Exercises for sore backs second and expanded edition
Exercises for a sore back
Exercises for sore backs second and expanded edition - Product description
The introduction of the book briefly explains the causes of back pain, the possibilities of its therapy and self-therapy and the importance of physical activity in its treatment. Readers will also learn about the possibilities of self-diagnosis of faulty posture, shortened and weakened muscles, etc. Attention is paid to activities of everyday life, such as sitting, standing, lifting and carrying loads, etc., as well as ergonomics and its importance in the prevention and treatment of back pain. One chapter focuses on appropriate and inappropriate sporting activities for back pain and the principles of their performance.
The main part of the book consists of a stack of more than 150 exercises with precise descriptions of their effect and execution. The exercises are divided according to their effect into stretching, strengthening, relaxing and balancing, as well as the spinal segments and muscle groups they target. Breathing and relaxation exercises are also described.
The advantage of the book is the clarity of the recommended procedures and therefore the possibility of understanding and application of the described exercises by athletes and non-athletes. It has applications both in the preventive field and in the clinical field. It can also be used as supporting study material for professionals in the field of sport, physical education and physiotherapy.
About the Author
Stackeová Daniela
Graduate of physiotherapy, specializing in somatopsychotherapy, at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague. She completed her postgraduate studies and rigorosis proceedings there. In 2015, she successfully completed the habilitation procedure in the field of kinantropology at the Faculty of Physiotherapy and Sociology of the Masaryk University in Brno and was awarded the title of associate professor. Currently, she works as an associate professor at VŠTVS Palestra. Her main professional interests are fitness and psychological aspects of fitness, psychosomatics and psychosomatic relationships in the field of musculoskeletal system. She is a long-time lecturer of courses for instructors.
Date of publication: 05. 02. 2018
Format/Pages: 167×240, 200 pages
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