Step 1. Unlock Your Back's Unique Pain Code
1. The Science and Art of Diagnosing Back Pain
2. Decoding the Geography of Pain
Step 2. Prepare to Work with Health Care Professionals
3. How to Be a Staunch Advocate for Yourself
Step 3. Ensure Proper Diagnosis
4. How a Doctor Like Me Thinks About the Challenge of Low Back Pain
5. Pain of Disc Disease and Foraminal Stenosis
6. Pain of Spinal Stenosis
7. Pain from Facet Joints
8. Pain from Bony Structures and Spondylolisthesis
Step 4. Embrace Various Pathways to Healing: A Physical and Emotional Journey
10. Physical and Integrative Therapies
11. The Trail from Acute to Chronic: The Psychology of Pain, Part I
12. When It's Time to Look Above the Neck: The Psychology of Pain, Part II
Step 5. Live a Life That Supports a Strong, Healthy Back
13. Harness the Power of Posture, Movement, Sleep, Positive Thinking, and a Healthy Diet
Conclusion: A Call to Action
