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"A study in the October 2005 Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics showed that when it comes to lower back pain, chiropractic care provided significantly better outcomes than standard medical care. Patients with chronic lower back pain who underwent chiropractic treatment had higher levels of satisfaction with the care, lower disability scores, and higher pain relief than those who underwent medical treatment. To top it off, chiropractic care was more cost effective overall. If you've never experienced bad back pain, you're one of the lucky ones." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Abnormal bleeding, pain that increases in intensity, continued pain with or without menses; lower back pain; or pain with urination, bowel movements, and vaginal intercourse should be brought to the attention of your health-care practitioner, who will listen to your symptoms, take a medical history, and do a pelvic exam. This physical exam is valuable in determining whether there are masses, areas of sensitivity, or abnormal findings suggestive of endometriosis. Depending on the exam, an ultrasound, MRI, and/or blood work may be recommended." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Complaints like lower back pain, fatigue, dizziness, and abdominal pain are all among the top twenty-five reasons that patients set up an appointment for either an initial physician consultation or an annual checkup. How does the average doctor deal with patients whose symptoms are hard to explain? Unfortunately not too well, and the problem is worse when the doctor is a man rather than a woman. The doctor will be aware of an extensive psychiatric literature labeling patients with unexplained symptoms as "somatizers" or "hypochondriacs." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.) "Besides being a middle-aged woman, other risk factors for developing FM later in life include lower income, less education, and a prior history of lower back pain. Although there is no information as to whether a relation exists among these three factors, one guess would be that women with lower income and less education might do more physically demanding jobs that could lead to injury. Trauma of some sort is commonly reported at the outset of symptoms. The trauma can be from an injury or even following serious surgery." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Other symptoms often associated with this infection include a vaginal discharge, fever, abdominal/pelvic pain, or lower back pain. Of the most common causes of abnormal bleeding are growths known as myomas, more commonly referred to as uterine fibroids. These tend to be more common in women over the age of 30, particularly women in their 40s. Different kinds of fibroids are discussed in Chapter 19, but submucous fibroids tend to be the most troublesome in terms of heavy bleeding. Fortunately, they represent only about 5 to 10 percent of all fibroids." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"The Yogi Berra Squat Solution baseball catchers might squat so frequently during a season that it puts a strain on the lumbar section of the back, some Chinese medicine practitioners and chiropractors recommend five minutes of squatting per day for people with nagging lower back pain. Place your feet about hip-width apart and slowly drop to a full squat, resting your weight on your heels. Rest your arms on your knees, though you might have to use them to keep your balance until you become accustomed to the position. Gradually work your way up to five minutes per day." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"According to the American College of Rheumatology, lower back pain disables 5.4 million Americans and costs at least 90 billion— read that again, billion—dollars in medical and nonmedical expenses. So What's a Subluxation, Anyway? So how does chiropractic work its magic on back pain? It all starts with what chiropractors call a subluxation. "In layman's terms, it's a misalignment," says my friend, Matthew Mannino, D.C., an Arizona holistic chiropractor." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "Patients with chronic lower back pain who underwent chiropractic treatment had higher levels of satisfaction with the care, lower disability scores, and higher pain relief than those who underwent medical treatment. To top it off, chiropractic care was more cost effective overall. If you've never experienced bad back pain, you're one of the lucky ones. Back pain is the second most frequent problem that brings people to a doctor's office (the common cold is the first). Back pain is also one of the most common reasons for missed work." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"For example, acupuncture is applied for lower back pain, homeop-athists treat asthma and allergies, hypnotism is popular with those fighting addiction to nicotine, and herbal medicines address depression. Like these conditions, gout was an important disease in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, for both commercial and intellectual reasons. It also clearly demonstrates the relationship between medical failure, disease intractability, and the transmission of medical knowledge across cultural boundaries." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"Do you suffer from debilitating lower back pain because you are always in the warrior posture toward life and need a strong back to carry the burden? Lastly, describe what you want most out of life: financial security, peace, love, courage, acknowledgement, worldly accomplishments, adventure, and so on. Now sit back for a second and consider what you've just done. You're just like Columbus. You have ventured into uncharted territory, traversed stormy seas, and landed in a remarkable new world. You have discovered your story behind the story. Your life will never be the same again." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.)

