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Author:

Ramin, Cathryn Jakobson, author.

Title:

Crooked : outwiting the back pain industry and getting on the road to recovery / Cathryn Jakobson Ramin.

Publisher:

Harper,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xii, 409 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [379]-383) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: A terrible affliction : when I went looking for a solution, I found a much bigger problem -- PART I: PROBLEMS. Back pain nation : how we got into this mess ; A tale of two tables : why back patients "fail" chiropractic treatment and physical therapy ; Hazardous images : why you do not need--or want--to have an MRI ; Needle jockeys : how epidural steroid injections can go wrong ; The gold standard : why lumbar spinal fusion is never your only remaining option ; Google your spine surgery : the truth about "cutting-edge" procedures, as advertised online and on TV ; Replacement parts : why a bionic lumbar spine is not in the cards ; The opioid wars : how chronic opioid therapy keeps you in pain -- PART II: SOLUTIONS. Head case : what your brain has to do with your back ; The back whisperers : how to find a rehabilitation partner ; The right kind of hurt : how a much-maligned machine may still change everything ; The posture mavens : how to make gravity your friend -- Conclusion: Six years later.

Summary:

An "investigative journalist who endured persistent back pain for decades ... [examines] all facets of the back pain industry, exploring what works, what doesn't, what may cause harm, and how to get on the road to recovery"--Dust jacket flap.

ISBN:

9780062641786
0062641786

OCLC:

(OCoLC)957240921

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