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80% OF US WILL HAVE BACK PAIN AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIFE BY AGE 55. Back pain often comes at inopportune times. It destroys vacations, work, outings, holidays and special occasions. Dr. Winifred Bragg has treated thousands of patients with back pain over the past 20 years. She has written this book to educate people about the symptoms and causes of low back pain and to offer her proven strategies for pain relief. This helpful illustrated guide explains the basics of how to care for your spine(back). You will learn the answers to these questions: What are the O's of LIFE(R) which contribute to back pain? Why go to physical therapy? Which exercises can you do at work to reduce your back pain? When is surgery necessary? By following these recommendations, you can increase the likelihood of maintaining a healthy back. After all, the best cure for back pain is to prevent it.

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Dr. Bragg has provided excellent care for my patients in treating their spinal and orthopedic problems for nearly twenty years. Secrets to Maintain a Healthy Back is an easy to read book which gives excellent strategies to effectively treat back pain without surgery. I highly recommend it . -JAMES NEWBY, MD, Family Practitioner Dr. Winifred Bragg is an exceptional physician specializing in the treatment of back pain. She empowers her patients to take control and manage their back pain by educating them and prescribing physical therapy with the highest quality techniques. -CYNTHIA M. GORDON-WILLSON, RN, MSN and Nurse Case Manager Secrets to Maintain a Healthy Back makes something that sounds hard, intimidating or time consuming easy to understand and actually do! The end result of applying Dr. Bragg's techniques will be that your back feels so much better. -MARCIA MCNELLY-BAKER, RN As a physical therapist, I can attest to the simplicity and accuracy of the recommendations in this book. The ve primary recommendations regarding physical therapy are the staples of good back care and self management. This book is a great example of ways to reduce health care costs both for the individual and the system at large. -JEFF WEIL, PT

Dr. Bragg has provided excellent care for my patients in treating their spinal and orthopedic problems for nearly twenty years. Secrets to Maintain a Healthy Back is an easy to read book which gives excellent strategies to effectively treat back pain without surgery. I highly recommend it . -JAMES NEWBY, MD, Family Practitioner Dr. Winifred Bragg is an exceptional physician specializing in the treatment of back pain. She empowers her patients to take control and manage their back pain by educating them and prescribing physical therapy with the highest quality techniques. -CYNTHIA M. GORDON-WILLSON, RN, MSN and Nurse Case Manager Secrets to Maintain a Healthy Back makes something that sounds hard, intimidating or time consuming easy to understand and actually do! The end result of applying Dr. Bragg's techniques will be that your back feels so much better. -MARCIA MCNELLY-BAKER, RN As a physical therapist, I can attest to the simplicity and accuracy of the recommendations in this book. The five primary recommendations regarding physical therapy are the staples of good back care and self management. This book is a great example of ways to reduce health care costs both for the individual and the system at large. -JEFF WEIL, PT

"""Dr. Bragg has provided excellent care for my patients in treating their spinal and orthopedic problems for nearly twenty years. Secrets to Maintain a Healthy Back is an easy to read book which gives excellent strategies to effectively treat back pain without surgery. I highly recommend it ."" -JAMES NEWBY, MD, Family Practitioner ""Dr. Winifred Bragg is an exceptional physician specializing in the treatment of back pain. She empowers her patients to take control and manage their back pain by educating them and prescribing physical therapy with the highest quality techniques."" -CYNTHIA M. GORDON-WILLSON, RN, MSN and Nurse Case Manager ""Secrets to Maintain a Healthy Back makes something that sounds hard, intimidating or time consuming easy to understand and actually do! The end result of applying Dr. Bragg's techniques will be that your back feels so much better."" -MARCIA MCNELLY-BAKER, RN ""As a physical therapist, I can attest to the simplicity and accuracy of the recommendations in this book. The five primary recommendations regarding physical therapy are the staples of good back care and self management. This book is a great example of ways to reduce health care costs both for the individual and the system at large."" -JEFF WEIL, PT"

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"Winifred Bragg, MD is an expert in providing nonsurgical treatment for injuries and pain resulting from spinal and orthopedic conditions. She has treated thousands of patients successfully by providing a comprehensive approach to their pain by using customized treatment plans. A nationally recognized speaker, Dr.Bragg has appeared in numerous TV and print media programs and has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX. She has been quoted as an expert in Redbook (""The New Way to Beat Back Pain""); Women's World (""Get Rid of Backache for Good""); Weight Watchers's Magazine (""Back on Track""); Newark Sunday Star-ledger (""To Your Health: Oh, Her Aching Back; and Self-Magazine (""A Pain in the Back""). She is board certified both in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. Dr.Bragg received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama, her medical degree from Meharry Medical College, and completed an internship at the Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham. She completed her residency training at the University of Michigan. Additionally, she competed an internship in the Office of the United States Surgeon General. She is the Medical Director of the Spine and Orthopedic Pain Center and has offices in Norfolk and Chesapeake, Virginia."

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