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• #1 by The Reader on June 3rd, 2010

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  The book had more pages with glowing reviews than original content. It basically told you to practice good posture. I tried but it gave me no help at all. Don’t waste your money.
  Rating: 1 / 5

• #2 by Janie Orsborn on June 3rd, 2010

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  So far I haven’t read the book, but have scanned through it and it looks very helpful with the pictures.
  Rating: 5 / 5

• #3 by Jonathan C. Chan on June 3rd, 2010

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  When I started working I began to have back pain. My body was not used to sitting down for long hours facing the computer. Although I have not needed to see a doctor for these pains… I worry about the long term damage. I hear about so many people needed back pain surgeries and long term chiropractor treatments and I end up worrying. My girlfriend was the one who suggested I prevent the problem at the root and recommended this book for preventative care. This book has clear pictures and has changed the way I sit, now I no longer feel sore after work. I feel more circulation in the arms and no longer have tense shoulder pains. The great thing about the exercises in the book is that they can be done anywhere and all the time. I have begun to integrate these exercises into my daily routine. I definitely recommend this book for people like me who worries about future pain.
  Rating: 5 / 5

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• #4 by J. R. Miller on June 3rd, 2010

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  I purchased his book, for several reasons. I have suffered from lower lumbar back pain for 40 years. Forty years ago, the Veterans Administration Hospital strongly recommended surgery. And meanwhile provided grocery bags of pain killers.

  But I also lived and worked in an African village for two years. I knew Esther was on the right track. The functional posture and strength of both men and woman in the tribe in which I lived, was awesome. Esther’s photographs beautifully capture the functional poise that I witnessed many years ago.

  I bought this book with great hopes. Sadly, some of the ideas in this book only injured my back further.

  But I can also say the same for the dozens of “back books” and seminars which I have read or attended over forty years. Whether the subject is Tai Chi, Yoga, or Pilates, I always find that some exercises seem to help, but there are unhappily always a few exercises that do further injury. And there is the rub.

  I am also amazed that Esther does not show the ancient “village squat.” This is a glaring ommission. A westerner can not live, or travel, in the 3rd world and not observe the ease and frequency with which villagers – young and old – can assume the village squat.
  
  Generally, Westeners just can’t seem to squat like this for any length of time. I am mystified that this functional and popular position is not captured in her photographs.

  I would love to see Esther take her beautiful – but beginning research – a step further.

  Thankfully, I eventually found right here – at Amazon – some back books and DVD’s which have given me relief from back pain for the first time in 40 years – as well as a new found ability to run and ice skate again.

  Admittedly, my search was a long journey, but I found the best self help yet in the books and DVD’s of Peter Egoscue. Book by book, I became so impressed with the results, that I eventually bought every book and DVD Peter has written or produced.

  My back problems are largely confined to the lower lumbar area, due to injuries sustained in Vietnam in 1970.

  Ironically, Peter Egoscue is also a Vietnam veterean who sustained injuries while on duty. Peter embarked on his own search to heal himself.

  What a marvelous, simple and sound approach he has pioneered. Not one of Peter egoscue’s procedures has ever caused my back further injury or pain!

  In response to the one negative comment I received, may I affirm and clarify that my back injuries are serious – due to substantial injuries sustained in Vietnam. I do recognize that many other people will be well served by Esther’s exercises.

  But, I also wish to extend a hopeful hand to those whose injuries are severe, life long, and who so far may have found only partial or intermittent help with the many modalities of back treatment that have developed over the past 40 years.

  In addition, to the books and DVD’s I recommended above, I now wish to one more book that I earlier witheld – due to its price. “Rehabilitation of The Spine: A Practitioner’s Manual” by Craig Liebsenson. Available here on Amazon.

  Yes, the price is edgy! But this book is a must have for anyone who experiences chronic and severe back difficulties. A magnificent and clearly articulated review of all of the current treatment modalities available in the mainstream as well as the alternative medical fields today. Pay attention to what Dr Vladimir Janda is doing to treat patients in Czechoslovakia.

  Once again, good luck with your own search for back health.
  Rating: 3 / 5

• #5 by Margaret S. Harriff on June 3rd, 2010

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  Esther’s techniques are the key to a healthier back, a happier life.
  
  Get the book!
  Rating: 5 / 5