and neither do their Health Care Professionals.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again.
When the idea first occurred to me to write a book on an often overlooked method of diagnosis and treatment of chronic low back pain, I asked myself, "How and why is this book going to be different from the many other books that have already been written on low back pain?" The answer to this question is rather simple. My experience with my own patients has proven to me that the information contained in this book will be very helpful to many, many people with chronic low back pain who have already read other books and have tried many of the other available therapies. This book will offer you valuable and practical insights into the possible causes and possible solutions of your lower back pain. With these new insights, you can begin to take control of and help direct the course of your own journey toward a pain-free lower back.
In my medical practice I treat up to 100 people per week, primarily using western medicine, manipulation, acupuncture, and herbs. Many of these people have chronic low back pain. Many have already been to primary care physicians, orthopedic or neurosurgery specialists, physical medicine specialists, physical therapists, massage therapists, sports trainers, chiropractors, naturopathic physicians, and osteopathic physicians-to "All the king’s horses and all the king’s men..." and they still have their chronic low back pain... "Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again." I refer to this unfortunate situation as the Humpty Dumpty Syndrome.
I have been a student of the martial arts for five years. When discussing strategy or performing a technique of the martial arts with my teacher and mentor, Grand Master Hyong Kyun Shin, he always emphasizes the following principles: "SIMPLE, EASY, EFFECTIVE." In this book, too, I will emphasize these same principles. I will take you step by step through the necessary "thinking and doing" processes, explaining the method to you in as much "plain English" as possible. There are 140 photos and drawings to help you. You will see how simple the concepts are and how easy they are to understand. Then, after you have read the interesting case histories of real, live patients, you will be convinced of how effective the principles are in maximizing your chances of getting rid of or significantly reducing your chronic low back pain. Please don’t be frightened by the concepts or by the method. You can understand it and you can learn it. When I explain it to my patients in my office, they understand it because it makes sense to them. You will know the "whys and the wherefores." Just take it one step at a time. If I can do it and my patients can do it, you can do it. The method really is simple, easy, and effective. Also, you will not need to come to my office for treatment. You can utilize many of the health care professionals (HCPs) where you live.
