Cervical Myelopathy
CHAPTER 50 Cervical Myelopathy Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Björn Rydevik Cervical myelopathy implies spinal cord dysfunction in the cervical spine. The etiologies are numerous and these are divided into extrinsic and intrinsic…
Technique of Radiofrequency Denervation
CHAPTER 24 Technique of Radiofrequency Denervation Sara Haspeslagh, Maarten Van Kleef INTRODUCTION History The use of electrical current to create lesions for the treatment of pain began in 1931, when…
Surgical Decompression for Spinal Stenosis
CHAPTER 87 Surgical Decompression for Spinal Stenosis Franco Postacchini, G. Cinotti, R. Postacchini DEFINITION Lumbar spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of the osteoligamentous vertebral canal and/or the intervertebral foramina,…
Spondylolisthesis: Medical Rehabilitation and Interventional Spine Techniques
CHAPTER 99 Spondylolisthesis: Medical Rehabilitation and Interventional Spine Techniques Alexander C. Simotas, Peter J. Moley INTRODUCTION Patients presenting with lumbar spine complaints who have radiographs showing spondylolisthesis may experience painful…
Spinal Orthoses
CHAPTER 43 Spinal Orthoses Thomas N. Bryce, Parag Sheth, Bojun Chen, Kristjan T. Ragnarsson INTRODUCTION Spinal orthoses are external devices which are typically applied circumferentially about the body with the…
Piriformis Syndrome
CHAPTER 121 Piriformis Syndrome Samir Mehta, Joshua D. Auerbach, Kingsley R. Chin BACKGROUND In 1928, Yeoman1 ascribed 36% of cases of sciatica to sacroiliac arthritis transmitted via the piriformis muscle….
Developmental and Functional Anatomy of the Cervical Spine
CHAPTER 46 Developmental and Functional Anatomy of the Cervical Spine Russell V. Gilchrist INTRODUCTION A thorough knowledge of human anatomy continues to be the cornerstone for all diagnosis and treatment…
Developmental and Functional Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine
CHAPTER 80 Developmental and Functional Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine Russell V. Gilchrist INTRODUCTION A thorough knowledge of human anatomy continues to be the cornerstone for all diagnosis and treatment…
Instability: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment
CHAPTER 101 Instability: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment Ashley Lewis Park INTRODUCTION Lumbar segmental instability is an important but often unrecognized cause of chronic low back pain (LBP). It has been…
Medical Rehabilitation
CHAPTER 81 Medical Rehabilitation Howard Liss, Donald Liss, Steven Helper INTRODUCTION This chapter will provide the reader with a strategy for treating radicular pain and radiculopathy caused by lumbar disc…
