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Sarah Key's Back Sufferers' Bible | 
 enlarge | Author: Sarah Key
Publisher: Vermilion
Category: Book
List Price: £9.99
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Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 6552
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0091814944
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9780091814946
ASIN: 0091814944
Publication Date: June 22, 2000
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Back pain can hit any one of us at any time of our lives for any number of reason ranging from damage to nerves, joints and muscles to the spine itself, with totally curable conditions suffered by 90 per cent of the population. For those people The Back Sufferer's Bible is something of a godsend. Physiotherapist Sarah Key draws on over 25 years of experience to give a no-nonsense overview of the five stages of spinal breakdown, removing the mystery of back pain and getting down to the nitty-gritty of how to successfully treat your own back. With straightforward explanations of the different causes of back pain and easy-to-follow programmes to bring relief to even the most chronic pain, Sarah Key's gem of a book gets straight to the point and is a must for sufferers who want the chance to take the health of their backs into their own hands. --Susan Harrison
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 Find it hard to read November 4, 2007
D. Spring (England, Essex)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've just bought this book in the hope it'll help me get rid of my sciatica - or at least help me control the pain in some way.
While the book it very informative, (I feel) it's also very hard to read. The more I read, the more confused I'm getting trying to diagnose the source which is causing my nerve to irritate.
It's not the best laid out back either.
Can't praise it enough! August 23, 2007
Kaitlin (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In the last few months I've read or been given lots of books on backs, none of which helped me at all. I was in agony all the time and about ready to agree to the surgery I was told was my only hope. The explanations and exercises in this book changed my life in days. To have a life with so much less pain for so little effort is almost unbelievable.
It's important to know what type of problem you have before attempting these exercises to make sure you're doing the right thing for what's going on with your back. I'd definitely recommend talking them over with your physiotherapist or whoever - there were a couple my physio suggested I modify to suit my particular case, but I'd give this book 10 stars if I could. It's well explained, makes real sense and is the best book on backs I've ever come across. It takes all the things that can go wrong and gives you hope that just about all of them can be helped and how to do so.
If you have a problem back from mild to desperate this book is a keeper.
BELIEVE IN THIS BOOK June 13, 2007
Rob (Sydney, Australia)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
As I read the "Back Sufferer's Bible" by author Sarah Key, a great number of memories came flooding back to me. The book is of particular interest to me as I was an "end of the line" patient of Sarah Key in Sydney in 1993.
I had "been through the mill" since 1965, when a builing site accident, at age 20, fractured a number of my lumber vertebrae. I recovered and was back at work within a few months, but my back was never to be the same again and steadily declined and eventually, having no other options, underwent my first spinal operation in 1988 to remove bulging discs which were, according to the neurosurgeon, responsible for my numb and wasted left leg and severe pain. The operation did not help in any way. My condition deteriorated further and eventually, in 1991, I had a second operation to remove fragments of a remaining disc, and later, in 1992, a third operation to remove the adhesions and other products causing vertebral canal stenosis, as a result of the first operation
I had undertaken three failed spinal operations, had a leg and foot that hardly worked, was partly incontinent and my "best friend" was a steel-reinforced, heavy duty surgical corset that I believed was saving my life. I was told that I could no longer work as a builder and was never to lift or bend. I was "assured" that the majority of disc removal cases, such as mine, would eventually require a stabilizing spinal fusion. At the time I had a young family to support and felt completely "lost"
I was very fortunate to hear of Sarah Key's unorthodox back treatment regime and made an appointment to see her
My initial consultation with Sarah Key in 1993 was unforgettable. I was confronted by a bright young woman who spoke, not of "degeneration", but of "regeneration"
For somebody who had only ever heard repeated negativity from all other practitioners for years and years, ("your discs are worn out"..."dont do heavy work"..."dont lift"..."never, ever bend"..."dont take your back-brace corset off"..."take time off".."prolonged bed rest will fix everything"..."you need a spinal fusion"), it was wonderful to be swept away by this straight-talking, super-positive Sarah Key
Every single word which Sarah Key said, on that day, was so positive, so reassuring, and made so much sense. I will never forget the feelings of elation that I had on the way home in the train.
