Clinical assessment and therapeutic approaches
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Clinical assessment and therapeutic approaches
(Essential guide to the cervical spine / edited by Rafael Torres Cueco, v. 1)
Elsevier, 2017
1st ed
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Evaluación cliníca y aproximaciones terapéuticas : principios anatómicos y funcionales, exploración clínica y técnicas de tratamiento
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"First edition published in Spanish under the title La columna cervical: evaluación cliníca y aproximaciones terapéuticas. Principios anatómicos y funcionales, exploración clínica y técnicas de tratamiento. tomo I."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Essential Guide to the Cervical Spine is a two-volume, highly illustrated comprehensive guide to assessing, understanding and treating disorders and syndromes of the cervical spine which will give the practitioner confidence to treat and improve their patient care.
Volume One: Clinical Assessment and Therapeutic Approaches covers all aspects essential to understanding the clinical complexity of the cervical spine, outlining procedures for a correct clinical assessment of the patient. It discusses current issues regarding patterns of cervical spine pain, clinical reasoning, the pathomechanics of joint dysfunction and the use of tests. It also describes in detail the various concepts and therapeutic approaches currently used in the diagnosis and treatment of the cervical spine, myofascial pain syndrome, neuromuscular control deficits, neurodynamics along with the various techniques of mobilization and joint manipulation. The international collaboration of leading experts in the field of research and an extensive clinical practice and literature review make this a must-read book for anyone concerned with the prevention and treatment of neck pain.
An indispensable guide for those practitioners who want to develop or hone the skills needed to assess the cervical spine.
World authorities from across the field demonstrate best practice for assessing patients and choice of clinical treatment methods for cervical spine disorders
Covers clinical anatomy and biomechanics of the cervical spine
Includes chapter on pain patterns
Showcases optimal delivery of treatments by combining clinical art and skills with research and evidence-based practice
Heavily illustrated with over 600 figures
Table of Contents
Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Contributors
Section I: The Cervical Spine: Anatomical and Functional Basis and Pain Patterns
1 Evolutionary Anatomy of the Human Vertebral Column Josep Maria Potau Gines 2 Clinical Anatomy of the Cervical Spine Rafael Torres Cueco 3 Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine Rafael Torres Cueco 4 Clinical Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Craniocervical Spine Rafael Torres Cueco 5 Pain Patterns of the Cervical Spine Rafael Torres Cueco
Section II: Clinical Assessment of the Cervical Spine
6 Pathomechanics of Joint Dysfunction Rafael Torres Cueco, Enrique J. Lluch Girbes 7 Clinical Reasoning in the Manipulative Treatment of the Cervical Spine Darren A. Rivett 8 Clinical Evaluation Of The Patient Rafael Torres Cueco 9 Cervical Spine Imaging Eva Llopis San Juan, Sandra Gonzalez Ibanez 10 Electrodiagnostic Evaluation In Cervical Radiculopathy Silvia Parra Escorihuela, Elvira Millet Sancho
Section III: Treatment Approaches 11 Analgesic Effects of Manual Therapy Rafael Torres Cueco, Enrique J. Lluch Girbes, Moises Gimenez-Costa, Mark D. Bishop 12 Manual Therapy of the Cervical Spine Rafael Torres Cueco, Moises Gimenez Costa 13 Muscle Deficits in Neck Pain Disorders: Implications for the Rehabilitation of People with Neck Pain Deborah Falla 14 Diagnosis and Treatment of Muscular Pain Syndromes of the Cervical Spine Orlando Mayoral Del Moral, Isabel Salvat, Enrique J. Lluch Girbes, Rafael Torres Cueco 15 Cervical Spine and Mobilization of the Nervous System Rafael Torres Cueco, Carlos Lopez Cubas, Eduardo Zamorano Zarate, David S. Butler
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