Backache: its Evolution and Conservative Treatment

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The locomotion of fish....Pages 5-13
The escape from the seas....Pages 15-20
The biomechanics of quadrupeds....Pages 21-30
From four legs to two....Pages 31-49
The uniqueness of man....Pages 51-63
The anatomy of posture....Pages 65-86
Building blocks....Pages 89-103
Spinal mobility....Pages 105-114
The role of the discs....Pages 115-124
Stability and strength....Pages 125-136
The biomechanics of backache....Pages 137-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Spinal stenosis....Pages 149-152
Prolapsed intervertebral disc....Pages 153-156
Osteoarthritis of the facet joints....Pages 157-159
Facet joint malfunction....Pages 161-165
Lesions of ligaments....Pages 167-170
Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis....Pages 171-175
The sacroiliac joint....Pages 177-179
Muscle spasm....Pages 181-185
Muscle fatigue....Pages 187-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Bed rest, psychoactive drugs and epidural injections....Pages 195-199
Analgesics, acupuncture and TENS....Pages 201-211
Posture correction and exercise....Pages 213-219
Spinal manipulation....Pages 221-228
Back Matter....Pages 229-244