The thoracic spine and rib cage : musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment

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The thoracic spine and rib cage : musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment

[edited by] Timothy W. Flynn ; foreword by Philip E. Greenman

Butterworth-Heinemann, c1996

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This book will be the first on the thoracic spine and rib cage and will serve as the industry standard. It will emphasise the evaluation and management of musculoskeletal dysfunction of this region. The fundamentals including anatomy, diagnostic studies and models for evaluation will present the basis for the clinician. The practical application with treatment techniques and clinical cases are presented along with interventions to give the practitioner all the nuts and bolts of treatment.

Table of Contents

  • Essential Principles: Regional Anatomy and Biomechanics
  • Neurophysiologic Aspects of the Thoracic Spine and Ribs
  • Examination and Differential Diagnosis Procedures: Imaging of the Thoracic Spine
  • Clinical Electrophysiologic Testing
  • Bone Trauma and Disease of the Thoracic Spine and Ribs
  • Medical Causes of Pain in the Thoracic Region
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Scan Examination with Selected Related Topics
  • Evaluation of the Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage
  • Treatment: Direct Treatment Techniques for the Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage: Muscle, Energy
  • Mobilization, High-Velocity Thrust, and Combined Techniques
  • Myofascial Considerations in Somatic Dysfunction of the Thorax
  • Injection Techniques and Alternate Treatment Approaches
  • Therapeutic Exercise and Self-Correction Programs
  • Clinical Perspectives and Self-Correction Programs: Clinical Presentations and Examples: An Osteopathic Perspective
  • Use and Abuse of Therapeutic Interventions

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