"It also strengthens all muscle groups, increases flexibility, is good for your joints, and can lessen lower back pain. It may also provide the same kind of social support and spiritual centering that religions do. In all longevity cultures, regular, low-intensity activity satisfies all of the above, while going easy on the knees and hips. Dr. Kane says the name of the game here is sustaining the effort. "You've got to be a miler, not a sprinter. You can't say, 'This year I'm really going to exercise like hell, and I can take it easy next year because I've done my exercise.'" - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"Back pain, particularly lower back pain, and sciatica are often the result of the intervertebral discs becoming dehydrated. These discs normally create a space cushion between the vertebrae by virtue of how much water they can hold. When the discs are dehydrated, 75 percent of the upper body weight that they cushion against begins to bear down on the intervertebral spaces and put pressure on the intervertebral nerves. This often causes muscle spasms. Usually a few days after we rehydrate, the pressure on the nerves begins to alleviate." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"The Esteem-Enhancer Lori suffers from severe lower back pain. "I am most helped managing the pain by setting my focus at the beginning of the day. I stand in front of the mirror and appreciate my body rather than finding fault. I say out loud, 'Today I intend to be strong and stand upright, to breathe fully, to be alert, and to not allow pain to keep me from moving.' I intend to love my body for what it can give me, rather than expend more energy on pain or the things I don't like about myself." The Movement-Motivator At eighty-three, Esther is recovering from hip replacement surgery. " - Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, M.D., Jen Seda, Choosing Brilliant Health: 9 Choices That Redefine What It Takes to Create Lifelong Vitality and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"The more flexible areas (especially the spine) and the extremities have to take on more stress and use. lower back pain, neck pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and knee pain can often be traced back to sitting. Sitting too much changes our natural posture, joint mechanics, and ability to use the muscles of the back, butt, and thighs. This forces smaller muscles and joints to perform tasks that really should be done by these bigger muscles and joints. To combat chair body, let me give you two excellent exercises to begin playing with." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"When that touch is combined with an overall focus on body alignment, and listening to clients' problems over multiple sessions, persistent lower back pain can disappear. It's more than massage, but a lot less painful and perhaps more effective than you thought. 1 While leaning your back against a wall, slowly bend your knees, as if you are about to sit down on an invisible chair. 2 When your knees reach a 90-degree angle, hold the position for 20 to 30 seconds, being careful not to bend the knees further. 3 Slowly rise and repeat 10 to 12 times." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "Sometimes you can even provide your own massage relief. For lower back pain: 1 Stand and place your hands on your waist, with thumbs in back and fingers to the front. 2 Next, find the cordlike bands of muscles about two inches off from the center of the spine. Press the outer edges of these muscles with the thumbs, directing the pressure toward the spine. A few minutes of acupressure should be sufficient to trigger better blood flow and the body's release of painkilling endorphins. Note: Such acupressure is not suited for certain back injuries, including herniated disks." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"That's what causes lower back pain and all kinds of problems all the way up the entire skeletal structure. Again, the point here is to address the structural alignment first." "Do you work along with the chiropractors? " Dr. John Feulner: "Yes. We work along with chiropractors because if we keep the structural alignment of the skeleton in good position, the muscles can then be effectively strengthened and optimal function can be restored. "What are the most problems you run into with the people who come to you? " Dr." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"Relieves lower back pain, opens tight chest and shoulder muscles, and engages the core muscles (which we will be talking about later). Caution: If you have a sense of vertigo—you feel as if you are falling backward or have a hot flash—carefully move out of the pose and rest on your right side until your equilibrium returns. TAKE GLUTEN OUT As I discussed in the chapter "Prepare," restorative eating is about removing the foods that irritate and exhaust the system to let the body rest." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.) "Excellent for lower back pain, tight hips, piriformis syndrome, and sciatica. Caution: Avoid rounding the spine; keep the back flat and lean forward from the hips. DAILY BEAT 26 LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS Baby boomers will remember the slogan "Better living through chemistry." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.) "This tension can result in lower back pain, sciatica, and very tight hips. As you know, the less tension there is in the fascia, the less Spent we are. So try these hip releases to prepare for bed. Hip and Back Release Lie on your back on a firm surface (a wood floor is best). Place two tennis balls in the center of the back of your pelvis, ensuring that they sit on muscle (what would be the "dimple" of your gluteal muscles if you were a bodybuilder) and not the sacral bone. The tennis balls should be 2 to 4 inches apart and 2 to 4 inches below the top of your pelvis." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Another example is lower back pain, the branch, for which the root is often the kidneys. In acute conditions, treatment gives priority to the branch before the root. In more chronic conditions, such as lower back pain, both branch and root must be treated simultaneously. Symptoms of arthritis or lower back pain may be regarded as the outer acute branch symptoms, and the underlying weakness and deficiency of the kidneys-adrenals is the root cause." - Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D., The Way of Chinese Herbs (Get the book.)

