Oh My Aching Back

I found Oh, My Aching Back when undiagnosed gout went to my back and left shoulder. Pain! The brilliant doctor didn't even suspect gout/! I did these blessed simple exercises and relieved the pain, oddly enough the next attack the pain went to the toe, where it is "supposed" to go. After a mere Podiatrist had trumped my World Famous Internist by treating me for gout we concluded that the exercises had released some stress and so the gout went to its "proper place". Let me tell you, this book was God Sent. George von Hilsheimer, Ph.D., F.R.S.H.

This book saved me. I suffered terrible lower back pain (herniated disk, etc.), and an acquaintance told me to stop seeing doctors and follow exercises 1-8 in this book religiously. I have done these exercises every single day for the past 22 years. I rarely have any pain and run four times a week, lift weights and ski (unfortunately, only my tennis game didn't improve). Note that these exercises don't work overnight, but they really worked for me. Just do them.

Not only have I read this book, I refer to it quite often . . . Dr. Root has performed back surgery on me, and twice on my brother. He is both a brilliant surgeon and a compassionate individual who really understands what a patient needs to hear and how to communicate (both orally and in print). In my eyes, he can do or say no wrong. Prior to my being treated by Dr. Root I couldn't function and now I am living my life - actively (with reinforcements from his book).Good-bye to back pain and thank you Dr. Root!

leon root is an excellent clinician and his book toucheson the most important aspects of back care. I have reccomended this book to many patients. to date, none have been disappointed

This book provides some of the most effective lower back exercises and advice I have read. Root focuses on the physiology of the back, and the causes of back pain. While not light reading, the book is concise, understandable, and written with a sense of humor. The author repeatedly emphasizes the need for an understanding of the back, and the necessity of incorporating back stretches into daily living. The descriptions of the exercises, combined with the clear illustrations, provide an excellent foundation to begin this program. While this book may be out of print, it is well worth seeking out. I sincerely hope the publishers reissue it. I use Dr. Root's stretches on a daily basis. They have been very effective for me. I highly reccomend this book for anyone suffering from back pain.