Back Pain texts

Highlights the value of a team approach to managing low back pain, drawing on contributions from epidemiology, anatomy, pathology, physiology, psychology, orthopedics, chiropractic, osteopathy, and physiotherapy. Contains sections on an epidemiological review of low back pain; clinical anatomy, pathology, and biomechanics of the lumbosacral spine; clinical neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the lumbosacral spine; diagnosis and management; and definitions of terms. For students of mechanical therapy and clinicians.

Authored by an acknowledged expert on muscle and movement imbalances, this well-illustrated book presents a classification system of mechanical pain syndrome that is designed to direct the exercise prescription and the correction of faulty movement patterns. The diagnostic categories, associated muscle and movement imbalances, recommendations for treatment, examination, exercise principles, specific corrective exercises, and modification of functional activities for case management are described in detail. This book is designed to give practitioners an organized and structured method of analyzing the mechanical cause of movement impairment syndrome, the contributing factors and a strategy for management.

"...a state-of-the-art new edition featuring new chapters on multidisciplinary rehab programs, manual therapy, and more ...examines essential principles, diagnostic techniques, and treatments as well as prevention and education."

"...presents the latest British and American guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain together with a summary of the biological, psychological, & sociological findings which support them."

"...covers such topics as biomechanics of the lumbar spine, neurophysiology of the nerve root and dorsal root ganglion, spinal stenosis, fibromyalgia, facet syndrome, spondylolisthesis, and much more."

The sixth edition culminates eight years of research collection data by Dr. Cox, resulting in this comprehensive source for low back pain diagnosis and treatment. Extensive algorithms of decision making are featured representing the standard of care in distraction adjusting.