3 Minutes to a Pain-Free Life: The Groundbreaking Program for Total Body Pain Prevention and Rapid Relief

I have not been consistent with the exercises, but can move my neck more. Buying a second copy as a gift. If you want to avoid surgery if possible , read this book .

Do you think because you exercise you're less likely to get injured? Wrong - you're MORE likely to hurt yourself. Do you think lifting weights or taking an aerobics class "is the same thing as tending to the biologocal needs of your muscles and joints"?(quote from Dr. W). If you're like me and my 40 something friends with joint pain you may have found this is not true either. This book is upbeat. One book I read says "back pain is the price we pay for walking on two legs". Dr. W insists we are not defective by design. In fact our back is perfectly designed. We just neglect to maintain it. Did you know our muscoloskeletal system is made to last for 120 years? This book gives hope in what can be a hopeless world. His "3 month tuneup" will clearly show you your problem areas. His "Encyclopedia of Pain Relief" gives simple TM's (therapeutic movements) which only take a minute or two to do and effectively target exactly what your problem is. Dr. W explains how chronic pain is from tissue being irritating not damaged (as in acute pain) and is a result of microtraumas which slowly build up over years of misuse or neglect. Then one day, our shoulder goes out. Well it didn't go out in one day. It's been building up for years. As a dancer with experience in NYC, full splits, hand stand pushups, pistols, 25+ chinups, blah, blah; I can say this book ferreted out problems and gave simple exercises for my shoulder, feet and back problems. Don't expect this book to fix a bad back but it's a start. I recommend Dr. DeNubile's "Framework", Pavel Tsatsoline's "Beyond Stretching", and "Pain Free" by Pete Egoscue but none are as simple and easy to follow as this book.

Yes, the routine is adapted from Yoga,and yes, they are basic yoga poses but put together in a certain order and done every day, they are very effective for the amount of time spent. I got rid of a pain in my shoulder I'd had for 2 years using one of the book's suggestions - it is completely gone after maybe a month of simple stretching, not even every day - that alone was worth the price of the book for me.

My problem: hip bursitis and piriformis syndrome. I'm three days into the stretches that this book recommends. Already I've received more pain relief than I ever got from anything I tried before, including physical therapy, acupuncture and a cortisone injection. I'm very hopeful that I will soon be pain-free. Update: five months later, my piriformis syndrome is very much under control. I'm back to working out on a stair-climber, back to long walks with the dog, back to being able to sleep w/o pain killers. I still get twinges of pain, and must continue the stretches, but I'm so much better.

I have four fractured vertebrae in my back which are not healing very well (age may be a problem), I read this book and started doing the small exercises and within a week I could see and feel a difference. The amazing part was in the fact that I could move from very easy to a little more difficult very effortlessly. I started this book and the exercises with zero expectations and am more than pleased. Unfortunately, I developed some sort of infection which has prevented me form continuing even these short exercises, but I am really looking forward to beginning again as soon as possible. What a Difference They Make.

Seven months ago I experienced a very painful episode with my left knee. I was not aware of any causative event, but suddenly I could barely walk. I tried every treatment and product imaginable. I had an MRI, consulted two orthopedic surgeons, and briefly considered surgery as my only option. This was after spending hendreds of dollars on products (knee braces, heat and cold wraps, herbs, ointments, etc.), and trying acupuncture, physical therapy, massage, and a host of other therapies. I was unable to exercise, gained weight, and began scanning Modern Maturity magazine for walking aids! Then, my daughters gave me a copy of the book, "3 Minutes to a Pain-Free Life", and I started to do the six therapeutic movements outlined in the book. I've been doing them daily now for a month and I have regained considerable mobility. I was able to start an exercise program and I'm amazed that I can now walk and exercise without pain. I even had my back go out on me, and I immediately did the specific stretches the book recommended. By the second day I was able to stand tall and move without debilitating pain. Another bonus of the book is that it is a highly readable layman's text of Anatomy and Physiology. I learned a lot about my body in the process of healing it. I plan to buy this book for everyone I know who struggles with chronic pain.