Non-Operative Treatment of the Lumbar Spine

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cooper, Grant (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2015.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Pain medicine.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.; Pain Medicine.

Bridging the gap between the medical literature and the practice of lumbar spine medicine, this user-friendly, accessible text describes the causes of lower back pain and associated “sciatic” pathologies and how these problems can be successfully treated without surgery. Beginning with a review of t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Part I: Lumbar Spine Topics
• Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine
• Lower Back Pain: An Overview of the Most Common Causes
• Treatment of Acute Lower Back Pain.- When Are Imaging Studies Indicated, and What Do They Tell Us?- Discogenic Lower Back Pain.- Facet Joint Arthropathy.- Sacroiliac Joint Pain.- Spondylolisthesis.- Spondylolysis
• Lumbar Radiculopathy.- Piriformis Syndrome.- Spinal Stenosis
• Compression Fractures.- Epidural Steroid Injections: Dispelling Common Myths
• Red Flag Signs and Symptoms.- Exercises for Lower Back Pain.- The Mind-Body Connection: Is Stress Important?- Alternative Treatments
• Part II: Case Scenarios.