self-treat

SELF TREATING YOUR PAIN.

People would be amazed at just how much you can do for yourself and your back pain, often for much better results than what you would pay hundreds of dollars to a therapist for. This is largely because there are so many bad therapists out there ready to take your money with promises they cannot keep. Good people I'm sure, but with inadequate training and a lack of understanding of the problem to really have a grasp on what needs to be done.

The aim of this Bad Back Book has been to give you an insight into how you can go about fixing your own back pain. I know I have placed a heavy emphasis on the ‘hands on' muscle work and also pointed out the fact that finding a good therapist to do this can be difficult. I realise that might be a source of frustration for many of you and in fact it was the primary motivation for me putting my self treatment for back pain and sciatica program together.

I believe the best person to manage your recovery from back pain is you, because you are the one who has the most to gain from it happening. I also believe that anyone with the right guidance and a little bit of common sense can learn to take their own pain away, perhaps with a little help from some deep tissue massage which thankfully is pretty easy to find in most places.

The thing I know my patients like so much about the way I work is that, as I treat them, I teach them what I am doing and how to look after their own back after it is fixed. Before long they can competently take away most aches or pains that crop up, without having to always run to me for help.

Now some people might think this is bad for business because I am losing work but the truth is I have never been busier and I know that is because people are happy to tell any pain sufferer they come across about me. Most people want to come in after getting a glowing recommendation from their friend because they know I will help them in the shortest possible time at the least expense, just as I did for their friend.

Even by giving this Bad Back Book away for free I know I will miss out on some work but I also get a lot of work from it because by reading it people can see the logic in my approach and often no one has ever properly explained things this way to them before.

The flow on from this book for people who are not living close enough to see me is my self treatment program. It works well because it contains everything about what I do except the hands on work, and is what I use to fix myself whenever I get a problem.

There are millions of back pain sufferers in this world but only very few therapists who are good at fixing the problem, so having a way where people can treat themselves makes perfect sense to me.

Half the time it is just getting a clear diagnosis that people want. There can be so much conflicting information given when you do the rounds with back pain, you end up more confused than when you started and that can cost you a lot of wasted money.

As you can probably tell I am very passionate about people helping themselves because it is such a cost effective way of diagnosing and treating the problem. For the cost of just one massage, I am very confident it is far and away the best value for money available, even if just to clear up the confusion and provide much needed direction.

The program itself is quite straight forward and very simple to follow and as you would expect, it expands on everything I have touched on in this book.

By taking a holistic approach I have included everything you need to consider and do to get your body back into a healthy condition and put balance back into the muscle system. I believe that is really the only sure way to take away your pain.

The complete program includes:

1. A comprehensive guide that covers (in much more detail than this book) all the lifestyle factors that determine if your body is healthy or not and what exactly you need to do to improve the health and condition of your muscles.

2. A clear explanation of how to diagnose the cause of your back problem including whether your body is strong, weak, tight, stressed, healthy or not or any combination of these.

3. A detailed explanation of 14 different exercises and self treatment techniques that you can use as part of your daily program or for instant relief. These will enable you to determine which muscles you need to target and how to work on them using a tennis or solid rubber ball, plus other unique exercises, to get them functional again.

4. A much better understanding of what the therapist you are going to see needs to do to assist you in getting pain free again.

5. A daily exercise and self treatment program you can follow for each of the different back problems that you can get.

6. A 70 minute meditative workout I call SLM Yoga . This exercise routine, which you can do at home in front of TV without any huffing and puffing, will help you loosen and balance your body making you feel like you have just had a thorough full body massage.

7. Access to a private area in the back pain forum where you can ask me questions about anything you are not clear on or even have me analyse a photo of your back to help assist your diagnosis and speed up your progress.

Imagine a couple of weeks from now,

• You have diagnosed exactly what your problem is.

• You have started the daily self treatment program selecting the exercises that will work best for your unique problem.

• You are already pain free or well on the way and in the process of making your body more balanced and stronger to keep it pain free.

• You have started enjoying life again the way it was meant to be.

When I put this program together I included everything I had learnt originally and discovered during nearly 20 years of treating every conceivable back problem you could imagine.

Most people would say that is experience you couldn't buy, but now you can.

Following that I tried it out on a number of my patients to make sure it worked and then as a result of their feedback, made changes that I thought would make it more effective and easier to follow. I am still adding anything I think of that will help via the private members area so you are constantly up to date with whatever can assist you to get better, without any ongoing payment I might add.

I am not saying this program will be the ultimate solution for all back pain and sciatica sufferers, that would be impossible. But it will show you exactly how to get your body into the best possible condition to recover and by doing that you will improve to a large extent without doubt. Even if you have structural problems and have been told there is nothing that can be done for you.

