Biomechanics of Back Pain
he Biomechanics of Back Pain is written primarily for health professionals who manage patients with back pain, and for students at the advanced undergraduate/graduate level. It also provides essential information for those involved in back pain prevention, in sports and fitness training, and in medico-legal practice. For biomechanists, it indicates how their science can be applied to answer a range of clinical questions. The authors are internationally renowned for their research into various aspects of back pain, and they integrate their expertise to present an authoritative account of the subject.
Features:
* Detailed analysis of the latest spinal research.
* Covers material previously available only in research journals.
* Emphasises the relevance of research to clinical practice and medico-legal issues.
* Integrates current knowledge to provide a cogent natural history of back pain.
* Illustrated with high quality colour photographs of spinal pathology, and numerous line diagrams to explain the anatomy and biomechanics.
* Written by four of the leading researchers in the field.
| Author: |
Adams, Bogduk, Burton, Dolan |
| ISBN: |
0443062072 |
| Publisher: |
Churchill Livingstone |
| Binding: |
Hardcover |
| Year Published: |
May 2002 |
| No. of Pages: |
240 |
| Contents: |
* Introduction
* The lumbar spine
* The biology of spinal tissues
* Low back pain
* Epidemiology of low back trouble
* Forces acting on the lumbar spine
* Mechanical function of the lumbosacral spine
* Mechanical damage to the lumbar spine
* Functional pathology
* Preventing and treating back pain
* Medico-legal considerations |
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