Todd Sinett - 3 Weeks to a Better Back Solutions for Healing the Structural, Nutritional, and Emotional Causes of Back Pain

3 WEEKS TO A BETTER BACK

3 WEEKS TO A BETTER BACK

Copyright 2015 by Dr. Todd Sinett

All rights reserved. Except for brief passages quoted in newspaper, magazine, radio, television, or online reviews, no portion of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Published by

EAST END PRESS

Bridgehampton, NY

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015948119

ISBN 978-0-9887673-8-6

Ebook ISBN 978-0-9887673-9-3

First Edition

Book Design by Elyse Strongin, Neuwirth & Associates

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To my dad who had the courage to be different. He left me with large shoes to fill but thankfully enough of a footprint, so that I can continue what he started. I truly hope this book helps you live a happier and healthier life.

Contents

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How Much Do You Really Know

About Back Pain?

Take this quiz and find out just how knowledgeable you are!

1. Where does back pain rank in caused missed work days? First, second, third, or fourth?
2. How helpful are MRIs in the diagnosis of back pain?

   a. Absolutely a must for any back pain sufferer.

   b. A complete waste of money

   c. Mildly helpful

   d. Potentially harmful

   e. Two of the above

3. Proper bending and lifting techniques are vital to prevent back pain.

   a. True

   b. False

4. What you eat and drink can be the cause of your back pain.

   a. False

   b. True, too much sugar and alcohol are the culprits.

   c. True, too much salad and roughage are to blame.

   d. Two of the above

5. Sit-ups and crunches are a good way to strengthen your abs and thus stabilize your back.

   a. There is no relation between your ab function and your back.

   b. The more crunches and sit-ups you do the better.

   c. Sit-ups and crunches have nothing to do with stabilizing your back.

   d. You shouldnt do a sit-up, but crunches are okay.

6. If you have a disc herniation there is nothing that you can doexcept live with the pain.

   a. True

   b. False

7. The key to ridding yourself of back pain is:

   a. A good stretch regimen

   b. A good surgeon

   c. A good chiropractor

   d. All or none of the above

8. The phrase, Lose the weight, lose the back pain is:

   a. An oversimplified model

   b. For the most part true

   c. Weight and back pain dont correlate.

   d. None of the above

9. Surgery is a good long-term solution to back pain.

   a. True

   b. False

   c. You have got to be crazy to have back surgery.

   d. It can be, but use it as a last option.

10. You can exercise your way out of back pain.

    a. True

    b. False

    c. Rest is best when you suffer from back pain.

    d. Take some aspirin or Tylenol and do it anyway.

11. The number one predictor of back pain is:

    a. Low flexibility

    b. Stress and emotional outlook

    c. Diet

    d. Strength

12. The annual amount of money spent on back pain treatment and diagnosis in The United States is around:

    a. $10 billion

    b. $850 million

    c. $25 billion

    d. $80 billion

13. The best way to sit is:

    a. Up straight

    b. With a slight slouch forward

    c. Slightly angled backward

    d. None of the above

14. Regular care (such as chiropractic, massage, and physical therapy), exercise, eating right, and stress management is the best way to stay free of back pain.

    a. True

    b. False

    c. Back pain is inevitable anyway

    d. Back pain is genetic

15. Back pain can be:

    a. A sign of a significant medical emergency

    b. A mild annoyance

    c. A cause of a significant disability

    d. The greatest thing that ever happened to you

    e. All of the above

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Flip to page 237 to see how many questions you got right. If you answered some questions incorrectly, thats okay! This book will help you better understand the body and the back, so that you can test and feel 100% after reading!

INTRODUCTION

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered.
The point is to discover them.

Galileo Galilei

S ince youre reading this book, I feel its safe to assume that you are suffering from back pain. I also assume that whatever you have been doing to treat your back pain hasnt worked. Lets be honest, who reads a book about back pain if theyve already found relief? This book contains my solution to most types of back painand my solution will become your solution. I can promise you it wont be overly technical.

It doesnt matter whether back pain plagues you daily or occasionally, has been creeping in or seems to have struck out the blue. If back pain is interfering with your life, now you have become a statistic. Yes. A statistic. Thats because 20% of the population is currently suffering from back pain, and 85% of people will suffer from it at some point.

Here are some other shocking truths Ive found:

• In April 2014, back pain became the number one reason people around the world took disability from work.
• Back pain is second only to the common cold as the reason people visit their doctors.
• Back pain is the third most common reason for hospitalization.
• It is the fifth most common cause for surgery.
• 33% percent of all people over the age of 18 have sought treatment for back pain in the last five years.
• Our healthcare system spends upwards of $80 billion on the diagnosis and treatment of back pain.

All these statistics lead to the obvious but concerning conclusion that back pain is a natural occurrence, and we need to learn how to cope with it. The majority of sufferers feel their back pain is inescapable and have resigned themselves to living with it. Even the most well-intentioned doctors often have you believing this inevitable reality and prescribe pain-killers to help you get by.

To me, the stats represent a dismal failurethe failure of our doctors in diagnosing and treating back pain. These stats are screaming for a completely different approach. The Sinett Solution is that completely different approach.

The truth about back pain is that you are still suffering because your doctor is only looking at your back. This means he or she is missing the source of your pain and has been misdiagnosing you. Proper back pain treatment is all about finding the correct root of the problemand often, the problem is not where the pain is. Back pain can be structural, right in the back, but it is most often caused by an imbalance elsewhere in the body, in your digestion or emotions. Yes, thats right. For most, the problem is not your back. Its your feet, your shoulders, your core, your stress, and your diet. Its the little choices that you have been making over time that have slowly been crippling the systems of your body, which are all impacted and manifest through the spine, the bodys great connector. If you have received back treatment and are still suffering, thats because your pain may not be coming from your back.