Back Pain: Finding solutions for your aching back
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This impactful course shares the steps and strategies men and women just like you are using to successfully and permanently overcome and eliminate back pain. NOTE: This course has been updated. If you purchased the original edition, you can still access and use the course. In order to access the update, you can purchase the new version at www.harvardhealthonlinelearning.com/catalog.
Syllabus
Getting Started
- About Our Course
BACK PAIN 101
- Back Pain Basics
- How Common?
- Anatomy of the Back
- Types of Back Pain
- Diagnosis
- Quiz
TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN
- Back Pain Relief Strategies
- Creating a Treatment Plan
- Medical Treatment of Back Pain
- Back Surgery Basics
- Types of Surgery
- Quiz
BEYOND DRUGS AND SURGERY
- Assessing Your Back Pain
- Self-Care Strategies
- Complementary Therapies
- Special Exercise Section
- Back-Strengthening Exercises
- Neck Exercises
- Mind-Body and Mindfulness Exercises
- Lifestyle
- Quiz
ENDING BACK PAIN
- Key Takeaways
- Bonus Back Coverage
- Bonus Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Katz
- Before You Exit
Taught by
Dr. Leonaura Rhodes, Mallika Marshall, MD, and Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MS - Faculty Editor