Neck pain : medical diagnosis and comprehensive management
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Neck pain : medical diagnosis and comprehensive management
W.B. Saunders, c1996
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Includes index
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Description
This comprehensive, practical and readable book looks at neck pain - how it happens, why it happens, how to evaluate it, and how to resolve it. Emphasis is not just on the bends, twists, and falls that provoke neck pain, but on the more than 60 medical disorders that manifest neck discomfort. Medical and surgical therapies are discussed in detail, as are established and emerging imaging technologies.
Table of Contents
Section I: Anatomy and Physiology of Neck Pain. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine. Epidemiology of Neck Pain. Sources of Neck Pain. Section II: Clinical Evaluation of Neck Pain. History. Physical Examination. Laboratory Test. Radiographic Evaluation. Miscellaneous Tests. Standardized Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neck Pain. Section III: Diseases Associated with Neck Pain. Mechanical Disorders of the Cervical. Rheumatologic Disorders of the Cervical Spine. Infections of the Cervical Spine. Tumors and Infiltrative Lesions of the Cervical Spine. Endocrinologic and Heritable Disorders of the Cervical Spine. Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders of the Cervical Spine. Referred Pain. Miscellaneous Diseases. Section IV: Therapy. Medical Therapy. Surgical Therapy. Occupational Neck Pain.
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