Back to Life: How to Unlock Your Pathway to Recovery (When Back Pain Persists)

He has worked in many different healthcare environments including the National Health Service, the Occupational Health Industry, and in Sports Medicine. He works closely with spinal surgeons and physicians in an extended role, assessing and treating a broad variety of patients with persisting spinal pain. As well as his clinical work David also lectures regularly to healthcare professionals and students and he is playing an

Back pain is very hard (often impossible) to diagnose and to specify, hence heavy painkillers are thrown at people. Here they have developed the pioneering BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL approach:BIO How your body processes pain; what physical triggers you have and why; where your body holds painPSYCHO where your pain is coming from; what exactly your pain is; the power of your mind to deal with and stop painSOCIAL all the environmental factors that will contribute to your back pain, and how, why and when to change themBased on this revolutionary and already hugely successful approach, Back to Life offers a whole new way of dealing with back pain: - Understand the psychology of pain- Debunk the myths- Find the source of your pain- Manage your pain including all the emotions and anxiety that go with it- Master exercises a

As well as his clinical work David also lectures regularly to healthcare professionals and students and he is playing an active role currently in several research trials relating to back pain.. He has worked in many different healthcare environments including the National Health Service, the Occupational Health Industry, and in Sports Medicine. His work is focused on applying a biopsychosocial approach to recovery, using cognitive behavioural principles aimed at optimising recovery for his patients. He works closely with spinal surgeons and physicians in an extended role, assessing and treating a broad variety of patients with persisting spinal pain. About the AuthorDavid Rogers is a chartered physiotherapist with