Got into a mess with inflamation... arthritis, dropped foot syndrom, extreme pain from sciatica etc. and couldn't walk, couldn't work, couldn't sleep. Doctor put me on Zydol and turned me into a zombie.

Tried the exercise for sciatica and the pain subsided 50% in 30 seconds. That convinced me to do the 3 min execrices plus a few other specific ones several times a day. Soon stopped Zydol and over the next two months got a new body. Two months later I could run. Now 9 months later I have flexibility and it's like the clock has been turned back 10 years. I'm very grateful hence this review.

I hurt my back. I mean really hurt my back. I was searching for something that I could do to help myself (in addition to Chiropractic). I learned SO much from this book! His exercises are very easy to do. They are simple targeted stretches that are modified for seniors. I could tell the difference the first day I did them. I have recommended this book to a least a dozen people and purchased one for a friend as a gift. God bless you Dr. Weisberg wherever you are.

This book has literally changed my life! After working for years with various therapists for back pain, including physical therapy, Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Feldenkrais, and various others, this was the first book (and I have read many on pain relief) that helped me help myself. While the various therapies always helped for a while, I needed a way to make the benefits more lasting - and this technique WORKS! It also made a difference to me that he explains why each position helps and what to expect as I continue to follow the program. I began this program 5 months ago and considering this has been a life-long problem the results from the beginning have been amazing. I find this book so helpful that I gave many friends and relatives a copy for Christmas and they are now sending me their own rave reviews. A delightful "side effect" reported by friends in their 70's and 80's is a noticeable improvement in their sense of balance. Where they once might have fallen, they notice a stronger sense of balance and control. This is a major benefit as we get older. Also, my younger friends who are active in sports and work out regularly, are finding their workouts both easier and improved. One young friend says she often does the 3 minute program several times a day "just because it feels so good and doesn't take long." Included in the book is a three-month check up that makes one aware of a future problem before it gets severe enough to cause pain. By doing the suggested remedial exercises we can then prevent pain before it starts. I'd like to see this book in every person's hands who cares about a life that is pain-free both now and in the future. I would give it ten stars if permitted.

I overheard a passenger on a bus (recovering from a knee injury) rave about this book. I was curious. Investing 3 minutes seems a bit too easy.

I ordered the book and read through it in one evening. The first portion deals with the causes of pain, how we accept and treat pain and the general misconceptions of contempary pain management. Halfway through the book you'll come to the "exercises." Six basic positions. Sweep your skepticism aside and try the series of yoga like positions in the order prescribed. These are relaxed, non-bouncy, dynamic moves and slowly stretches muscles and joints in a very positive way. It's a well organized book and stresses that the prevention program can be done at anytime of day. In the time it takes to brew a cup of coffee or during the long commercial breaks on network TV - you'll experience, litterally, an overnight improvement.

This book will be part of my Christmas gift list to friends and relatives.

This book is very downto earth AND very useful for maintaining musculoskeletal health. Gives theory/explanation, useful experience for everyone. My Dad got one and we got one to send to a niece/cousin.

I am a certified massage therapist with many clients in chronic pain as well as personally having a chronic pain issue. I was excited to find a solution that WORKS with CONSISTENT practice. After about 3 weeks I got out of bed one morning without limping and NO PAIN! What a relief! I really beleive in the importance of stretching but the shortest full body program that I had found effective took about 20 minutes. Most people do not have the discipline or the time to be consistent with that amount of time. Anyone can work three minutes a day into their schedule! I believe that is the reason that nearly everyone that I have recommended this program to has kept at it and many of my clients have experienced significant relief from chronic pain as well. Another feature that I liked about this book is that it has modified stretches for different levels of fitness/flexibility. I highly recommend it!

I've lived & used Yoga for decades. I've also taught modified classes for others with physical constraints. That's why I'll address those thoughts. Due to early trauma and how my body responds to same, I've had spinal fusions and more. I've used most healing modalities, worked with top pain clinics, used western and alternative treatments. Both worlds can hold many of us hostage. I stay active as able but have continued to live with severe chronic pain, all while being self supportive (I work) and practicing pro-active health care. I sceptically picked this book up off a shelf in a science museum. It came home w/me. Whether it's the order in which the simple moves are done, the consistency , the short time spent in each TMI, the tests along the way...it doesn't matter. What matters is that it has helped ease my pain. That's my bottom line. I've shared the book w/others who live with similar problems. They've each added to their own success rate. It's an worthwhile tool for the boxes of each who lives with disabling pain or wish to avoid entering that world. The angry Yoga practitioner writers may have missed a point that often long hours of even the healthiest moves can create discord. It's how any asana is used, and the time spent in same, that can add to or deplete our well being. Even herbs can harm if used incorrectly. My vote is....give it a try. These TMI's may be adapted by almost everyone.

