sweden.
McGill has been an invited lecturer at many universities and delivered more than 300 addresses to societies around the world. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on assessment and reduction of the risk of low back injury to government agencies, corporations, professional athletes and teams, and legal firms. He is one of the few scientists who, in addition to performing research, is regularly requested by the medical profession to consult with challenging patients from around the world.
Product details
Author: Stuart McGill
Pages: 166
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0973501889
Publisher: Backfitpro Inc.
Weight: 0.5 kg
Table of Contents
VIDEO ACCESS CODE IS INCLUDED INSIDE THE BOOK
Introduction and overview
The way to a pain-free and robust back
Section 1: “Why me?” Understanding your pain
1. Myth-busting
2. Back to basics: Getting to know your back and causes of pain
3. Is surgery for you?: The essential list
4. The Code: Rules and guidelines for back health
Section 2: Self assessment: Finding the cause of your back pain
5. Use the McGill approach to find your pain trigger
6. Your self-assessment
Section 3: The repair job: Using the right tools to make activity pain-free
7. Removing the cause of pain: Learning basic movement tools
8. Spine hygiene: moving without pain
9. Building a resilient back: The non-negotiable “Big 3” exercises
10. The walking program: Nature’s back balm
11. The core program
12. Restoring the hips
Section 4: Tuning the machine for best performance
13. Next level training: Regaining your active lifestyle
14. Special exercises for sciatica, kyphosis, scoliosis, stenosis, the overweight and others
15. Solutions that solve back pain: Case studies and sample programs
16. Q and A with the Professor: Sex, selecting a mattress, and other things you were afraid to ask
17. Conclusion
Appendix: Exercise Logs
18. Pain and activity ability
19. Exercise log
Mr. Jeff –
I wish I had started with this book first….
There are so many excellent reviews of this book that I was hesitant to add another. If you have not yet read the reviews of the book, please read those, as the Video Enhanced Version is completely reliant on the book. In addition to the book, the Video Enhanced Version gives one year access (on Vimeo) to densely packed information in the form of a collection of 7 videos (total 1 hour 42 minutes) from 2:39 minutes to 26:12 minutes in length that demonstrate the movements and exercises from the book. There are additional variants to some exercises that are not in the book as well. I found the videos essential because I thought I understood the movements and exercises from the book, but after viewing the videos I was able to make critical adjustments that I would have otherwise missed. I recommend the videos as one more tool in the tool box.
I’m another 60+year old with a 20+year history of chronic back pain and all that goes with it. I tried many, many, treatments. Back Mechanic empowered me to assess why I continued to have pain, and showed me what to do to fix it. I got IMMEDIATE, results with Back Mechanic because it helped me understand, my particular situation in a way that all of the physical therapists, bodywork practitioners, personal trainers, surgeons, pain management doctors, traditional Chinese medicine doctors, and others simply did not have the knowledge, skill, motivation, or time to provide. I’m not mad at them, I’m frustrated that I didn’t find this book/video and apply it at the beginning of this journey. The material looks deceptively simple and is easy to understand but it is also dense with useful information that could be very helpful.
Stuart McGill has given us a guidebook that provides clear and specific steps to take to understand, and the actions to take to prevent, relieve, and heal back pain, that is based on a lifetime of research based practice. If you or someone you care about has back pain, give them this book or make them aware of it. Especially gift this book to anyone you know who is planning on having any type of Back Surgery so they can make a fully informed decision.