Vertebral Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISBN-13: 9780750629652 / Angielski

Brian Corrigan; G. D. Maitland

Opis

This book is an introductory text to spinal disorders. Based on the forerunner to this volume, Practical Orthopaedic Medicine, the book still retains the original philosophy of this text which is to systematically cover all the joints discussing examination, diagnosis and treatment.

Spis treści

Preface; Form and function; Disc degeneration; Low back pain; Examination of the lumbar spine; Lumbar intervertebral disc syndromes; Mechanical spinal disorders; Vertebral column disorders; Manual therapy for the lumbar spine; The spine in sport; The sacroiliac joint; The cervical spine; Cervical pain; Examination of the cervical spine; Cervical disc degeneration; Mechanical derangement of the cervical spine; Whiplash injuries; Manual therapy for the cervical spine; The thoracic spine; Bibliography; Index.