Why I wrote this book... If, like me, you find that some alternative treatments can help with your pain, albeit through a placebo effect, then this book may be of interest to you. Back pain affects 80% of the population at some point in their lives. Mine started in my late Twenties, with extremely debilitating low back pain. Treatment in the first years consisted of physiotherapy and manipulation by an osteopath and chiropractor, but eventually surgery was the only option. After undergoing four major spinal operations with numerous complications which included a life-threatening episode, you...