Rehab Science (overcome pain, heal from injury)
Rehab Science is a super book to help people heal from injury and recover mobility after injury or other medical conditions. This book is written by a highly-qualified professional. It’s expensive but that’s because it’s really for professionals (so a great investment not just for physiotherapists but also for GP surgeries, injury and sports clinics, or hospitals and even nursing homes).
Although sometimes medicine and surgery is needed, in many cases these exercises will cure faster than just popping a pill. The book was discovered after miraculous results from a 6-minute YouTube video by the author (more on that below).
This book offers a foundational explanation of how to treat both acute and chronic pain conditions, and how to identify injuries and use simple methods to increase strength and tissue, and improve movement and reduce pain.
There are 30 programs to cover the most common pain and injuries in every body region, including:
- Low back pain
- Sprains and strains (ankle, wrist, hamstring, whiplash)
- Nerve pain (sciatica, carpal tunnel, herniated discs, lumbar stenosis)
- Tendinopathies (tennis and golfer’s elbow, hip flexor, gluteal and patellar)
- Ligament and tendon tears (Achilles, rotator cuff, hamstring, groin)
- Shoulder and hip impingements
- Dislocations and labral tears
- Meniscus tears
- Plantar fasciitis
- Shin splits
- Arthritis (neck, knee, hip)
About the author
Dr Tom Walters is a board-certified orthopaedic physical therapist, who specialises in treating pain and movement disorders. He runs a free YouTube channel, where you can do simple exercises alongside him, to treat many painful conditions.
If you have chronic pain or a complicated condition, you can join Tom’s membership plan, where you can upload symptoms and get a personalised custom plan (which costs less than the private cost of visiting a physiotherapist in the UK – good but likely too expensive for some if you can’t get results on the NHS).
Alas as you don’t live in the USA, you won’t be able to use health insurance to pay for it (you might, ask!) But most users feel better after six weeks. So try the free exercises first, then consider this option if no joy.
