Dr. Vijay Vad’s Back Rx program has helped readers with back pain, joint pain, arthritis, and related conditions for decades, using a clinically proven mind-body regimen to reduce pain and painkiller usage. In this expanded edition, Dr. Vad explores the extraordinary innovations in managing pain to restore health and wellness not only to your back, but to your entire body.
In addition to the stretches that are the touchstone of the program, Back Rx includes new information on
• The best overall eating regimen for back pain sufferers, including new guidance on the science of Intermittent Fasting (IF).
• Exercise, including high-intensity interval training (HIIT).
• The use of medical marijuana and CBD oil (cannabidiol) to relieve back pain.
• The safest way to use over-the-counter anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen.
• Developments in ergonomics, from furniture to clothes.
• An assessment of the future of back pain relief, including the latest advances in stem cell treatment and electronic stimulation.
• Introduction of the Back Rx app, a powerful self-help tool to enhance compliance and end your pain once and for all.
Including dozens of exercises and poses, all clearly demonstrated in precise photos, Back Rx will put the power to relieve back pain in your hands.
Author
Vijay Vad, M.D.
Vijay Vad, MD, is a sports medicine physician and researcher specializing in minimally invasive arthritis therapies at the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan and a professor at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is also the physician for the PGA golf tour and the ATP tennis tour.
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Peter Occhiogrosso
Peter Occhiogrosso has been the author or coauthor of 22 books on subjects ranging from spirituality, world religions, and healing to music, arthritis, Ayurvedic health, and pain relief, three of which have become New York Times bestsellers. Peter has incorporated his interest in spiritual experience into his books Once A Catholic, Through the Labyrinth, and The Joy of Sects, a popular guide to the world’s religions. He has collaborated with spiritual teachers Caroline Myss (Sacred Contacts; Why People Don’t Heal) and Ron Roth, Ph.D. (The Healing Path of Prayer). Following a lifelong interest in nutrition and health, Peter has collaborated with Vijay Vad, MD, on Back Rx, Arthritis Rx, and Stop Pain.
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