Fixing You: Back Pain 2nd edition: Self-Treatment for Back Pain, Sciatica, Bulging and Herniated Discs, Stenosis, Degenerative Discs, and other Diagnoses.

This book is truly amazing because of the simplicity with which it explains the various musculoskeletal behaviour. Rick has nailed down the balance of being technical and yet explaining things in an easy way. The accompanying videos (links to his website) are very clear and help in carrying out the tests and exercises in a proper way. I chanced upon this after more than 6 months of living with the sciatic pain resulting from bulged discs in the lower back. Though the physiotherapy has helped me make a remarkable progress in the past 6 weeks, I was drawn to this book as I still had some unanswered questions. I struggled to understand why my gluteal sciatic pain would still persist despite some very good physiotherapy. Rick provides such a lucid explanation of things with easy to follow tests, It made me realize certain seemingly minor corrections that I need to make in my standing, sitting, walking posture that can have such profound impact on my situation. Using these tests, I was also able to acutely reproduce of the problems that I had been having. I have started following the remedial exercises. Its still early days, but it does look like it has answered some of the persistent problems. Even if the book is not able to help me get over my problem completely, its worth a read to understand what harm I had been causing to the body through seemingly negligible postural habits.

Rick Olderman's 'fixing You' series of books are extremely good. Informative, practical , simple yet detailed and most importantly, they work! As a corrective exercise therapist working for 25 years trying to fix bodies with exercises, Rick's books have given me the missing links that I have been searching for in my career. It is the functional approach, the mindfulness in noticing all those unconscious movement patterns while standing , walking, sitting etc and the positive approach to taking responsibility for one's own pain free health and well being. For many years, those in chronic pain are advised to accept their pain, and to 'manage' their pain, now, with awareness and targeted exercises, many people can actually fix their pain . Thank you Rick!

Good information

A large component of this book is the bonus material which explains how to do the recommended exercises. The links and QR codes don’t work. The book isn’t all that helpful without the exercises.

I can recommend this book to those who want to understand how their body works and develop an awareness of the movements that give rise to pain, without resorting to pain killers or surgery. Armed with the information in the book and the free videos you are able to adapt your movements to alleviate pain. I suffered from severe sciatica but, by understanding the movements that had been causing the pain and using the simple tips and exercises, the condition improved so much that it's given me the confidence to know that I can now deal with the problem myself should it recur.

Great book.

easy to read, very positive, the exercises are working to fix my back.

The Back Pain book helped me tremendously. My lower back pain is gone, I can walk up stairs, sleep and sit with little pain. What I found different about this book from others: 1) specific explanations of movement patterns that cause major back dysfunctions and pain. As much as we don't want to admit it and work on it, how we move affects muscles and bones and affects pain. Rick's explanations are very clear. I've read many articles/books that are either too dense and I don't understand it or say do a certain exercise without explaining what's being worked on. Rick explains things in a way I can understand and when I do the exercises I know what I'm working on. My friends are amazed at my knowledge of muscles and movement now. 2) the best illustrations and explanations of how muscles work and are affecting the back pain that I have seen. 3) specific exercises for specific back movement issues. Very clear exercises that also say what muscles are being worked and problems resolved. You can also get videos of the exercises that are great. 4) suggestions on how to sit, stand, walk, climb stairs. This helped me tremendously because as much as I don't want to work on my everyday movements, they are contributing if not majorly causing my problems. Even if you don't want to do the exercises (although they will help you), this book will give you an understanding of what's going on with your back that you may not have seen elsewhere. I refer to it again and again. I've given the book to friends and will continue to refer people to Rick.

This book has changed my life,my chronic lower back pain has improved in 2-3weeks from using some of the exercises and advise from the book,I am still in shock and I don't understand how come I've never been explained by the vast majority of physiotherapists the basics of why I get the pain...This book was a miracle that came my way and I can not be grateful enough for the fact that I accidentally found out about it on the internet...Thanks dr Olderman 🙏🙏🙏

Very good book

Très bon analyse de l'auteur sur les causes et surtout sur les remèdes à apporter. Exercices en vidéo pour mieux montrer les mouvements. N'étant pas un professionnel j'ai été voir un ostéopathe du sport qui m'a tenu la même analyse faite dans le livre. Merci à l'auteur.

I highly recommend this book AND Rick Olderman's latest book Pain Patterns which covers the entire body. He has discovered the root causes of our pains and has simple tests and exercises that empower us to take back control of our good health. The accompanying videos make it simple to understand and cure ourselves. I bought this book a year ago and it took me out of debilitating lower back pain and enabled me to walk again. Now I am working on shoulder and neck pain that have revealed a few more of my mechanical problems that are self imposed so I am re-learning correct posture and walking and feel better already after a week or so. I highly recommend reading Rick's books and watch him on YouTube - he's more than your typical Physical Therapist, this man has cracked the code on the root causes of your pain. He's exceptional!