The Pain Cure Rx: The Yass Method for Diagnosing and Resolving Chronic Pain

Great book , my physio was over the moon that I bought it.

very interesting so far!

I've studied this in detail but I'm not sure how effective the exercises will be as it's quite difficult to diagnose one's own problem properly. If Dr Yass lived close by and I could consult him then I'm sure his research would be of value. I haven't given up on it though.

- I quote from one review - I am grateful for ther post as hernniated L5 disc is the problem I'd have bought ths book for < "........Dr. Yass makes the statement that would discredit the book and display his ignorance to such a important topic, he states that if you have pain in the gluteal region and have been told it is being caused by a problem in the lumbar spine (herniated disc) the diagnosis cannot be correct because the nerves to that area come off the sacral region. Say it is not so Yass? Need I remind you compressions in the origin region of the sacral plexus (mainly L5 and S1) could be caused by a tumor or herniated disk. I mean the Superior Gluteal Nerve has it's orgins from L5. I believe you have misinformed yourself into thinking that the Lumbar Plexus contains L1-L5 but in fact L4 and L5 are considered part of the Sacral Plexus and CERTAINLY these regions DO produce Gluteal Pain, in fact a Herniated disc at L5 is the #1 cause of that pain (85% of the time as per Clinical Symposia Vol 48, Number 4 1996, Evaluation and Treatment of Low Back Pain, Vert Mooney, MD Jeffrey Saal MD, Joel Saal MD. This point discredits the entire chapter because patients will think they can do exercises to heal the buttock pain when in fact many compression exercises can irritate it if there is a herniated disc present. I understand that Dr.Yass falls into a group that believe disc injury on an MRI is not usually significant in diagnosis however my clinical experience shows that is not the case. Unfortunately for anyone who has ever suffered from these problems many exercises will further damage the spine. I am reminded of the when all you have is a hammer everything is a nail mindset, however not knowing Dr. Yass I would not be quick to judge. So I think its a great book but if you find this advice makes you hurt more I would suggest searching beyond these exercises or at the very least we can all agree get a professional evaluation."

very detailed

His instructions are very exact for everyone to follow. I had great improvement in my hip strength by doing the simple exercise.

I have purchased six of these books (in addition to the one I bought for myself) and have given them to family members and friends to help them get rid of their neck, back, shoulder, etc pain. Every single person has LOVED this book and utilized the exercises in the book. My husband and I have sciatica problems and other back, neck problems from the jobs we held for over 25 years and when we have flare ups, especially with the sciatica nerve, we are in a lot of pain. By following the exercises Dr. Yass outlines and explains in various chapters we have managed to cut the pain episodes down by 70%. Also, Dr. Yass does go into detail to explain referred pain. That pain or stiffness in your neck? Could actually be coming from your hip! Who knew? I would suggest discussing the exercises with either your doctor or physical therapist before trying but if you want to spend less time in pain then buy this book! It’s a definite keeper as you’ll probably go back to it from time to time to either look up something new or just read again as part of a refresher course.

What a relief to find this book. It described my difficulties to a T, and stopped me from feeling dreadful because all the people in my life who were starting to insinuate my pain wasn't real. I've only been following the suggestions for a little while and I can already feel the difference. Doctors, please wise up and learn about muscles. There are millions of us in pain that can be gotten rid of in short order and without expensive interventions with low success rates.

Hope the recipients reads it.

After seven months of pain, I woke up 100% pain free this morning! Here's my story. Seven months ago I started having severe wrist pain. I tried several natural cures and YouTube exercises, but the pain was spreading and got so bad I finally went to a physician. His diagnosis was peripheral neuropathy. He prescribed a drug, ordered some blood tests and referred me to a neurologist. One of the blood tests was the Red Blood Sed inflammation rate which showed me at 75 (standard is 12) which proved I had a LOT of pain. Because I had to wait for three months to see the neurologist, I continued my search for a natural cure. The prescribed drug didn’t work and I dislike OTC pain killers. I tried dozens of natural cures, diets, supplements and therapists without success. I also watched dozens of YouTube videos on pain. The pain was so bad I couldn't drive, open bottle caps, cook or work at my computer for more than 30 minutes at a time. Getting dressed was so difficult, I just wore sweat pants and slip-on shoes. Taking a shower felt wonderful, but drying off was horrible. I even stopped shaving as it was too difficult, plus I wanted to look as crappy as I felt. :) So when someone told me about Mitchell Yass, DPT, I read some of the sample text at Amazon. I bought it immediately. I skipped most of the theory and went to the tests. By the next day, I was doing the stretches and exercises. I slowly but steadily started feeling better. Even though I was doing a few things wrong, such as not increasing the resistance as fast as I should have, I hung in there. After a month, my pain average went from 7-9 to 4-7 (with 10 being excruciating pain). I was able to drive, work and even eat at restaurants again. My appointment with the neurologist finally came. He did tests for an hour and concluded I had polymyalgia rheumatic. Later that day, I checked this out disease on Google and believe he was 100% correct. He ordered 8 blood tests to confirm his diagnosis. He said he'd probably prescribe prednisone (10mg). I tried to tell him about Dr. Yass’ book and how it was helping me. He said it was probably a "temporary spontaneous recovery," BUT I should continue the exercises. One of the blood tests was the Red Blood Sed and I was down to 24! The Yass Method lowered my inflammation level from 75 to 24! The neurologist wrote the blood tests confirmed his diagnosis, but because of the Sed test improvement, I did have not need prednisone. It's funny how it turned out. If I hadn't had to wait for three months to see the neurologist, I probably would be taking prednisone now and nowhere near fixing the pain. The Yass Method saved my life.