Neck and back pain : The scientific evidence of causes, diagnosis, and treatment
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Neck and back pain : The scientific evidence of causes, diagnosis, and treatment
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2000
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Description
Written by world-renowned spine physicians, this volume presents a global view of what is known about neck and back pain. This evidence-based book emphasizes cost-effective diagnosis and treatment. Twenty-one chapters cover topics that range from epidemiology, psychological factors, and work-related influences to surgical and nonsurgical treatments, a review of social security systems, and recommendations
Table of Contents
- A review of social influences on neck and back pain and disability
- psychological risk factors for back and neck pain
- influences of individual factors and smoking on neck and low back pain
- work-related influences on neck and low back pain
- preventive interventions for neck and back pain
- neurophysiology of back pain. Current knowledge
- epidemiology of neck and low back pain
- assessment of patients with neck and back pain. A best evidence synthesis
- introduction to treatment of neck and back pain
- conservative treatment of acute and subacute low back pain
- conservative treatment of chronic low back pain
- surgical treatment of lumbar disc prolapse and degenerative lumbar disc disease
- acute and subacute neck pain - non-surgical treatment
- non-surgical treatment of chronic neck pain
- surgical treatment of neck pain
- the utility of cognitive-behavioral psychological treatments
- approaching patients with low back pain in primary health care
- cost-effectiveness of treatment for neck and low back pain
- cost of back pain in some OECD countries
- a review of social security systems.
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