This volume represents a critical, issue-oriented approach to law and society, emphasizing its important relationship to contemporary social problems. Various empirical studies within the text explore the contradictory dynamics of class as they relate to race and gender in both a national and global context, illustrating the dialectical interplay between the state and social movements in the context of the larger political economy.

Articles in this issue include: -Low Back Pain: Health Care Dilemma?, ? -Anatomic and Biomechanical Principles of the Lumbar Spine?, ? -Diagnosis of Low Back Pain: Imaging and Electrodiagnostics?, ? -Axial Low Back Pain: Disc, Posterior Element, Sacroiliac Joint as Pain Generators?, -Radicular Pain?, -Myofascial Pain and Referral Patterns?, -Osteoporosis and Compression Fracture?, ? -Exercise for Low Back Pain?, -Pharmacologic Treatment for Low Back Pain?, -Complementary and Alternative Medicine Treatments for Low Back Pain?, -Interventional Treatments for Low Back Pain - General Risks?, ?...