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245 10 a| Stabbed in the backh| [electronic resource] :b| confronting back pain in an overtreated society /c| Nortin M. Hadler.;

260 a| Chapel Hill :b| University of North Carolina Press,;

300 a| xii, 204 p. :b| ill. ;c| 25 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Three marks of the past on the backs of the present -- Oh, my aching back -- The pall of persistence -- Doc, my back is killing me -- The quest for a better way; or, My name is Nortin and I'm a placebo? -- Invasion of the spine surgeons -- Backbreaking work -- The straw that broke the camel's back -- If you don't know where you are going, all roads will get you there.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| For more than three decades as a physician and medical researcher, the author has studied the experience of low back pain in people who are otherwise healthy. He terms the low back pain that everyone suffers at one time or another "regional back pain." In this book, he addresses the history and treatment of the ailment with the healthy skepticism that has become his trademark, taking the "Hadlerian" approach to backaches and the backache treatment industry in order to separate the helpful from the hype. Basing his critique on an analysis of the most current medical literature as well as his clinical experience, he argues that regional back pain is overly medicalized by doctors, surgeons, and alternative therapists who purvey various treatment regimens. Furthermore, he observes, the design of workers' compensation, disability insurance, and other "health" schemes actually thwarts getting well. For the past half century, says the author, back pain and back pain-related disability have exacted a huge toll, in terms of pain, suffering, and financial cost. This work addresses this issue at multiple levels: as a human predicament, a profound social problem, a medical question, and a vexing public-policy challenge. Ultimately, the author's insights illustrate how the state of the science can and should inform the art and practice of medicine as well as public policy.;

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Stabbed in the back confronting back pain in an overtreated society / Nortin M. Hadler.

Author/creator	Hadler, Nortin M.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,
Description	xii, 204 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects	Backache--Popular works.

Contents	Three marks of the past on the backs of the present -- Oh, my aching back -- The pall of persistence -- Doc, my back is killing me -- The quest for a better way; or, My name is Nortin and I'm a placebo? -- Invasion of the spine surgeons -- Backbreaking work -- The straw that broke the camel's back -- If you don't know where you are going, all roads will get you there.
Abstract	For more than three decades as a physician and medical researcher, the author has studied the experience of low back pain in people who are otherwise healthy. He terms the low back pain that everyone suffers at one time or another "regional back pain." In this book, he addresses the history and treatment of the ailment with the healthy skepticism that has become his trademark, taking the "Hadlerian" approach to backaches and the backache treatment industry in order to separate the helpful from the hype. Basing his critique on an analysis of the most current medical literature as well as his clinical experience, he argues that regional back pain is overly medicalized by doctors, surgeons, and alternative therapists who purvey various treatment regimens. Furthermore, he observes, the design of workers' compensation, disability insurance, and other "health" schemes actually thwarts getting well. For the past half century, says the author, back pain and back pain-related disability have exacted a huge toll, in terms of pain, suffering, and financial cost. This work addresses this issue at multiple levels: as a human predicament, a profound social problem, a medical question, and a vexing public-policy challenge. Ultimately, the author's insights illustrate how the state of the science can and should inform the art and practice of medicine as well as public policy.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009019737
ISBN	9780807833483 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807833487

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