Smart Guide to Healing Back Pain »

Carole Bodger has written for the New York Times and other national publications. The author of Smart Guide to Getting Strong and Fit and Smart Guide to Relieving Stress, she lives in Atlanta.

Smart Advice on the leading causes of back problems and the best ways to relieve the pain

Smart Ways to stretch, exercise, and strengthen the muscles in your back

Smart Tips on how today's leading medical techniques and therapies can make your back feel good again

An all-you-need-to-know introduction to understanding why your back hurts and how to make it feel good again

• Smart Insights into the causes of back pain and the many factors—including

Back Basics.
Back Pain, Specialists, and Tests.
What Can Go Wrong--and When.
Form, Movement, and Exercise.
Relieving the Pain.
Surgical Solutions.
Alternative Answers to Relief.
Available on the Market.
Index.