The book summarizes the best available evidence of the management of acute and chronic low back pain. The evidence is presented in a clinically relevant order, to guide the practitioner through understanding the problem, taking a history, performing an examination, ordering investigations, and eventually prescribing treatment. At times the text is provocative and controversial with its thought-stimulating approach. The style reflects the authors' personae, is user friendly, and promotes communication.
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Elsevier Science & Technology
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Höhe: 267 mm
Breite: 199 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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978-0-444-50845-4 (9780444508454)
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Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. Definition. 3. Differential diagnosis. 4. Natural history. 5. Prognostic risk factors. 6. History. 7. Physical examination. 8. Imaging. 9. Electrodiagnostic studies. 10. Psychosocial assessment. 11. Algorithm for acute low back pain. 12. The evidence. 13. Chronic low back pain. 14. Causes and sources of chronic low back pain. 15. Assessment. 16. Treatment strategies. 17. Monotherapy. 18. Multidisciplinary treatment. 19. Precision diagnosis. 20. An algorithm for precision diagnosis. 21. Precision treatment. 22. An approach to chronic low back pain. Appendix 1. Elementary biostatistics. Appendix 2. How to label acute back pain. Subject Index.
