Chapter 10 Prognostic indicators of non-recovery following whiplash injury Michele Sterling The capacity to predict outcome following whiplash injury is important for several reasons. Predictive factors may be modifiable or…
Chapter 9 Potential role of stress systems in the pathogenesis of whiplash associated disorders Samuel McLean Consistent with the term ‘whiplash associated disorders’ (WAD), biological mechanisms influencing neck pain and…
Chapter 1 Epidemiology of whiplash associated disorders Lena Holm Definitions The term whiplash injury has been used since the late 1920s, when H. E. Crowe coined the term at a…
29 Vessels of the intestine 29.1 Anatomy 29.1.1 Generalities Irrigation At rest, intestinal irrigation represents 27% of total body irrigation. This percentage is very important considering that the heart, for…
2 Circulatory physiology If the laws of fluid dynamics were applied, the cardiovascular system would form an unusually complicated hydraulic system. Our biological vascular plumbing arrangement is a much more…
22 Vessels of the thyroid 22.1 Introductory note This chapter, devoted to the thyroid, is fairly long. To our knowledge little coverage has been given to this organ in manual…
1 General organization of the cardiovascular system 1.1 Introduction to the cardiovascular system The primary function of the cardiovascular system is to deliver blood to the tissues, over long distances,…
13 Vessels of the breast 13.1 Breast pain and the role of estrogen Women frequently complain of breast pain in connection with their menstrual cycle, or sometimes more randomly. It…
31 Iliac vessels 31.1 Anatomy The aorta divides into the median sacral artery and the two common iliac arteries, to the left side of L4 and L5 intervertebral disc. 31.1.1…
28 Pancreaticosplenic vessels 28.1 Anatomy 28.1.1 The pancreas We have seen that the arterial supply of the pancreas derives mainly from branches of the gastroduodenal artery (via the superior anterior…
