Musculoskeletal Medicine The Spine

Neck and back pain are common symptoms which vary from the trivial to the incapacitating. Conventional medical textbooks concentrate disproportion­ ately on those causes which have clear-cut diagnostic patterns and pathological features demonstrable by investigations. Discussions of treatment often...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Burn, L., Paterson, J.K. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1990, 1990
Edition:1st ed. 1990
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I — Basic Considerations
  • 1. Relevant epidemiology
  • 2. Relevant anatomy
  • 3. Relevant physiology
  • 4. Muscular activity
  • 5. Control of the musculoskeletal system
  • 6. Relevant psychology
  • 7. Relevant pathology — general considerations
  • 8. Relevant pathology — regional considerations
  • II — Clinical Applications
  • 9. Basic case analysis
  • 10. Clinical presentations
  • 11. Introduction to management
  • 12. Individual therapies
  • 13. Management chart
  • 14. Tiers of management
  • 15. Patient advice
  • 16. Envoi