Nothing in the program should aggravate your pain if you follow the instructions given and if it does you simply stop that exercise immediately and concentrate on the ones that improve your condition. Of course if you do have any doubts or questions you can always contact me for a fast answer via the private forum you will also have access to.

I have had some great feedback from people who are doing the program, for example:

Hi Steve,
I want to say to you, that I am most impressed with your SLM system. In place of a SLM therapist here in Toronto , which I would happily visit once a month for tuneups, I've had good success with a shiatsu therapist, along with faithful adherence to SLM bodywork. Your two books and the DVD are exactly where it's at for my back and sciatica problems. They present the
needed solutions, not understood in my experience with two medical doctor and three chiropractor visitations over a period of years. Your theories and knowledge of how muscles work, and how to cater to their needs for long-term relief of my pain has, to say the least, been most gratifying. Had you been available with your SLM system forty years ago ( I'm 74 now ), I'm confident
that my pain-free years would have been increased by 40. Again, thanks Steve for the results of your successful efforts in the art of bodyworkings.

Ron Dutcher, Toronto , Ontario , Canada .

Hi Steve.

Yes, its been 4 weeks (at the time of this email) since I started your program. I've been really impressed! After 4 weeks of following your advice, I'm at the stage where I am back to around 95% recovered. Some minor pain occasionally

but I still working on getting rid of that! I previously had the same disc bulge injury some 9 months ago & did lots of intense physio to fix the problem. This took 4 months before I was at the stage where I am now.I would highly recommend your book & advice to anyone with any sort of back problem.

Regards

Tony Staska, Australia .

Hi Steve
I have found that your program makes perfect sense and have done a little with results felt immediately. My knees and hips no longer give so much pain when I walk. A little stiffness near the end of my hour of walking instead of constant pain. I still have a shoulder problem that has been giving me problems for over a year and many visits to chiropractors has done nothing
to help. Now that I have sold my business I intend to spend some time getting myself back in shape using your program. I have lost 8kgs by walking and improving my diet and I have been able to avoid blood pressure medication by getting my blood pressure down. I will send a picture etc when I come back from my Easter break to Mildura. I am going to try to see one of your therapists as well.
Kind regards
Maureen Pannach Australia .

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There is always a good reason why people have back pain and fixing it is just a process I explain clearly in my self treatment program. Believe me, most cases are not as complicated as you are led to believe because many specialists over complicate back pain far too much and in doing so miss the obvious.

I am sure there are people reading this who have been led to believe their case is so bad they are beyond help of this nature. People who have been taking medication for many years for nerve pain that just doesn't let up or perhaps can't work due to their back pain.

I would not exclude them from being able to improve their condition using the same approach, I've seen it happen many times. It is all about getting the body healthier, stronger more balanced.

When you do that any back condition will improve and I am prepared to guarantee that with the money back offer I include with every program I sell.

The important thing is just to put everything in the right order. Obviously when you are in a very bad way you can't jump straight into doing just any exercises or you will likely irritate your pain. First up you need to settle the inflamed tissue down and build some strength into your body using specific parts of the program that won't cause irritation.

Check this list and tick off everything you have tried so far and see what's left.

Medication, (not good for you long term.)

Cortisone, (not good for you, period.)

Facet joint injections, (not good for you and so painful,)

Surgery, (can be necessary in some cases but should be last resort,)

Physiotherapy,

Osteopathy,

Chiropractic,

Acupuncture,

Stretches,

Exercises,

Rest,

Massage,

Energy healing

Vitamins or Herbs,

Counselling,

If you have pretty much been through this list, ask yourself did anyone put together a program involving diet, deep tissue treatment on your muscles, very specific exercises and lifestyle issues that covered posture, weight loss and maintenance through self treatment?

If not then you haven't seen an SLM therapist and where at all possible that is probably the next thing you should do.

If this is not possible because of your finances or where you live, then the self treatment program will allow you to undertake the same course of treatment under your own steam or combine it with a different style of therapy that you do have access to.

You can order the full program for the reduced rate of just $65 USD plus postage by clicking here. I will also send you a hard copy of the SLM Yoga DVD to go with the one you can download now to watch on your computer.

In conclusion, hopefully now that you have read this book you have more of an idea of what you need to deal with to get rid of your back pain. If so then I am pleased and hopefully I'll speak to you sometime in the forum.

I wish you the very best of luck and good health.

Steve Lockhart

P.S. If the information in this book has inspired you to consider a career helping people with pain you can find out all about my SLM Bodywork course by clicking here .

Other more general information about SLM Bodywork is located here.

To read more and download your own FREE copy of ‘The Bad Back Book ' along with 2 FREE bonuses ‘How I fix Pain Using Massage and Bodywork', plus access to a 70 minute talk Steve Lockhart did on the subject at a recent workshop, click here.

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