Practitioner’s Guide

This book is based on a discovery over 20 years ago by myself that hip rib impingement is the primary cause of a chain reaction that ultimately leads to back pain. This idea was revolutionary at the time but was able to explain how people get back pain, why they have flare-ups and why the pain usually returns even after surgery. It also explains how the back develops lesions such as myofascial trigger points, disc protrusions, osteoarthritis or degeneration of the joints. It also contributes to the development of sciatica, scoliosis, short leg syndrome and piriformis syndrome.

Apart from providing my patients with pain relief with the use of Laser acupuncture and analgesia, I have been telling them about the CHRIS Theory of how back pain starts. By educating them about the need to change their posture, the way the move and how they go about their work, their exercises and every aspect of their daily lives I have been more successful in helping them overcome their back problems. They have been giving me a lot of feedback on which exercises give them relief and which exercises or movements stir up their back pain.