Low Back Pain Handbook. A Guide for the Practicing Clinician

Content: 
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Contributors, Pages xi-xv
Preface to the First Edition, Pages xvii-xix, Andrew J. Cole, Stanley A. Herring
Acknowledgments, Page xix, Andrew J. Cole, Stanley A. Herring
Introduction to the Second Edition, Page xxi, Andrew J. Cole, Stanley A. Herring
Chapter 1 - Epidemiology, Pages 1-7, Gerard A. Malanga, Scott F. Nadler, Thomas Agesen
Chapter 2 - Anatomy and Biomechanics, Pages 9-26, N. Bogduk
Chapter 3 - Pathophysiology, Neurophysiology, and Biochemistry of Lumbar Spine Pain: The Degenerative Cascade Model, Pages 27-38, Gerald P. Keane
Chapter 4 - A Theoretical Overview of the Diagnosis and Management of Low Back Pain: Acute vs. Chronic Pain and the Mind/Body Continuum, Pages 39-47, Mark J. Sontag
Chapter 5 - History and Past Medical History, Pages 49-67, Howard Liss, Donald Liss, Jeff Pavell
Chapter 6 - The Physical Examination of the Spine and Its Functional Kinetic Chain, Pages 69-93, Michael C. Geraci, Joseph T. Alleva, Frederick B. McAdam
Chapter 7 - Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Subsets, Pages 95-115, Carolyn A. Marquardt, Andrew J. Cole, Stanley Herring M.D., Irene. M. Young, Steve Stratton
Chapter 8 - Pseudospine Pain: Conditions that Mimic Spine Pain, Pages 117-131, Daniel Mazanec
Chapter 9 - The Use of Medications for Low Back Pain, Pages 133-149, Jerome Schofferman
Chapter 10 - Physical Therapy Options for Lumbar Spine Pain, Pages 151-167, Cary C. Bucko, Jeffrey L Young, Andrew J. Cole, Steven A. Stratton, Joel M. Press
Chapter 11 - Manipulation, Pages 169-178, John J. Triano
Chapter 12 - Return-to-Work and Functional Optimization Programs, Pages 179-199, Keith Wohlberg, Mark Sontag, Andrew J. Cole, Robert P. Wilder, Steven A. Stratton
Chapter 13 - Bracing for Low Back Pain, Pages 201-218, Michael W. Wolff, Michael M. Weinik, Ian B. Maitin
Chapter 14 - The Lumbar Spine: Imaging Options, Pages 219-261, Andrew J. Cole, Kenneth B. Helthoff, Richard J. Herzog
Chapter 15 - Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Pages 263-276, Joel M. Press, Jeffrey L. Young
Chapter 16 - Injection Procedures, Pages 277-295, Susan J. Dreyer, Paul Dreyfuss, Andrew J. Cole, Robert E. Windsor
Chapter 17 - Psychological Considerations, Pages 297-307, J. David Sinclair
Chapter 18 - Surgical Options for Lumbar Spine Pain, Pages 309-329, Thomas J. Puschak, Paul A. Anderson, John H. Peloza, Andrew J. Cole
Chapter 19 - Failed Low Back Surgery Syndrome, Pages 331-344, Gerald P. Keane
Chapter 20 - Chronic Pain Programs, Pages 345-359, Peter B. Polatin, Robert Gatchel, Donald Hinnant, C. David Tollison
Chapter 21 - Implantables: Neurostimulation and Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems, Pages 361-374, Ray M. Baker, Andrew J. Cole
Chapter 22 - Percutaneous Intradiscal Therapies, Pages 375-384, Ray M. Baker, Andrew J. Cole
Chapter 23 - The Lumbar Spine and Sports, Pages 385-404, Christopher J. Standaert, Stanley A. Herring, Andrew J. Cole, Steven A. Stratton
Chapter 24 - Low Back Pain During Pregnancy, Pages 405-412, Avital Fast
Chapter 25 - Children and Adolescents, Pages 413-435, Steven J. Anderson
Chapter 26 - Elderly Patients, Pages 437-452, Robert G. Viere
Chapter 27 - Myofascial Pain, Fibromyalgia, and Soft Tissue Causes of Low Back Pain, Pages 453-467, Joanne Borg-Stein, Muhammad B. Yunus
Chapter 28 - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Pages 469-474, Way Yin
Chapter 29 - Lumbar Whiplash, Pages 475-483, Richard Seroussi
Chapter 30 - Traumatic Injuries of the Lumbar Spine, Pages 485-490, Craig C. Callewart
Chapter 31 - Independent Medical Examinations and Disability Evaluations, Pages 491-502, Richard Paul Bonfiglio, Ronald Lee Bonfiglio
Chapter 32 - Assessing Impairment of the Lumbar Spine, Pages 503-516, Terrence P. Glennon, Charlotte H. Smith
Chapter 33 - Workers’ Compensation, Pages 517-528, Tom Mayer
Chapter 34 - What to Do When There Is Nothing Left to Do, Pages 529-532, Christopher J. Standaert
Chapter 35 - Evidence-Based Medicine, Pages 533-538, Robert J. Gatchel, Stanley A. Herring
Chapter 36 - Basics of Personal Injury Law, Pages 539-546, Douglas Phillips
Chapter 37 - Medical Malpractice Issues, Pages 547-566, Brenda High
Index, Pages 567-584