Live Pain Free Without Drugs or Surgery: How to use Integrated Positional Therapy to eliminate chronic pain Paperback – February 12, 2012

Love this book! It is a do it yourself guide to free your body from pain and limited movement. Simple to use, well organized, no fluff and straight to the point.For many years I suffered from pain in my right SI joint, groin area and hip. When seated in cross legged position my right knee was at a 45 degree angle with a painful pull in the groin area and an ache in my hip. NO FUN. Tried physical therapy, chiropractic adjustments, myofascial release and massage. Nothing really worked. My fate took a turn when I tried the relax and stretch exercises from Appendix I along with the stretches from Appendix B of this book. My relief was immediate. The most productive exercise for me was the isometric abductor stretch. What a difference! In a matter of days my right knee went all the way to the ground when seated in cross legged easy pose. I continue to practice most exercises on a regular basis to maintain my newly acquired pain-free range of motion.Thank you Lee for sharing your knowledge. Now, I do not depend on anyone to "fix me", I can do it myself!

This is a terrific resource book for many types of aches and pains.

I watched Lee on PBS and was immediately drawn to what he said . I bought the book immediately , read it , and put it in action. I definitely think it can work. My only disappointment is that there are not more modified exercises. There are some I really need , like for the hip, but they require you to lie on the floor, which I can't do because I can't get back up due to bad arthritis in my knees and feet. That is the reason for 4 stars instead of 5 .

Lee Albert, NMT, was working on this book when I took Positional Therapy Classes from him 5 years ago. I enjoyed his classes, and I've had wonderful successes teaching the techniques I learned. Helping people find pain relief and restore full motion is amazing work! I could hardly wait to read Lee's book! When I got it, I read through it, then began studying and practicing the positions. While I was reading it in bed one night, my husband complained of his elbow hurting. I flipped to the section on elbow pain, then put his arm in the suggested position and performed the hold. It worked! His elbow pain was relieved! Muscle imbalances cause a host of problems! This book is a handy reference for what to do for yourself to relieve pain by re-balancing muscle tension. I recommend this book to my students, and to anyone experiencing the problems listed on the cover.PJ Brady, NMT, Atwater, OH

My wife bought the book after watching a PBS special. I read the book and tried some exercises. The explanations were confusing, so I watched the special to see if there was anything to the methods. Really believe that this would be better in DVD format, but the book was helpful overall.

I was so happy to hear that Lee Albert had finally written a book on his Positional Therapy technique! I've been waiting for this for years, and the book definitely delivers... easy to read and understand with great visual guidelines to follow. It is amazing the therapy you can do for yourself and the healing that can occur!I have been privileged to be both a client of Lee's where he worked his "magic" on my low back and hips, and then I went on to take his first level of Positional Therapy out at Kripalu Center. He also helped my ex with his hip when he was told he had to have immediate surgery. The one treatment he had from Lee gave him another 6 months, pain-free before he finally had to have a hip replacement surgery. I know my ex was amazed by this and so grateful -- he ended up doing the training also.Now so many others can benefit from this wisdom, even if they can't get to Lee in person! Thanks for putting it all down in writing!

I can't understand the poor reviews of this book that say the illustrations aren't good or the exercises are hard to understand!I too saw Lee Albert on PBS and was so impressed! It made me curious enough to buy this book, read it and try the exercises. I had no problems understanding it, the exercises are easy to do and gentle, which is wonderful! I can do just a few of them and feel some relief already. Sticking to doing them 2 or 3 times a day is hard.....but that's MY problem, not the writer's fault! I am so thankful I saw him and got the book! It's the only thing that's helped my chronic neck and back issues!!! Thank you Lee Albert!!!

As a book designer, I found the type hard to read. Added leading can’t completely compensate for too small font size. Not being picky. This was an issue for ease of reading.