Vertical oscillatory pressure is a technique used for the treatment of back pain, This monogragh reports the observed effects of VOP on pain and Cortical Evoked Potentials.10 neck pain (NP),10 Low Back Pain (LBP) patients and 10 controls (age range 30-64years) received VOP while recording their electroencephalogram.Naloxone was dministered and VOP re-applied.Pain was assessed using a 10-point scale before, during and after.Controls were not treated but EEG and pain scores were recorded. CEPs appeared in the hemisphere contralateral to the painful side of the spine,10-15milliseconds after VOP....

Spinal range of motion assessment is a standard part of the evaluation of patients with back pain. The findings of such evaluations are important in clinical decision making to ascertain the extent of impairment and also in determining compensations. Reference normative values for spinal range of motion are important to know the normal range of motion values for proper diagnosis of spine problems and as an outcome tool to measure progress during back rehabilitation. However, there is still a dearth of population-specific databases for spinal range of motion. This book presents the outcome of...