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,…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
CHAPTER 32 Vertebroplasty Amit S. Bhargava, Curtis W. Slipman SCREENING OF PATIENTS REFERRED FOR VERTEBROPLASTY Before considering vertebroplasty, one must perform a through history, physical examination, and review appropriate investigations…
CHAPTER 63 Rehabilitation Methods Anthony R. Cucuzzella, Julie Marley INTRODUCTION About two-thirds of all people will experience neck pain at some point in their lives.1 Diverse rehabilitation methods and techniques…
