Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Site Template: Effective, Affordable Self Treatment For Life ## Sitemaps [XML Sitemap](https://mckenziemethod.com/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Posts - [Brands & Famous People who use our products](https://mckenziemethod.com/brands-famous-people-who-use-our-products/): Our products and Robin McKenzie’s Method has proved beneficial for all. Ranging from your man in the street, through professional drivers and pilots, to the rich and famous. – just ask Le Bron James. It is universally acknowledged that the seating in a variety of modes of transport provide insufficient lumbar support leading to pain and debility. - [What is the McKenzie Method for Back Pain and Neck Pain?](https://mckenziemethod.com/what-is-the-mckenzie-method-for-back-pain-and-neck-pain/): Many people know about the McKenzie Method of physical therapy and exercise for back pain or neck pain, but aren't sure exactly what the goals of the program are and what the exercises entail. - [100 years of Physiotherapy in New Zealand](https://mckenziemethod.com/100-years-of-physiotherapy-in-new-zealand/): His 1956 "Aha!" moment was the genesis of a new method for treating back pain - and after refinement, the basis for an institute now in 28 countries. And the man behind the idea? "Although Robin McKenzie received many accolades and awards internationally and locally, he was just a humble New Zealander who had vision, tenacity, courage, and an amazing depth of compassion which led him always to want to help more and more people, in whatever way he could." - Celia Monk MPNZ in her obituary written for Physiotherapy New Zealand members - [McKenzie an Expert in Back Pain](https://mckenziemethod.com/mckenzie-an-expert-in-back-pain/): Robin McKenzie is globally recognised as an authority on the treatment and prevention of back pain. - [What is the McKenzie Method?](https://mckenziemethod.com/what-is-the-mckenzie-method/): The McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® is a reliable and research proven biopsychosocial system for the mechanical assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions. The McKenzie Method® encourages and relies upon patient education, empowerment, and active participation. ## Pages - [Shop](https://mckenziemethod.com/shop/) - [Register a Wholesale Account](https://mckenziemethod.com/register-a-wholesale-account/): "*" indicates required fields - [Which roll is for me](https://mckenziemethod.com/which-roll-is-for-me/): The Round Roll was the first-ever lumbar roll to be made in the world! The current rolls are developments of the 1968 prototype. The Round roll compresses easily whilst still providing medium-firm support. - [Which Roll Is For Me? (old)](https://mckenziemethod.com/which-roll-is-for-me-oooollllddddd/) - [Videos](https://mckenziemethod.com/videos/): Against The Tide - The Robin McKenzie Story - [The McKenzie Story](https://mckenziemethod.com/story/): Physiotherapists in the USA were asked “Which physiotherapist of all time had the biggest influence on your thinking or performance in orthopaedic physical therapy?” – Robin McKenzie was voted #1. - [The McKenzie Institute](https://mckenziemethod.com/institute/): Take control of your pain, empower yourself and get back to the life you love with The McKenzie Method® - [Terms & Conditions](https://mckenziemethod.com/terms-and-conditions/): Terms & Conditions General We will charge you the retail price shown on the site at the time of order. All NZD prices include GST. The prices shown do NOT include delivery, unless you qualify for free shipping. Online orders are payable by credit or debit card. If you wish to pay via bank deposit, please call or email us. Dispatch of orders are subject to stock availability; you will be advised if a product is unavailable. We will supply to international addresses providing there is no distributor contracted to supply in that territory and that the international postage cost is paid by the purchaser. Any return of goods is subject to our Returns Policy. McKenzie Global Ltd will meet our obligations as set out in the Fair-Trading Act 1986 and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993. Delivery Delivery is by courier. Please ensure the address supplied is one that a courier will deliver to. For New Zealand orders the delivery fee is $8 per order, plus $6 for rural delivery unless you qualify for free shipping. For Australian orders the delivery fee based on the weight of your order; this will be calculated at checkout. - [Stockists](https://mckenziemethod.com/stockists/): A list of Certified McKenzie Clinicians in New Zealand. - [Shipping & Delivery](https://mckenziemethod.com/shipping-and-delivery/): We have a flat rate shipping fee of $7 per order or $13 for rural deliveries. Free shipping applies on orders when you spend $85 or more. McKenzie Global Ltd ships by track and trace courier. - [Resources](https://mckenziemethod.com/resources/): Find out which roll is suitable for you and your condition. - [Privacy Policy](https://mckenziemethod.com/privacy-policy/): McKenzie Global Ltd. (MGL) is strongly committed to protecting your privacy and complying with your choices. Both personal and non-personal information collected is safeguarded according to the highest privacy and data protection standards adopted worldwide. Whilst we have always had a robust and effective data protection programme, we recognise our obligations in updating expanding and explaining this programme to meet the demands of the GDPR and corresponding data protection legislation globally. - [NZ Clinicians](https://mckenziemethod.com/nz-clinicians/): Here's a list of Certified McKenzie Clinicians in New Zealand. Just click on your region to find a McKenzie clinician near you. Need more information, or not in New Zealand? Head to the McKenzie Institute website for more details. - [How to use the Orginal McKenzie® Rolls](https://mckenziemethod.com/how-to-use/): The Orginal McKenzie® Rolls were developed to empower patients to treat themselves.  - [Global Distributors](https://mckenziemethod.com/global-distributors/): Due to our exclusive distributor network worldwide, if there is a distributor in your country we ask you to please purchase from them. No distributor in your area? The distributor doesn’t sell the product you want? Then contact us on admin@mckenziemethod.com - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://mckenziemethod.com/faqs/): If you have a question related to your back or neck injury, then you’ve come to the right place! Look at the Question and Answer archive below as someone may already have asked the same question. - [Checkout](https://mckenziemethod.com/checkout/) - [Cart](https://mckenziemethod.com/cart/) - [Blog](https://mckenziemethod.com/blog/) - [Account](https://mckenziemethod.com/account/) - [Refund & Returns](https://mckenziemethod.com/refund-and-returns/): If for any reason, you should find the product to be unsatisfactory, you may return your purchase within 30 days of receipt for a refund of the purchase price. - [Contact](https://mckenziemethod.com/contact/): /* Form Styling */ - [Home](https://mckenziemethod.com/): Take control of your pain, empower yourself and get back to the life you love with The McKenzie Method® ## Products - [McKenzie Method® Treat Your Own Ankle & Achilles Tendon Book](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/mckenzie-method-treat-your-own-ankle-achilles-tendon-book/): Treat Your Own Ankle & Achilles Tendon. Easy to follow patient book. Providing you with an active self-treatment plan to effectively treat & prevent ankle pain. - [Signature Slimline Bundle](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/signature-slimline-bundle/): The complete package to immediately support your back whilst you learn the best techniques to maintain and improve your posture and comfort while seated. This neat package also makes a great gift for anyone who has back pain or for those who spend many hours in a seated position. Also ideal for slightly built people. - [Signature Super Bundle](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/signature-super-bundle/): Our most popular lumbar roll. It is a superior lumbar support, providing the ultimate in functionality and aesthetic value. Made of injected-moulded foam, it retains its supportive qualities for an almost indefinite period. The flatter, curved shape contours comfortably around the body, and at 5 cm’s shorter than the previous version, is suitable for most car seats. This is a FIRM lumbar support. - [Signature Round Bundle](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/signature-round-bundle/): Our new Signature Range Round Roll provides a firm lumbar support particularly suited to larger framed people, or for those with a pronounced lumbar lordosis (hollow in the low back).  It provides essential support especially when sitting on softer furnishings like a sofa or armchair, where often there is minimal built-in back support.  They are also great to support you whilst sitting in bed. - [Signature Slimline Roll](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/signature-slimline-roll/): The Slimline Roll. - [The Original McKenzie® Airback](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/the-original-mckenzie-airback/): The Original McKenzie® AirBack. Easily adjustable support from minimal To firm. The Original McKenzie® AirBack is an inflatable lumbar roll, ideal for commuters and travellers, and for use at the theatre, sporting events, movies or restaurants, etc. It is especially useful for air travel where the lumbar support in seating is in general wholly inadequate for long-distance travel. The deflated roll can be folded flat, taking up minimal space in your bag, and is the mobile essential if you wish to remain pain-free. - [Signature Round Roll](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/signature-round-roll/): Our new Signature Range Round Roll provides a firm lumbar support particularly suited to larger framed people, or for those with a pronounced lumbar lordosis (hollow in the low back).  It provides essential support especially when sitting on softer furnishings like a sofa or armchair, where often there is minimal built-in back support.  They are also great to support you whilst sitting in bed. - [The Original McKenzie® Back Support Night Roll](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/the-original-mckenzie-night-roll/): The Original McKenzie® Back Support Night Roll is the perfect pillow for back pain. Be supported while you sleep or rest. - [McKenzie Method® Treat Your Own Back Book](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/mckenzie-method-treat-your-own-back-book/): Treat Your Own Back - Easy to follow patient book. Providing you with an active self-treatment plan to resolve & manage back pain. - [The Original McKenzie® Neck Roll](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/the-original-mckenzie-neck-roll/): The Original McKenzie® Neck Roll provides necessary support to the cervical structure & maintains the natural curve of the cervical spine. - [Neck Bundle](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/neck-bundle/): Improve your lying posture with the Original McKenzie® Neck roll. Easy to use and with a removable washable cover, the neck roll provides essential medium to firm support for those with neck pain, allowing you to sleep well and wake refreshed. - [McKenzie Method® Treat Your Own Neck Book](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/mckenzie-method-treat-your-own-neck-book/): Treat Your Own Neck. Easy to follow patient book. Providing you with an active self-treatment plan