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Author Kraus, Hans, 1905-1996.

Title Backache, stress and tension : understanding why you have back pain and simple exercises to prevent and treat it / Hans Kraus ; photos by Melanie Trice ; foreword by Norman Marcus.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2015]

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  617.564 KRAUS    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  617.564 KRA    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 227 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 227).
Contents Test yourself -- Why back pain comes -- The importance of the muscles and the spine -- Fight or flight: why tension builds -- Why we get sick backs -- Exercises for sick backs -- Running, yes; golf, maybe; football, no -- Suggestions for daily living -- The diet fad: eat but exercise -- What can you do for your children? -- What can be done for our country?
Summary Today's busy world provides too much stress and not enough time for exercise. Instead of walking, running, and doing physical chores, we sit for hours at a desk, use machines to do work for us, and drive a car for even the shortest trips. As a result, more than sixty-five million Americans experience back pain, neck stiffness, and tension headaches. Dr. Kraus explains the causes of back pain and tells you what you can do to prevent and alleviate it.He presents six simple tests to determine whether you have the strength to carry your own body weight and the flexibility to match your height. According to Dr. Kraus, if you fail any one of these tests, you are underexercised or overtensed, and the odds are high that if you don't already suffer from back pain, you will in the future. Dr. Kraus provides various approaches to back and tension problems, the primary focus being a series of carefully planned exercises to strengthen the whole body and to correct specific physical deficiencies. Featuring a foreword by Robert H. Boyle, Backache, Stress, and Tension is an essential handbook for everyone in today's overworked, overstressed world.
Subject Backache.
Stress (Physiology)
Exercise therapy.
Backache -- Popular works.
Stress -- Popular works.
ISBN 9781632204578 Paperback / softback
1632204576
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