I am currently reading the book pictured above, "8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back". Judged by the title, you might think is just another back pain book. However, this book is much, much more. It is really an anthropological and evolutionary study of how the human back is supposed to work. Why do traditional cultures have low levels of back pain, yet the rate is skyrocketing in the U.S.? What is the proper way to sit, stand, and walk? These are the questions the author attempts to answer.
I am only part-way through this book, and I learning something new almost every page. For example, many fitness experts state that a "neutral" or flat pelvis is correct posture. Instead, the author makes the case that the natural alignment for the pelvis is to be "tipped forward". She supports this with pictures of babies, young children, and people in traditional cultures who all exhibit a tipped-forward pelvis and none of whom suffer from back pain.
I will write more about this book more in the coming weeks, but so far this book has been tremendously good.
