Table of Contents
PART ONE
Chapter 1 • Now This Won’t Hurt a Bit • Misconceptions About Pain • 9
Chapter 2 • Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pain but Were Afraid to Ask • Pain Science • 17
Chapter 3 • The Burned Foot Story • Experience Is the Greatest Teacher of All • 25
PART TWO
Chapter 4 • Gravity: Friend or Foe • Introduction to Postural Isometric Lengthening (PIL) • 33
Chapter 5 • A PIL That Does Make You Taller • The Yoga of Life • 41
Chapter 6 • Rockin’ and Rollin’ • PIL and Spinal Exercises to Do in Bed • 55
PART THREE
Chapter 7 • Might Need a Tune Up • Body Mechanics • 63
Chapter 8 • Take It In Stride • Balance and Walking • 83
Chapter 9 • Too Soft, Too Hard, Just Right • Chairs and Beds • 93
PART FOUR
Chapter 10 • The Nuts and Bolts of Movement • Anatomy and Exercise Basics • 111
Chapter 11 • All for One and One for All • The Spine: Neck, Mid Back, and Low Back Problems • 117
Chapter 12 • Open Wide and Take a Bite • TMJ (Jaw) Problems • 141
Chapter 13 • Reaching for the Stars • Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Problems • 149
Chapter 14 • From the Ground Up • Hip, Knee, Ankle, and Foot Problems • 173
Chapter 15 • The Body Electric • Nerve Problems • 215
Epilogue
What, No Magical Fix? • You Have More Power Than You Know • 233
Acknowledgements • 239
References • 241
About the Author • 243