Description
This state-of-the-art new edition offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary guidance on low back pain. It examines essential principles, diagnostic techniques and treatments, aswell as prevention and education. Each chapter has been thoroughly updated or entirely rewritten to give readers quick access to the latest advances.
Product Details
Reference
33645
EAN13
9780443079481
ISBN
9780443079481
Data sheet
Publication date
1999
Issue number
4
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
447
Dimensions (mm)
203 x 254
Weight (g)
1080
SECTION 1 Introduction Essential Principles Chapter 1 Order Out of ChaosWilliam H. Kirkaldy-Willis & Thomas N. Bernard Jr. Chapter 2 The Anatomy of the Lumbosacral SpinePierre R. Dupius, MD. Chapter 3 Biomechanics of the Lumbar SpineGunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD Chapter 4 The Innervation of the Lumbosacral SpineJohn Cavanuagh, MD Chapter 5 Pathology and Pathogenesis of Low Back PainW.H. Kirkaldy-Willis SECTION 2 Introduction The Clinical Picture Chapter 6 Easy and Difficult ProblemsW.H. Kirkaldy-Willis & T.N. Bernard Chapter 7 Psychological Factors in Back PainGeorge Becker, MD & Randall B. Smith, MD Chapter 8 The Site and Nature of the LesionW.H. Kirkaldy-Willis, Charles V. Burton, MD, J.D. Cassidy, T.N. Bernard & Jeff Quon, DC, FCCS(C) Chapter 9 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques T.N. Bernard Chapter 10 Lumbar Spine ImagingCooper R. Gundy, MD Chapter 11 Making a Specific DiagnosisT.N. Bernard & W.H. Kirkaldy-Willis Chapter 12 Differential Diagnosis of Low Back PainScott Haldeman, DC, MD, PhD Chapter 13 The Three Phases and Three JointsW.H. Kirkaldy-Willis & Dale Mireau, DC, MSc, FCCS(C) SECTION 3 - Introduction - Treatment Chapter 14 A Comprehensive Outline of TreatmentW.H. Kirkaldy-Willis and T.N. Bernard Chapter 15 Back SchoolKelly Flannigan, MD, FRCS(C) & Elizabeth S.H. Kirkaldy-Willis Chapter 16 Physical Rehabilitation Programs for Chronic Low BackDennis C. Turk, PhD & Robert J Gatchel, PhD Chapter 17 The Manual Therapist Approach to Low Back PainThomas Boers, RPT Chapter 18 Spine ManipulationDale Mireau, DC, MSc, FCCS(C) Chapter 19 The Osteopathic Approach Towards RehabilitationPhilip R. Greenman, DO Chapter 20 Psychotherapy and Related Treatment for Chronic Back PainGeorge Becker, MD Chapter 21 The Worker with a Low Back Injury T.N. Bernard Chapter 22 Sports and Supports W.H. Kirkaldy-Willis Chapter 23 Low Back Care: The Gravity of the SituationCharles V. Burton, MD Chapter 24 Surgical Techniques T.N. Bernard SECTION 4 Final Comments Chapter 25 Looking to the Future T.N. Bernard & W.H. Kirkaldy-Willis