P.W.

I have osteo arthritis and fibromyalgia and was in pain daily, both moving and sitting still. After having problems with daily prescription meds, I would take OTC pain meds only when it was too painful to move. After hearing the Doctor on CoasttocoastAM, I decided to give the book a try. It's a miracle, after three months of doing the daily TM's, I am pain free. I can do all the things I haven't been able to do in years. I haven't changed anything else in my life except read this book. Thanks Dr Weisberg!!

I really enjoyed reading this book and was especially excited to learn about the 6 thirty second exercises that I, as a senior citizen, could do to get my body in better shape. I have been having regular chiropractic treatments for more than 50 years, but now I'm finding that my back is feeling good without them. I suppose I might sometime in the future need to again consult a chiropractor, but for now, I'm feeling great! The exercises are easy to do and because they take only a total of 3 minutes each day, I have no trouble following through and doing them with regularity. I recommended the book to my older brother who has been having severe back pain. Now he is also doing the exercises and feels better than he has for many years.

Dr. Weisberg is a breath of fresh air in an age of victimization. While others push harmful drugs on us to relieve the pain that is an "inevitable" part of aging and everyday life, he provides the rationale and method for taking care of yourself. I'm a believer in trying routines that put the burden of success on me, not a drug or some contraption. I read his book, tried the stetching routine and was immediately rewarded with the elation that comes from a relaxed, smoothworking body. The soreness in my wrists, forearms and back went away. I've greatly increased my daily exercise routine and it feels good. This book is the real deal.

I am a 60 year old woman with Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis. I have been in chronic pain for 13 or so years. I've tried everything...chiropractic, massage, acupunture, pain medication, chinese herbs, hypnosis, magnet therapy, myotherapy and much more. I came across this book in the library and I was skeptical but interested in what the Doctor had to say. Well, I implemented his program (I figured I could do anything for 3 minutes) and although I had a hard time getting into 2 of the therapuetic movements, after about 3 weeks I am starting to notice a difference. I am so amazed. I still have pain but it's getting better all the time and I am able to move my joints and muscles better. I am very optimistic that this program will eventually get me pain free. Thank you Dr. Wesiberg.

For those experiencing pain, this is the book to get! I have been doing them more-or-less daily for over two years following treatment for a herniated disc. Before I started them, I could not garden, play with my dogs or vacuum my home. When done regularly, they are amazingly effective at disc repair (yes, that's how good they make you feel), as well as relief of arthritis in my knees and shoulder. Yes, the exercises that Dr. Weisberg promotes are indeed yoga-based, so if you want to spend your money and hours of your time, take a yoga class or buy a yoga video. However, if you want to truly HEAL YOURSELF, then buy this book and do the exercises regularly. Some are difficult at first, so do not try to work past your pain - over time, you will be doing them all and loving the way you feel! What's to lose for 3 minutes a day?

For those experiencing pain, this is the book to get! I have been doing them more-or-less daily for over two years following treatment for a herniated disc. Before I started them, I could not garden, play with my dogs or vacuum my home. When done regularly, they are amazingly effective at disc repair (yes, that's how good they make you feel), as well as relief of arthritis in my knees and shoulder. Yes, the exercises that Dr. Weisberg promotes are indeed yoga-based, so if you want to spend your money and hours of your time, take a yoga class or buy a yoga video. However, if you want to truly HEAL YOURSELF, then buy this book and do the exercises regularly. Some are difficult at first, so do not try to work past your pain - over time, you will be doing them all and loving the way you feel! What's to lose for 3 minutes a day?

Do you think because you exercise you're less likely to get injured?
Wrong - you're MORE likely to hurt yourself.
Do you think lifting weights or taking an aerobics class "is the same thing as tending to the biologocal needs of your muscles and joints"?(quote from Dr. W).
If you're like me and my 40 something friends with joint pain you may have found this is not true either.
This book is upbeat. One book I read says "back pain is the price we pay for walking on two legs". Dr. W insists we are not defective by design. In fact our back is perfectly designed. We just neglect to maintain it. Did you know our muscoloskeletal system is made to last for 120 years? This book gives hope in what can be a hopeless world.

