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DescriptionEight percent of the world's population suffers from back pain. In the United States alone, 31 million back pain sufferers spend an estimated $50 billion on medical treatments for their problem. In this book, exercises are clearly illustrated so readers know the right moves to strengthen their backs and avoid painful injuries. It gives authoritative advice and guidance from a top national expert, supported by one of the world's leading medical schools. It includes up-to-the-minute coverage of Vioxx, narcotics, and other controversial drugs. Author descriptionDr. Jeffrey N. Katz is an associate professor of medicine and orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School, codirector of the Brigham Spine Center, director of the Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and deputy editor of the journal Spine. |