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The biomechanics of back pain / Michael A. Adams ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2012Edition: 3rd edDescription: p. ; cmISBN:
  • 9780702043130
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 617.5/64 23
NLM classification:
  • WE 720
Contents:
The vertebral column and adjacent structures -- Muscles and fascia of the lumbar spine -- Nerves and blood supply to the lumbar spine -- Back pain -- Epidemiology of back trouble -- Biology of spinal tissues -- Growth and ageing of the spine -- Forces acting on the thoracolumbar spine -- Mechanical function of the thoracolumbar spine -- Mechanical damage to the thoracolumbar spine -- Cervical spine biomechanics -- Posture, creep and "functional pathology" -- Sensorimotor control -- Spinal degeneration -- Preventing back pain -- Conservative management of back pain -- Biomechanics rationale for spinal surgery -- Surgery for disc prolapse, spinal stenosis and back pain -- Medico-legal considerations.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The vertebral column and adjacent structures -- Muscles and fascia of the lumbar spine -- Nerves and blood supply to the lumbar spine -- Back pain -- Epidemiology of back trouble -- Biology of spinal tissues -- Growth and ageing of the spine -- Forces acting on the thoracolumbar spine -- Mechanical function of the thoracolumbar spine -- Mechanical damage to the thoracolumbar spine -- Cervical spine biomechanics -- Posture, creep and "functional pathology" -- Sensorimotor control -- Spinal degeneration -- Preventing back pain -- Conservative management of back pain -- Biomechanics rationale for spinal surgery -- Surgery for disc prolapse, spinal stenosis and back pain -- Medico-legal considerations.

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