His "3 month tuneup" will clearly show you your problem areas.
His "Encyclopedia of Pain Relief" gives simple TM's (therapeutic movements) which only take a minute or two to do and effectively target exactly what your problem is.
Dr. W explains how chronic pain is from tissue being irritating not damaged (as in acute pain) and is a result of microtraumas which slowly build up over years of misuse or neglect. Then one day, our shoulder goes out. Well it didn't go out in one day. It's been building up for years.
As a dancer with experience in NYC, full splits, hand stand pushups, pistols, 25+ chinups, blah, blah; I can say this book ferreted out problems and gave simple exercises for my shoulder, feet and back problems.
Don't expect this book to fix a bad back but it's a start.
I recommend Dr. DeNubile's "Framework", Pavel Tsatsoline's "Beyond Stretching", and "Pain Free" by Pete Egoscue but none are as simple and easy to follow as this book.

Yes, the routine is adapted from Yoga,and yes, they are basic yoga poses but put together in a certain order and done every day, they are very effective for the amount of time spent. I got rid of a pain in my shoulder I'd had for 2 years using one of the book's suggestions - it is completely gone after maybe a month of simple stretching, not even every day - that alone was worth the price of the book for me.

Yes, the routine is adapted from Yoga,and yes, they are basic yoga poses but put together in a certain order and done every day, they are very effective for the amount of time spent. I got rid of a pain in my shoulder I'd had for 2 years using one of the book's suggestions - it is completely gone after maybe a month of simple stretching, not even every day - that alone was worth the price of the book for me.

90% of all the exercises are strictly yoga poses. I am throughly disgusted that I spent my good money on a BIG RIP OFF! 2/3 of the book is spent with Mr. Weisberg loving the view of his own words in print.

Take my advice and go to the library and rent either books or videos of yoga for FREE.

Mr. Weisberg cleverly renames all of the poses but I can guarantee you they are Yoga poses as I took yoga instructions for 3 months and attend weekly classes on a continuing basis. I showed his book to my Yoga teacher and he was thoroughly disgusted that this supposedly professional person would do such an unprofessional act all for the sake of book sales.

Hardly a "revolutionary" program for those who have read anything about the muscular-skeletal structure of the human body, the interrelations of muscles and joints, and the importance of keeping the muscles stretched. But the author does offer an inviting, simple, and feasible set of six exercises which, if done religiously every day, 30 seconds per exercise, can prevent further abuses and damage (the title's apparent promise of restoration or a "cure" seems a bit exaggerated). Compared to the impossibly long list of tedious, often painful and exhausting exercises given me by my PT, Dr. Weisberg's program is cause for a sigh of relief.

Well over half of the book is devoted to anatomical discussions, motivational talk, and testimonials rather than the program itself. The heart of Dr. Weisberg's advice is the familiar "use it or lose it." The author practically demonizes the chair and the unnatural "C" shape that it encourages. The idea is to align the body to its natural center of gravity, producing the "S" curve. Anyone who finds it excruciating if not impossible to assume the squat position (maintaining balance on the heels is the challenge) or the split (only in my dreams) may be frustrated by the book's program of exercises. All others should benefit.

Hardly a "revolutionary" program for those who have read anything about the muscular-skeletal structure of the human body, the interrelations of muscles and joints, and the importance of keeping the muscles stretched. But the author does offer an inviting, simple, and feasible set of six exercises which, if done religiously every day, 30 seconds per exercise, can prevent further abuses and damage (the title's apparent promise of restoration or a "cure" seems a bit exaggerated). Compared to the impossibly long list of tedious, often painful and exhausting exercises given me by my PT, Dr. Weisberg's program is cause for a sigh of relief.

Well over half of the book is devoted to anatomical discussions, motivational talk, and testimonials rather than the program itself. The heart of Dr. Weisberg's advice is the familiar "use it or lose it." The author practically demonizes the chair and the unnatural "C" shape that it encourages. The idea is to align the body to its natural center of gravity, producing the "S" curve. Anyone who finds it excruciating if not impossible to assume the squat position may be frustrated by the book's program of exercises. All others should benefit.

Prevention is the key with any joint pain issues and this book helps you understand and prevent them from occuring.

I have fibromyalgia, chronic myofascial pain, and osteoarthritis in the spine plus had a spinal fusion in 1998. I read this book and about 5 days ago started doing the 3 mintue exercise program in the book plus other exercises listed for pain in specific parts of the body. I am amazed that I already am feeling less pain! I highly recommend the program in this book.

My problem: hip bursitis and piriformis syndrome. I'm three days into the stretches that this book recommends. Already I've received more pain relief than I ever got from anything I tried before, including physical therapy, acupuncture and a cortisone injection. I'm very hopeful that I will soon be pain-free.

