The acclaimed author of Carved in Sand-a veteran investigative
journalist who endured persistent back pain for decades-delivers
the definitive book on the subject: an essential examination of all
facets of the back pain industry, exploring what works, what
doesn't, what may cause harm, and how to get on the road to
recovery. In her effort to manage her chronic back pain,
investigative reporter Cathryn Jakobson Ramin spent years and a
small fortune on a panoply of treatments. But her discomfort only
intensified, leaving her feeling frustrated and perplexed. As she
searched for better solutions, she exposed a much bigger problem.
Costing roughly $100 billion a year, spine medicine-often
ineffective and sometimes harmful -exemplified the worst aspects of
the U.S. health care system. The result of six years of intensive
investigation, Crooked offers a startling look at the poorly
identified risks of spine medicine, and provides practical advice
and solutions. Ramin interviewed scores of spine surgeons, pain
management doctors, physical medicine and rehabilitation
physicians, exercise physiologists, physical therapists,
chiropractors, specialized bodywork practitioners. She met with
many patients whose pain and desperation led them to make
life-altering decisions, and with others who triumphed over their
limitations. The result is a brilliant and comprehensive book that
is not only important but essential to millions of back pain
sufferers, and all types of health care professionals. Ramin
shatters assumptions about surgery, chiropractic methods, physical
therapy, spinal injections and painkillers, and addresses
evidence-based rehabilitation options-showing, in detail, how to
avoid therapeutic dead ends, while saving money, time, and
considerable anguish. With Crooked, she reveals what it takes to
outwit the back pain industry and get on the road to recovery.
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