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Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A motivational guide to the strategic application of therapeutic exercise for medicinal benefits provides an A-to-Z list of maladies and specific exercise prescriptions for each, outlining customizable workouts and a complementary doctor-approved eating plan for weight loss.
11) 7 steps to a pain-free life: how to rapidly relieve back and neck pain using the McKenzie method
Author
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the anatomy and movement of the spine and offers exercises that stabilize, mobilize, and reduce back pain. Low-back pain, disc bulge and herniation, spondylolisthesis, stenosis, and spinal fusions are discussed along with guidelines for safety and self-assessment. Throughout the book, unique clay models of the spine reveal each layer of the spinal anatomy, from the spinal vertebrae and discs to the muscle and tissue."--
13) Exercise-based interventions for mental illness: physical activity as part of clinical treatment
Publisher
Elsevier
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Exercise-Based Interventions for People with Mental Illness: A Clinical Guide to Physical Activity as Part of Treatment provides clinicians with detailed, practical strategies for developing, implementing and evaluating physical activity-based interventions for people with mental illness. The book covers exercise strategies specifically tailored for common mental illnesses, such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and more. Each chapter...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Aging, despite its dismal reputation, is actually one of the great mysteries of the universe. Why don't we just reproduce, then exit fast, like salmon? Could aging just be one big evolutionary accident? Is senescence, the gradual falling apart of our bodies, at least partially avoidable? Can we extend the healthy lifespan and reduce the lingering, debilitating effects of senescence?