Displaying 1 of 1 2006 Format: Book Author: Reichardt, Helmut, 1953- Title: Healthy back basics / Helmut Reichardt ; [translated from the German by Anne Jahn]. Publisher, Date: New York : Sterling Pub. Co., ©2006. Description: 96 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm Summary: Explaining in detail the physiology behind back strain and identifying its many potential causes so you can move quickly to alleviate the problem. Subjects: Backache. Back -- Care and hygiene. Other Title: Ruckenschule fur jeden Tag. English Notes: Includes index. "First published in 2004 as Ruckenschule fur jeden Tag (BLV Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Munchen, Germany)." Contents: Why you should do workouts for your back -- Working out your back -- the key to success? -- Is working out your back just gymnastics? -- What does body awareness mean anyway? -- Is a straight back really straight? -- General questions -- general answers? -- Does sitting cause the back to be crooked? -- Can alternative chairs solve the problem? -- How you can I deal with regular chairs? -- Should I merely strengthen or also stretch the musculature? -- Which muscles should I stretch? -- Stretching -- but how? -- Which muscles should I strengthen? -- Should I develop muscular strength or work on my posture? -- The cervical spine -- mobile and stable? -- What else can I do while sitting? -- What is good for the spinal column while I am standing? -- Bending and lifting -- but how? -- A strong back in the morning? -- Can getting up be a problem? -- A stable back after getting up? -- What else is good for my back? Web Site: Table of contents Publisher description LCCN: 2005031462 ISBN: 1402730985 9781402730986 Other Number: 62281673 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 175865 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 617.564 Reichard Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1