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By Deepi Brar
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

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References


The Back Pain Book by Mike Hage, MS, PT, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Back Pain for Dummies by Michael Sinel, MD and William Deardorff, Ph.D., UCLA Medical Center

Gentle Yoga: A Guide to Low-Impact Exercise by Lorna Bell, RN, and Eudora Seyfer

How Core Stability Can Help Your Back



Reviewed by Michael Potter, MD, an attending physician and associate clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco. He is board-certified in family practice. Also reviewed by Therese Brewitz, MA, a certified fitness trainer and Pilates instructor in Berkeley, California.


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Last updated September 11, 2009
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