"I had terrible abdominal problems ever since puberty, which turned into lower back pain and then irritable bowel syndrome and on and on. Now those are gone. It's a great recovery!" "I have metastatic cancer and have received all the conventional modes of therapy, i.e. surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Although effective in prolonging my life, I was constantly tired, weak and easily fatigued. Ever since I have been under the care of Dr. Kam Yuen, I have renewed strength and vigor and a sense of well being that I have not felt in years." - Alan E. Smith, UnBreak Your Health: The Complete Guide to Complementary & Alternative Therapies (Get the book.)

"Today many double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials have reported acupuncture can be effectively used to treat several common medical problems including lower back pain,60 post-operative pain,61 postoperative nausea,62 and chemotherapy-related nausea.63 Can it help with depression? It can. In fact, studies sometimes find acupuncture works better than antidepressants. One study reported 70% of patients treated with electro-acupuncture were either cured or markedly improved compared with 65% of those on amitriptyline, still a favorite tricyclic antidepressant for some physicians." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"Use the fresh plant tincture (the most active preparation) when menses is slow to start and there is pelvic and lower back pain. In larger doses, the plant may even cause mid-cycle spotting. Alone or in combination with other herbs that address constitutional imbalances Desert cotton is of help in resolving uterine and breast fibroids. In combination with Wild peony or Hopbush, it is well suited in diminishing first and second day period cramps. Modern day use of Desert cotton primarily originates from Eclectic practitioners, traditional Mexican use, and the associated use of Gossypium spp." - Charles W. Kane, Herbal Medicine of the American Southwest (Get the book.)

"Glickman was a seventy-six-year-old gentleman who presented with intermittent bouts of lower back pain that began at the age of eighteen when he attempted to make the 1936 U.S. Olympic track and field team. The bouts came about every four years and lasted less than one week. He never underwent spinal surgery. A lumbar MRI performed soon before the appointment revealed severe spinal stenosis. Standing and walking were painful and limited. He acknowledged being a perfectionist and people pleaser." - John E. Sarno, M.D., The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders (Get the book.) "K, a seventy-six-year-old part-time accountant, came for consultation about ten years ago with fifty years of lower back pain. A lumbar MRI revealed an L4-5 bulging disk. His wife had Alzheimer's disease that he acknowledged was a significant stressor. He saw himself as a perfectionist but not a people pleaser. However, he involved himself greatly in the case of his wife since a private caretaker came only four days a week. He accepted the TMS diagnosis, but progress was slow. He was one of the first patients that I referred for psychotherapy." - John E. Sarno, M.D., The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders (Get the book.)

"However, it is often difficult to establish the exact cause of the pain, which is why it is often referred to as "non-specific lower back pain." Most back pain is caused by strains or a minor injury rather than something more serious. The pain may start a day or two after an injury occurs, or it may build up gradually over many years, which makes diagnosis even more difficult. The pain often comes on suddenly and is usually triggered by inactivity or a particular movement." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.) "CO o TIP: TRY VERTEBRAL AXIAL DECOMPRESSION (VAX-D) VAX-D may reduce pain and improve function in patients with chronic lower back pain and sciatic pain. The procedure is thought to alleviate pain and enhance healing by relieving pressure within the discs, and promoting the in-flow of oxygen, fluids, and nutrients to the spinal column. Some chiropractors, naturopathic doctors, or osteopaths may have this type or equipment. o > HOMEOPATHY The following homeopathic remedies can be helpful in providing complementary pain relief for a mild, recent attack of sciatica." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"USER COMMENTS: "My chiropractor suggested I try a TENS during a particularly bad episode of lower back pain caused by bulging disks. This wasn't simply a backache but a down-on-your-hands-and-knees situation. I'd had back problems for years but this was one of the worst ones and I had a trade show coming up that was vital to my career. "The idea of standing on concrete for several hours every day was almost enough to make me break out in a cold sweat. Anyway, my chiropractor showed me how the device works and demonstrated the best place to put the sticky electrodes on my back for my problem." - Alan E. Smith, UnBreak Your Health: The Complete Guide to Complementary & Alternative Therapies (Get the book.)

"If kidney energy is low, you may have impotence accompanied by dizziness, tiredness, and lower back pain. This formula can tonify your kidneys and treat impotence. Mix 10 g of Rui Gui Zhi (inner bark of Saigon cinnamon), 15 g of Shu Di Huang (Chinese foxglove cooked in wine), 12 g of Shan Zhu Yu (Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit), 15 g of Shan Yao (Chinese yam), 15 g of Fuling (poria), 12 g of Zi Xie (water plantain rhizome), 12 g of Dan Pi (cortex of tree peony root), 12 g of Gou Ji Zi (wolfberry), 12 g of Du Zhong (eucommia bark), and 12 g of Ba Ji Tian (morinda root)." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

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