From 1993 until 2004 I did the daily exercise and backblock routine which
Sarah Key had set for me and was able to work full-time as a builder, and was able to undertake really heavy physical work. Builder mates would often say, in disbelief, "how on earth can you do that?...your back is "stuffed". I always lifted the "Sarah Key way", with a rounded back and tightened abdominal muscles and felt totally indestructible, despite having three failed spinal operations to remove discs and spinal canal debris from 1988 to 1992
I suffered a very severe financial setback in 2004, involving a large property affected by a newly-enacted Threatened Species environmental legislation. The Court action, with its never-ending delays and massive legal expenses took its toll. I lost interest in everything in my life, including my "faithful" exercises.
Around two years later, my back problems began to return with vengeance. I was unable to sleep for more than 2 or 3 hours at a time because of pain, and felt so old and stiff and full of misery. I really did not believe that any exercise could help me because, at age 61, I believed that my body and spinal regenerative capability were "worn out"... but I was wrong...very wrong.
As I read my new Back Sufferer's Bible, I found that it gave me the ability to motivate myself again. This book is able to deliver its information in such an informal and positive way that you can't help but be swept away by a feeling of optimism similar to that which you experience in a "face to face" consultation with Sarah Key
I gingerly began the exercises again the following day and could notice a definite improvement within weeks. At this time, six months have elapsed and I have almost fully regained my health and fitness
The true "lifeline" contained within the Back Sufferer's Bible, especially for those, like myself, suffering from back problems associated with disc removal, is the marvellously detailed section on the human body's potential for the regeneration of the intervertebral discs utilising production of the spine's moisture-attracting agent, "Proteoglycans"
I believe that Sarah Key is the sole practitioner, on this planet, who is prepared to "leap off" the comfort zone of mainstream practitioner thinking and talk of the "repair and regeneration of discs".
The Back Sufferer's Bible contains line drawing "figures" which are really brilliant. They bring to life the individual components of the various stages on spinal movement. By including only the structures in the drawings which relate to the relevant text, it is quite easy to visualise the role that the pieces play in assisting or restricting various movements. The detailed background information for the range of exercises makes it easy to set realistic goals. Whether you're young or old, whether you're needing a "treatment tool" or "insurance" against back problems this book will give you the confidence and understanding to "do it on your own". The book makes so much sense that I cannot understand how such a disparity of opinion exists within the realm of the various back practitioners.
Sarah Key gave me 12 long years of vigorous, productive worklife, in 1993, at a time when I critically needed it, while the others had no solutions.
Read this book!...Believe in it!...Do the exercises diligently!...and reap the rewards
THE back solution May 14, 2007
Betterbacks4allplease (UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the best book ever written for backs and I think I've read them all. Having said that, I did need to see a Sarah Key trained physio before I could use the backblock correctly and for her to mobilise my spine first. They are listed on her website. Now, I thank God for Sarah Key every day of the week! I can't wait for her BSB 2nd edition to come out in the UK. Amazon - where is it? This book demystifies back pain for patients - more doctors ought to read it.
Bad Back? Buy this book February 6, 2007
Susan (Edinburgh ,Scotland)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After months of pain and misery and bucket loads of painkillers this book lifted me out of the hole. Within days of performing Sarah's exersises I was back to work and enjoying a comfortable nights sleep. Three weeks later and it is hard to imagine I have been diagnosed with a prolapsed disc, my recovery is nearly complete. If it had not been for this book I would eventually have had to gamble with surgery. Even my GP is surprised by the turnaround.
Many thanks to Sarah Keys, keep up the good work and hopefully some of these techniques can be introduced into mainstream medical practice.
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