Patrick Roth, MD, MHA founded New Jersey Brain and Spine, the premier neurosurgical group in New Jersey. He serves as both chairman of the department of neurosurgery at Hackensack University Medical Center and chair of the department of neurosurgery at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. His interest in spine includes using technology to decipher pain generators and utilizing minimal access solutions when appropriate.Phil Ross, MS is an ACE certified personal trainer and developer of The Get Off Your Back Method and The BodyBell Method®, providing hands on methods to prevent, alleviate, treat, and manage back pain. He is Board member of the Industry Advisory Council at APUS. Pat and Phil are big advocates in a holistic approach to pain, involving mind and body therapy, is always the most essential component of care.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Back Pain Management 7Chapter 1: Brushing Up on Back Pain Basics 9Chapter 2: Is Something Broken Inside Me? 21Chapter 3: Looking at Back Pain from an Anatomical Perspective 33Chapter 4: Using Your Brain to Manage Your Pain: The Mind-Body Relationship 57Chapter 5: Knowing Where to Start: Do It Yourself or See a Doctor? 71Part 2: Taking a Do-It-Yourself Approach to Back Pain 81Chapter 6: Starting with Everyday Changes 83Chapter 7: Building Your Core and Hidden Core 107Chapter 8: Laying the Foundation for Optimal Back Health 117Chapter 9: Back-Building Next Steps: The First and Second Floors 153Chapter 10: Exploring Homespun Therapies 203Chapter 11: Breathing New Life into Your Back 217Part 3: Exploring Professional Back Pain Treatment Options 225Chapter 12: Getting a Diagnosis and Exploring Your Provider Options 227Chapter 13: Taking a Peek Inside with Medical Imaging 237Chapter 14: Launching a Three-Pronged Approach 245Chapter 15: Targeting the Pain 253Chapter 16: Restoring Mobility with Physical Therapy 263Chapter 17: Considering a Chiropractor 273Chapter 18: Evaluating Surgical Options 279Chapter 19: Getting Your Head in the Game with Psychological Interventions 289Part 4: The Part of Tens 303Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Sticking with the Program 305Chapter 21: Ten Hard-to-Believe Back Pain Facts 311Index 317

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Patrick Roth, MD, MHA founded New Jersey Brain and Spine, the premier neurosurgical group in New Jersey. He serves as both chairman of the department of neurosurgery at Hackensack University Medical Center and chair of the department of neurosurgery at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. His interest in spine includes using technology to decipher pain generators and utilizing minimal access solutions when appropriate.Phil Ross, MS is an ACE certified personal trainer and developer of The Get Off Your Back Method and The BodyBell Method®, providing hands on methods to prevent, alleviate, treat, and manage back pain. He is Board member of the Industry Advisory Council at APUS. Pat and Phil are big advocates in a holistic approach to pain, involving mind and body therapy, is always the most essential component of care.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Back Pain Management 7Chapter 1: Brushing Up on Back Pain Basics 9Chapter 2: Is Something Broken Inside Me? 21Chapter 3: Looking at Back Pain from an Anatomical Perspective 33Chapter 4: Using Your Brain to Manage Your Pain: The Mind-Body Relationship 57Chapter 5: Knowing Where to Start: Do It Yourself or See a Doctor? 71Part 2: Taking a Do-It-Yourself Approach to Back Pain 81Chapter 6: Starting with Everyday Changes 83Chapter 7: Building Your Core and Hidden Core 107Chapter 8: Laying the Foundation for Optimal Back Health 117Chapter 9: Back-Building Next Steps: The First and Second Floors 153Chapter 10: Exploring Homespun Therapies 203Chapter 11: Breathing New Life into Your Back 217Part 3: Exploring Professional Back Pain Treatment Options 225Chapter 12: Getting a Diagnosis and Exploring Your Provider Options 227Chapter 13: Taking a Peek Inside with Medical Imaging 237Chapter 14: Launching a Three-Pronged Approach 245Chapter 15: Targeting the Pain 253Chapter 16: Restoring Mobility with Physical Therapy 263Chapter 17: Considering a Chiropractor 273Chapter 18: Evaluating Surgical Options 279Chapter 19: Getting Your Head in the Game with Psychological Interventions 289Part 4: The Part of Tens 303Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Sticking with the Program 305Chapter 21: Ten Hard-to-Believe Back Pain Facts 311Index 317

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Patrick Roth, MD, MHA founded New Jersey Brain and Spine, the premier neurosurgical group in New Jersey. He serves as both chairman of the department of neurosurgery at Hackensack University Medical Center and chair of the department of neurosurgery at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. His interest in spine includes using technology to decipher pain generators and utilizing minimal access solutions when appropriate.Phil Ross, MS is an ACE certified personal trainer and developer of The Get Off Your Back Method and The BodyBell Method®, providing hands on methods to prevent, alleviate, treat, and manage back pain. He is Board member of the Industry Advisory Council at APUS. Pat and Phil are big advocates in a holistic approach to pain, involving mind and body therapy, is always the most essential component of care.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Back Pain Management 7Chapter 1: Brushing Up on Back Pain Basics 9Chapter 2: Is Something Broken Inside Me? 21Chapter 3: Looking at Back Pain from an Anatomical Perspective 33Chapter 4: Using Your Brain to Manage Your Pain: The Mind-Body Relationship 57Chapter 5: Knowing Where to Start: Do It Yourself or See a Doctor? 71Part 2: Taking a Do-It-Yourself Approach to Back Pain 81Chapter 6: Starting with Everyday Changes 83Chapter 7: Building Your Core and Hidden Core 107Chapter 8: Laying the Foundation for Optimal Back Health 117Chapter 9: Back-Building Next Steps: The First and Second Floors 153Chapter 10: Exploring Homespun Therapies 203Chapter 11: Breathing New Life into Your Back 217Part 3: Exploring Professional Back Pain Treatment Options 225Chapter 12: Getting a Diagnosis and Exploring Your Provider Options 227Chapter 13: Taking a Peek Inside with Medical Imaging 237Chapter 14: Launching a Three-Pronged Approach 245Chapter 15: Targeting the Pain 253Chapter 16: Restoring Mobility with Physical Therapy 263Chapter 17: Considering a Chiropractor 273Chapter 18: Evaluating Surgical Options 279Chapter 19: Getting Your Head in the Game with Psychological Interventions 289Part 4: The Part of Tens 303Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Sticking with the Program 305Chapter 21: Ten Hard-to-Believe Back Pain Facts 311Index 317

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