Bibliograph

Crooked, outwitting the back pain industry and getting on the road to recovery, Cathryn Jakobson Ramin

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Crooked, outwitting the back pain industry and getting on the road to recovery, Cathryn Jakobson Ramin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

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

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Crooked

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

957240921

Responsibility statement

Cathryn Jakobson Ramin

Sub title

outwitting the back pain industry and getting on the road to recovery

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

Table Of 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

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