Book description
More than 60% of the UK's population report regular back pain with
the amount of working time lost, in the region of 119 million days a
year. Not everyone has the time - or money - to visit chiropractors or
osteopaths. Barrie Savory is one of Britain's leading osteopaths and
draws on his many years of research, teaching and practise to provide
an easy to follow guide to how we can all protect our backs and, if
the damage has already been done, treat injuries and prevent further strain.
Savory looks at the way in which we, as human beings, put our bodies
through a series of potentially harmful positions as we go about our
daily lives - from the way we get out of bed in the mornings, travel
to work, sit at our desks, carry our shopping, watch TV - not to
mention injuries through sex.
Full of advice on diet, exercise, posture and relaxation, this guide
is also packed with exercises that can be performed safely and easily
at home to treat strains and injuries.
Barrie Savory has lectured and treated patients extensively
throughout Europe and America. He serves as a Trustee at London's
Osteopathic Centre for Children. He divides his time between London and
France.
