Synopses & Reviews
Back pain is a common condition that affects a large percentage of the population, creating a significant impact on individual health and employment, as well as on the workload of manual therapy practitioners and orthopedic surgeons. This practical text, written by four key researchers in the field, offers an effective approach to the management and treatment of back pain based on applications of biomechanics. By linking the clinical anatomy of the spine to biomechanics principles, it provides a bridge between anatomy and practical applications. This highly illustrated, up-to-date book is essential reading for anyone involved in the care and treatment of patients with back pain, as well as for those studying its causes and methods of prevention.
Synopsis
The Biomechanics of Back Pain is written primarily for health professionals who manage patients with back pain, and for students at the advanced undergraduate/graduate level. It also provides essential information for those involved in back pain prevention, in sports and fitness training, and in medico-legal practice. For biomechanists, it indicates how their science can be applied to answer a range of clinical questions. The authors are internationally renowned for their research into various aspects of back pain, and they integrate their expertise to present an authoritative account of the subject.
Detailed analysis of the latest spinal research.Covers material previously available only in research journals.Emphasises the relevance of research to clinical practice and medico-legal issues.Integrates current knowledge to provide a cogent natural history of back pain.Illustrated with high quality colour photographs of spinal pathology, and numerous line diagrams to explain the anatomy and biomechanics.Written by four of the leading researchers in the field.