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The offers a simple and quick program to help recovery from knee pain cased by iliotibial band.
Based on the author's decades of experience as a physiotherapist, and his expertise in treating pain and mobility problems, this compact but comprehensive book shows you exactly how to improve and maintain the four vital knee functions: * muscular strength * responsiveness * flexibility * endurance The simple exercises in this highly successful, practical course are clearly illustrated, and include alternatives for every different level of fitness and knee function. There are guidelines for how and when to use massage, relaxation and heat for managing pain, in addition to a six-week programme to relieve pain, restore function and flexibility and prevent future problems.
Drawing from the latest research, Treat Your Own Hand and Thumb Osteoarthritis is a friendly manual that offers a simple, yet effective program for those who suffer from hand and thumb osteoarthritis. Illustrated with over 100 step-by-step photographs, readers will find easy-to-follow exercises that are designed to make their hands less stiff, much stronger, more coordinated, and less painful. Perhaps best of all, the exercises can be done in the privacy of one's home with little cost or equipment - and they take just a few minutes each day to do. Jim Johnson, P.T. is a physical therapist who has spent over twenty-one years treating both inpatients and outpatients with a wide range of pain a...
Treat your own rotator cuff? Who needs to worry about that? According to the medical research, a lot of people. The rotator cuff, a group of four, flat tendons that connect to the critical muscles that stabilize your shoulder, can cause a lot more problems than you might think. Consider a few of these statistics from the published literature: .It's simply just a matter of time until the majority of shoulders get a rotator cuff tear. According to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans, approximately 4% of people under forty years of age have a torn rotator cuff. After age sixty, however, 54% of people have one (Sher 1995). .Once the rotator cuff gets torn, it doesn't look good either. One stu...
"Without drugs - without surgery, without injections tennis elbow can be eliminated"--Cover.
The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution is a simple and quick do-it-yourself program that will help you recover from one of mankind's most common and annoying foot problems- plantar fasciitis. Drawing from the latest scientific research, The 5-Minute Plantar Fasciitis Solution details in plain language what plantar fasciitis is, how to eliminate it, and the things you can do to prevent it from ever coming back again. And the best part? It has been proven in randomized controlled trials to work on long-term plantar fasciitis sufferers-taking only minutes a day to do Jim Johnson, P.T. is a physical therapist who has spent over sixteen years treating both inpatients and outpatients with a wide ...
Have you ever had trouble sticking to a diet? Regularly exercising? How about difficulty saving more money and spending less? These are exactly the kind of everyday problems that "The Sixty Second Motivator" is designed to tackle. Using a short story to demonstrate its research-tested principles, you will quickly discover the two secrets of building human motivation, and learn precisely how to apply them to your own particular problems. Written in simple language, "The Sixty Second Motivator" is a brief, easy-to-read book that rapidly gives you the tools you need to motivate yourself to do just about anything. And best of all, it's practical, it's based on research, and it works. Jim Johnson...
Spinal stenosis usually brings to mind images of bone spurs, pinched nerves, a wornout spine and pain. However few people know that scientific studies have shown up to 69% of people over the age of 55 to have spinal stenosis on an MRI exam, but no pain. Clearly radiographic pictures of one's spine do not tell the whole tale, as there are many people that are able to live pain-free with spinal stenosis. But if having a horrible looking spine on an MRI doesn't necessarily mean you'll have pain, then what does? Well, consider the study that checked out the back muscles of spinal stenosis patients with an EMG - and found that 17 out of 22 of them had abnormalities Apparently there are other fact...
Depression is a disabling condition which can adversely affect a person's work, sleep, eating habits, and family life-as well as one's overall health. Unfortunately, while commonly used treatments can be highly effective, they may not be ideal for everybody. For instance, some drugs have unwanted side-effects, and many people are turned off by the social stigma of going to therapy. Money can be an issue as well. This is the point of Exercise Beats Depression. It is not a substitute for medical therapy, but rather represents another option that can be used alone or in combination with other treatments to effectively lower or eliminate the symptoms of depression.
* move your shoulder better *make your shoulder joint more stable *end shoulder pain * get strong shoulder muscles *increase shoulder proprioception *get a strong rotator cuff * keep your shoulder from getting hurt or injured *improve overhead sports performance A "bulletproof shoulder" is a shoulder that is pain-free and resistant to injury - and you can have one too - Bulletproof Your Shoulder will show you how. In less than 100 pages, readers will learn about the Bulletproof Shoulder program - a series of simple and powerful exercises you do at home or in the gym, that take a few minutes a day to do - yet create powerful changes in your shoulder tissues making it bulletproof to pain and injury. Recommended for chronic shoulder pain, athletes, workers who do repetitive arm activities, or anyone who simply wants to get rid of or avoid shoulder problems.