To effectively treat & prevent neck pain. - [McKenzie Method® Treat Your Own Shoulder Book](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/mckenzie-method-treat-your-own-shoulder-book/): Treat Your Own Shoulder. Easy to follow patient book. Providing you with an active self-treatment plan to effectively treat & prevent shoulder pain. - [McKenzie Method® Treat Your Own Knee Book](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/mckenzie-method-treat-your-own-knee-book/): Treat Your Own Knee. Easy to follow patient book. Providing you with an active self-treatment plan To effectively treat & prevent knee pain. - [McKenzie Method® Treat Your Own Hip Book](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/mckenzie-method-treat-your-own-hip-book/): Treat Your Own Hip. Easy to follow patient book. Providing you with an active self-treatment plan to effectively treat & prevent hip pain. - [The Complete Treat Your Own McKenzie Series](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/the-complete-treat-your-own-mckenzie-series/): These patient handbooks provide easy to follow self-treatment plans to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating pains, even for the long-term sufferer. These books distil the essence of the McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy®, as taught to medical professionals worldwide, in an understandable format. - [Signature Super Lumbar Roll](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/signature-super-lumbar-roll/): Super Lumbar Roll - [Back & Neck Treat Your Own McKenzie Series](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/back-neck-treat-your-own-pain-mckenzie-series/): Our 2 most popular books, Treat Your Own Back and Neck has been packaged into a neat little box for convenience. - [Robin McKenzie Against The Tide](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/robin-mckenzie-against-the-tide/): The compelling autobiography of internationally acclaimed physiotherapist Robin McKenzie. - [The Human Extremities: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/the-human-extremities-mechanical-diagnosis-therapy/): Techniques to Successfully Treat Extremity Musculoskeletal Conditions Through Mechanical Means. - [The Lumbar Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy: Vol 1 & Vol 2](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/the-lumbar-spine-mechanical-diagnosis-therapy-vol-1-vol-2/): Up-To-Date Review Of Disc Pathology & New Patho-Biomechanics Data. - [The Cervical and Thoracic Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy: Vol 1 & Vol 2](https://mckenziemethod.com/product/the-cervical-and-thoracic-spine-mechanical-diagnosis-therapy-vol-1-vol-2/): Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy ## Categories - [Uncategorised](https://mckenziemethod.com/category/uncategorised/) ## Product categories - [Books](https://mckenziemethod.com/product-category/books/) - [Bundles](https://mckenziemethod.com/product-category/bundles/) - [Home page books](https://mckenziemethod.com/product-category/home-page-books/) - [Original Range](https://mckenziemethod.com/product-category/original-range/) - [Original Rolls](https://mckenziemethod.com/product-category/rolls/original-rolls/) - [Rolls](https://mckenziemethod.com/product-category/rolls/) - [Signature Range](https://mckenziemethod.com/product-category/signature-range/) - [Signature Rolls](https://mckenziemethod.com/product-category/rolls/signature-rolls/) - [Top Sellers](https://mckenziemethod.com/product-category/top-sellers/) ## Product tags The McKenzie Method® is a globally recognised system of assessment, treatment, and prevention for musculoskeletal conditions, particularly back, neck, and joint pain. Developed in New Zealand by physiotherapist Robin McKenzie, the method—also known as Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT)—focuses on empowering individuals to understand and manage their own pain through movement, posture, and education. Unlike traditional passive treatments, the McKenzie Method emphasises active self-treatment. Patients are guided through a structured assessment process to identify how specific movements and positions affect their symptoms. This allows for tailored exercise programmes that can reduce pain, restore function, and prevent recurrence. Core principles include: Mechanical assessment of pain based on movement and response Individualised exercise programmes tailored to each patient Postural education and ergonomic awareness Self-management strategies to reduce reliance on ongoing treatment Prevention of recurring pain through ongoing maintenance A key concept within the McKenzie Method is the “centralisation” of pain, where symptoms move away from the extremities (such as arms or legs) and toward the spine, indicating improvement and allowing the underlying issue to be more effectively treated. The method is widely used by trained physiotherapists and healthcare professionals in over 20 countries and is considered one of the most researched approaches to managing musculoskeletal pain. In addition to clinical application, the McKenzie Method is supported by a range of self-help resources, including the “Treat Your Own” book series and specialised lumbar support products. These tools are designed to help individuals take control of their recovery, maintain good posture, and manage pain independently over the long term. The overarching goal of the McKenzie Method is to reduce pain quickly, restore normal function, and equip individuals with the knowledge and tools to prevent future episodes—minimising the need for ongoing clinical intervention. By combining evidence-based assessment, targeted movement, and patient education, the McKenzie Method provides a practical and effective approach to managing musculoskeletal conditions and improving long-term physical wellbeing.