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What should you do when your back hurts? Exercise? Rest? Wait for a doctor? It always depends on the cause.
As a physiotherapist for top athletes, Michal Novotný often has only a few minutes to understand a problem and solve it. Thanks to this, he has learned to quickly recognise what is causing the pain and how to relieve it effectively.
He now translates his findings into a clear manual. Using targeted questions and simple tests, you will find out whether the source of your problems is a muscle, nerve, joint, disc or fascia. And you will choose the right course of action accordingly. Because back pain troubles people in offices just as much as it does top athletes.
The book also includes QR codes with videos of exercises and Michal's preventive programme for a healthy back.
In the book, you will learn, among other things:
To correctly navigate back pain using a few key questions and simple tests.
To recognise the warning signs for when you need to see a doctor and not experiment with exercises.
To choose the right exercises according to the specific cause instead of randomly trying universal procedures.
To adjust your running, walking or sports load so that it supports regeneration, not further strain.
To set up a short daily protocol that strengthens back stability, mobility, and resilience.
Your pain is not the enemy: it is information. Learn to understand it and find long-term relief.
What they've said about the book:
With love, respect, and gratitude, I remember Michal Novotný every day when I take a step, turn my head or bend down for something without pain. I was really looking forward to this book because now I won't have to call him for an SOS so often.
- Dagmar Havlová
Thanks to Michal, I understood my own body, got rid of pain and improved as an athlete and a person.
- Ladislav Krejčí, Premier League player
What I value most about Michal's approach is that he doesn't promise miracles. Instead, he offers something much more valuable: the chance to finally understand the cause and find out what to do next.
- Martina Rybičková, editor
Michal Novotný
A physiotherapist and fitness coach with almost thirty years of experience. During his career, he has worked with leading world athletes including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, Tomáš Berdych, Karolína Plíšková, and players from clubs like Real Madrid and AC Sparta Prague. He also works with a number of artists, including Hollywood actors. In his work, he combines the experience of top-level sport with a practical and understandable approach to solving problems of the musculoskeletal system. He obtained his professional education, including a doctorate, in Spain. In addition to his practice, he lectures at leading universities in the Czech Republic and Spain and is also active in popularisation, public speaking, workshops, and education. He is the author of the bestseller Sport is Pain and several other books focused on movement, regeneration, and long-term body resilience. He lives with his family, alternating between Tenerife and Prague.
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Jan Melvil Publishing s.r.o., Roubalova 383/13, 602 00 Brno 2, Česká republika, www.melvil.cz 
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