This book gets a 4.5/5 star rating at Amazon and with good reason. You can use the book to determine if you have a serious injury thanks to part 1 (although of course this does not replace the need for a doctor). You can then use the advice in this book to assist in decreasing your pain.

You will probably find that focusing on stress reduction will help you, as this is a very important theme throughout the book.

About 50 million Americans suffer back pain every year, and chronic back pain disables 1 in 40 adults. Back Sense takes a different approach, contending that most chronic back pain is caused not by a damaged spine, but by stress, muscle tension, and inactivity. The aim is to help you reclaim your life and decrease your pain. The spine might be damaged initially, but it usually heals on its own, the authors assert. After that, stress causes muscle tightness (more…)