Musculoskeletal Medicine in Clinical Practice

• Main Author: Paterson, John K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2006.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Rheumatology.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

With a foreword by a pioneer of Pain Clinics, Dr Keith Budd, this pocket-sized book is a handy reference for family practitioners, medical educators in musculoskeletal medicine. In addition to explaining what musculoskeletal medicine is, this book discusses pain in:- head, neck, shoulder and arm, ch...

Table of Contents:

• What Is Musculoskeletal Medicine?
• The Scientific Bases of Musculoskeletal Medicine
• The Patient’s View of Musculoskeletal Medicine
• The Doctor’s View of Musculoskeletal Medicine
• The Economics of Musculoskeletal Medicine
• Teaching Musculoskeletal Medicine
• Headache and Migraine
• Neck Pain
• Shoulder and Arm Pain
• Chest Pain
• Lower Trunk Pain
• Pelvic Pain
• Leg Pain
• Will Musculoskeletal Medicine Work?
• The Future of Musculoskeletal Medicine.