Showing titles in Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Diseases

Find lasting relief in less than a month, even if traditional treatments have failed you and you think your herniated disc is beyond repair… Are you tired of the sharp, stabbing pains of a herniated disc dictating your day? Have you spent countless hours and dollars on treatments without real relief? Feel trapped in a cycle of temporary fixes and flare-ups? It doesn’t mean you can’t reclaim your healthy, vibrant life!

Seattle spinal surgeon Dr. David Hanscom focuses on an aspect of chronic pain that the medical world has largely overlooked: you must calm your nervous system in order to get better. More than any other book about pain, Back in Control reveals how to quiet a turbocharged central nervous system and make a full recovery, with or without surgery.

Ruth's tribe are her lively children and her filmmaker husband, Simon, who has motor neurone disease and can communicate only with his eyes. Ruth's other tribe are the friends who gather at the cove in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, and regularly throw themselves into the freezing cold water just for kicks. The Tragic Wives' Swimming Club, as they jokingly call themselves, meet to cope with the extreme challenges life puts in their way, not to mention the monster waves rolling over the horizon.

Beat Arthritis Naturally tells us how to manage our arthritis symptoms in a natural holistic way. Are you looking for natural remedies to help manage your arthritis symptoms? Emily Johnson, the founder of Arthritis Foodie, has written the ultimate guide to living well with arthritis. After a five year battle with the condition, Emily embarked on a journey of healing - with food, exercise and healthy living - and now with her debut book she puts us on the path to taking back control of our own bodies.

Thriving Beyond Fifty is the word-of-mouth bestseller from physiotherapist and over-fifties health specialist Will Harlow, who has helped millions via the videos on his popular YouTube channel. If you’ve been told your problems are ‘just a part of getting old’ or you’re worried about becoming reliant on medication and missing out on the things you enjoy, this book is for you. Life expectancy rises every year, yet many of us experience health and mobility issues that impact our quality of life.

The pain you suffer from fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is not in your imagination. FMS is a real medical problem that can be as debilitating and demoralizing as it is mysterious. Fibromyalgia for Dummies, 2nd Edition, brings you the latest scientific findings on the symptoms and causes of this disease and guides you toward proven, practical steps you can take to reduce or eliminate FMS-related pain.

With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno describes how patients recognize the emotional roots of their back pain and sever the connections between mental and physical pain - and how, just by listening to this program, you may start recovering from back pain today!

Multiple Sclerosis for Dummies gives you accessible, easy-to-understand information about what happens with MS - what kinds of symptoms it can cause, how it can affect your life at home and at work, what you can do to feel and function better, and how you can protect yourself and your family against the long-term unpredictability of the disease. You'll learn how to make treatment and lifestyle choices that work for you, what qualities to look for in a neurologist and the rest of your healthcare team, how to manage fatigue, and much more.

Millions of people around the world have been diagnosed with incurable autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. But getting a formal diagnosis of RA is often a lengthy and challenging process. Many never get a medical confirmation of what is happening to their mind and body at all! In this book, you will gain valuable insight into the natural new approach that can help you prevent and maybe even reverse the life-limiting symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory health problems.

Have you ever suffered from the misery of sciatica or sacroiliac joint pain? If so, you know how debilitating you feel, and you’d love to know a way that you can relieve the hurt. This book will give you easy-to-understand and follow sciatica exercises to provide you with pain relief. If you have low back pain and sciatica, help is on the way to a more vibrant and engaging quality of life. Find relief from sciatica and SI joint pain with these 29 proven exercises from an orthopedic massage therapist specializing in treating chronic pain. You’ll be glad you did!

Are you tired of battling hot flashes and mood swings? Wondering if there's a natural way to manage menopause symptoms without feeling overwhelmed? "Effortless Menopause for the Savvy Woman" offers science-backed solutions to help you regain your physical and mental vitality with ease.

Are you suffering from osteoporosis or looking to improve your bone health? Dr. Doug Lucas’s book, The Osteoporosis Breakthrough: The Natural Way to Reverse Causes of Bone Loss and Build Great Bone! is the perfect guide to getting you on the right track.

This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating back and related pains, even for the long-term sufferer. First in the best-selling Treat Your Own series, written by internationally-acclaimed physiotherapist Robin Mckenzie OBE CNZM, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie method(R) of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy(R), as taught to medical and other health professionals globally, in an easily accessible format, direct to the sufferer.

Through gentle chair yoga poses, you’ll be able to gradually regain your strength at your own pace… from the comfort of your own chair!

This book is written for you if you are a woman with fibromyalgia, ages fifty and better, who still has a lot of living to do. In Living Your BEST Life with Fibromyalgia, Dr. Robin Pfaff is your guide on the side, helping you to create your unique holistic game plan so you can love your life again. Throughout the book, you will learn skills and strategies to revitalize not only your physical well-being but also your emotional and mental wellness, your social well-being, and your experience of self-transcendence or spirituality.

After 10 years of dismissive (or downright wrong) diagnoses, the author was finally told she had rheumatoid arthritis the week of her 40th birthday. Stunned and angry, she decided to not let RA interfere with her plans for a great life. Fifteen years into her journey with RA, she’s learned a lot of tricks that make living with RA easier.

Author Dr. Lani Simpson, both a doctor of chiropractic and a certified clinical densitometrist, cuts through the confusion and inaccuracies surrounding osteoporosis to explain her whole-body approach to bone health, which includes discussions of digestive health, diet, supplements, and exercise. You may be surprised to learn which foods and medicines hurt bone health and which ones help in building strong bones.

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with sheets soaked, your body in a furnace, and wondered, "What the heck is happening to me?" Are you tired of looking at your reflection in the mirror only to wonder who that exhausted, irritable woman staring back at you really is? You're not alone.

Discover how to stop the pain from carpal tunnel syndrome! Whether you want to (1) get rid of the pain, (2) heal the inflammation, or (3) prevent carpal tunnel syndrome in the first place, this audiobook will teach you everything you need to know. Get at the root cause. Find out what sets off the painful inflammation and learn to deal with it the right way. Discover proven, practical solutions to reverse carpal tunnel syndrome.

Bone on Bone is a total lifestyle guide for optimal health and pain-free living. Dr. Meredith Warner—an orthopedic surgeon who performed combat surgery in Iraq and Afghanistan, operates an orthopedic practice, and teaches surgical residents—shows how the same underlying principles that extend life, reduce heart disease, prevent diabetes, and decrease incidences of dementia should be applied to the overall care for orthopedic problems.