This Book has helped me tremendously. It is direct and easy to follow. It spells out and pictures simple exercises you can do at home to help each condition that is giving you pain! Great stuff! Tom Michaels

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST NON MEDICAL, PRACTICAL PAIN RELIEF BOOK I HAVE EVER USED. THE AUTHORS WITH REAL PHYSICAL THERAPY CREDITIALS HAVE MADE IT EASY TO ACHIEVE PAIN RELIEF QUICKLY AND WITHOUT WASTING TIME AND MONEY. I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO LIVES IN CONSTANT PAIN.

SIMPLE TO FOLLOW AND GREAT RESULTS
A MUST BUY FOR ANYONE

I have lived with chronic pain for the last three years. I am old (58:) and very active physically. I have suffered pain that would normally be associated with having severe lower disk problems or maybe a pinched nerve - plus my low back muscles have been very painful. I work out carfully every day. I have had 4 MRI's in the last year plus a bone scane. I have seen a Neuro Surgeon, chiropracter(s), Orthopedic surgeon, family doctor, spinal surgeon and two physio thearapists. All of them have been helpful in some ways but no one can really help me or tell me what my problem is. My disks are fine and I have no pinched nerves. I purchased this book along with Framework. I read 3 Minutes 1st and started the exercises. I am completely pain free! I still find it hard to believe. It is over three weeks and I awake every morning wondering if my pain is back. I do the exercise for atheletes and have added a lower back exercise plus one for elbows. The total time is 4 1/2 minutes. I should mention I always warm up on my bike 1st so my muscles are able to accept any stretching. Plus the reading of FrameWork has helped in my weight workout. I have already recommended this to a friend and he is having similar results. The only reason I did not give it a 5 star report is that I believe he should have said more about warming up 1st and the book would be as good as FrameWork if he had added to the content to help those of us who are very athletically fit. But it is a great book and you will not regret purchasing it.

I appreciated the educational aspect of this book a lot. I learned a lot about the parts of my body (always wondered what the difference between a ligament and a tendon was). Also the chapter on the different classes of pain-killers was useful and I understand more fully how they work, possible side affects, and know now which one to choose. As for the program of stretching, I think it is great. My only wish for the book was for some info on obesity and how to work the exercises when you're just too heavy to do them correctly. I fudged and used some of the alternatives for "seniors" that worked, though. All and all, a very helpful book and I look forward to regaining my flexibility and reducing pain as I work the program.

I have four fractured vertebrae in my back which are not healing very well (age may be a problem), I read this book and started doing the small exercises and within a week I could see and feel a difference. The amazing part was in the fact that I could move from very easy to a little more difficult very effortlessly. I started this book and the exercises with zero expectations and am more than pleased.

Unfortunately, I developed some sort of infection which has prevented me form continuing even these short exercises, but I am really looking forward to beginning again as soon as possible. What a Difference They Make.

Seven months ago I experienced a very painful episode with my left knee. I was not aware of any causative event, but suddenly I could barely walk. I tried every treatment and product imaginable. I had an MRI, consulted two orthopedic surgeons, and briefly considered surgery as my only option. This was after spending hendreds of dollars on products (knee braces, heat and cold wraps, herbs, ointments, etc.), and trying acupuncture, physical therapy, massage, and a host of other therapies. I was unable to exercise, gained weight, and began scanning Modern Maturity magazine for walking aids! Then, my daughters gave me a copy of the book, "3 Minutes to a Pain-Free Life", and I started to do the six therapeutic movements outlined in the book. I've been doing them daily now for a month and I have regained considerable mobility. I was able to start an exercise program and I'm amazed that I can now walk and exercise without pain. I even had my back go out on me, and I immediately did the specific stretches the book recommended. By the second day I was able to stand tall and move without debilitating pain. Another bonus of the book is that it is a highly readable layman's text of Anatomy and Physiology. I learned a lot about my body in the process of healing it. I plan to buy this book for everyone I know who struggles with chronic pain.

With millions of people suffereing from chronic pain, this book is a MUST READ! The method in this easy to use and enjoyable book really WORKS! I suffered from chronic pain for the past 20 years and tried everything you can imagine to get relief. Nothing helped. I tried the program in 3 MInutes to a Pain-Free Life, and for the first time in years, I am pain free.

What I love about this book is that it includes - aside from the relief and prevention programs - a lot of really valuable information, in a style that anyone can understand. One chapter explains, once and for all, why and how drugs contribute to chronic pain. Another chapter debunks all sorts of medical myths, like "Pain is all in the mind," "Genetics determine musculskeletal health," and "X-rays and MRI's tell the whole story." And the testamonials at the ends of each chapter are really inspiring.

The authors point out that hundreds of millions of people are suffering from chronic pain UNNECESSARILY. If you are one of those people, or if you don't want to become one of those people, then I recommend this book to you.