New in 2010.. Introductory price, normally $35

The long-anticipated Overcome neck & back pain DVD is now in-store!

This 82 minute DVD has all the latest exercises and all the new variations that Kit Laughlin and the team have been putting together over the last two years.

All-new hip flexors, piriformis, quads, hamstrings, shoulder and neck exercises. Full demonstration of the Standing Leg-Length Test; never filmed before

A ‘Must Have’ companion for the Book: Overcome neck & back pain (including shoulder, arm and hand pain)

We now have the best hip flexor stretch—which can even be done by people when their backs are sore. This exercise alone is a major breakthrough. "Finally," Kit says, "we have a hip flexor stretch that cannot hurt the lower back; I have been looking for this myself for more than 20 years."

In addition, there are about 40 new exercises; some of them done on the chair and some on the floor. Some are solo and some are partner (or practitioner) applied. All are done in the new follow-along format, where both sides of the body are shown for each exercise.

Finally, after many requests, we show you how to do the Standing Leg-Length Test (from Chapter one of ONBP); you and a friend can follow along with Kit and Sharon and see whether this important potential cause is contributing to your problem (back or neck).

This is the first time this has been filmed anywhere, as far as we know. The DVD content was shot on wide-screen high definition video, which was then 'downconverted', then standards converted on the best hardware available in Sydney today—this is the way all the Hollywood DVDs are made.

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Recognising that many people with back pain will find it useful to see the exercises demonstrated 'live', this DVD will take you through the back exercises Kit presents in his book Overcome neck & back pain, and a number of new exercises, too.

Kit will take you through the whole range of back exercises developed in his clinic: upper, middle and lower back with specifics on: side bend, rotation, back bend, hip flexors, piriformis, quadriceps, quadratus lumborum, hamstring, lower abdominal, trunk rotations, and more.

It is no surprise, Kit says, that back problems are so common: many people hold tension in the muscles associated with the spine, caused by many different factors. Tension leads to pain and inefficient posture, which reinforce each other. Doing these exercises will bring you back into balance.

Running time: 69 mins.

This DVD will take you through all the neck and shoulder exercises Kit presents in the books Overcome neck & back pain and Stretching & Flexibility, with plenty of new exercises, too.

All exercises use the highly effective Contract-Relax (C-R) approach to increasing flexibility. Watch the most effective stretch for levator scapula, the culprit of neck pain. Other stretches includes: neck forward bend, side bend, flexion & rotation, extension, SCM, scalene, trapezius, pecs, suboccipitalis, splenius, rhomboids, latisiumus dorsi, biceps, rotator cuffs, and more.

It is no surprise, Kit says, that neck and shoulder problems are so common: these are the places where people hold the most tension. If not discharged, simple tension can lead to more serious musculo-skeletal problems in time.

Doing these exercises will also help you to identify any left-right muscular imbalances.

Running time: 54 mins.

RSI, or Repetitive Strain Injury (now called Occupational Overuse Syndrome), affects the muscles of the neck, shoulders, arms, forearms, and hands.

This DVD takes you through all the exercises Kit and his colleagues have found to be effective in both treating and preventing this common problem.

This DVD will show you the most effective ways to gently and safely stretch these areas. We have found that increasing the range of movement of these parts of the body, and reducing the tension held in the muscles controlling the movement of these joints is very effective in treating the problem, and will complement any other treatment. Includes Stretches for: scalene, pec major, pec minor, biceps, wrist flexion & extension, finger & thumbs, wrist rotation, aileron, brachialis and more.

Running time: 40 mins.

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Books

The new edition is ALL NEW: text, illustrations, photographs, new exercises, and includes arm, shoulder and hand exercises.

This is the book that started a revolution in treating neck, middle and lower back problems, and a method that explicitly recognises the necessity of the patient being actively involved in the treatment. The book has been glowingly reviewed in all the peak medical journals as well as massage, shiatsu, chiropractic and complementary medical journals.

The Overcome neck & back pain system is used successfully by many practitioners around the country, including doctors, chiropractors and osteopaths, massage and other body work therapists: you will see one of our Certificates of Attendance on the wall of their clinics if they have done one of our intensive workshops.

The book Overcome neck & back pain (and associated DVDs) presents a comprehensive self-help exercise-based approach to treating these problems.

Chapter 1, Self-diagnosis, tells you how to determine whether there is a structural cause of your problem and corrections for its treatment. It includes a comprehensive set of testing exercises to help you determine whether muscular imbalance is one of the causes of the problem. The explanation of the testing procedure is detailed but assumes that the reader has no prior knowledge of the area: it is written for you. Another way to find the exercises you need is to use the Where am I sore? illustrations at the end of the chapter.

Chapter 2 discusses what stretchign really is, and the processes involved.

Chapter 3 presents the solo lower back and hip exercises, 1–10.

Chapter 4 presents partner-assisted lower back and hip exercises, 11–16.

Chapter 5 presents the middle back exercises, 17–24.

Chapter 6 describes the neck exercises, 25–32.

Chapter 7 offers additional and stronger exercises, 33–37.

Chapter 8 focuses on the shoulder, arm and hand exercises, 38–44.

Chapter 9 presents a range of strengthening exerises, 45–50.

Chapter 10 discusses relaxation, and presents the relaxation script, Kit's approach to acquiring this elusive physical and emotional state. You can order a version of this script already recorded: one side of the tape features the script plus Pacific Ocean background sound; the other side features the ocean sounds alone.

Chapter 11 investigates the causes of neck and back problems and all the latest relevant statistics and essential information from the leading medical and other journals will be found there, too. Sciatica is considered closely, and the best, completely-new exercises to treat piriformis syndrome (a common cause) are presented. Similarly Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome: if this is your problem (or RSI or Occupational Overuse syndrome) you will find the most effective scalene and other neck stretching exercises there, too.

About Kit

Kit Laughlin is one of the world’s authorities on the subject of stretching.

Kit studied oriental traditional Japanese medicine during a four-year stay in Japan and was the personal Shiatsu practitioner for the Japanese Ambassador in Australia. He was also asked to treat a Japanese Prime Minister during a visit to Australia in 1988.

Formerly he had been a middle distance runner and weight lifter, becoming a student of exercise forms: he attended dance and gymnastics classes; he studied anatomy and physiology, and studied Yoga and Pilates.

He was awarded a Master of Letters by the Science Faculty of the Australian National University in Canberra (1992) and was granted an Australian Postgraduate Research Award (1993-96) for Ph.D. research, where back pain was the main case study.

Kit developed the principles of Posture & Flexibility over 24 years, and has been teaching them for 21 years at the Australian National University Sports and Recreation Association. He is assisted by 20 P&F Instructors whom he trained, who also run up to 20 in-house classes for Public Service departments in Canberra.

Kit has published two best-selling books about the principles of P&F, Overcome neck & back pain (for injury rehabilitation, now in its 4th Edition) and Stretching & Flexibility (for injury prevention and performance enhancement, now in its 5th printing) and numerous DVDs, videos and articles. Kit is the founding President of the National Association of Stretch Therapists (NAST).

Kit teaches P&F to practitioners of Chiropractic and Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, medicine, Yoga, Pilates and Massage Therapy and to people everywhere who want to rehabilitate or avoid injury, enhance performance or maximise wellbeing, in Australia and around the world.