Radiofrequency Denervation
CHAPTER 93 Radiofrequency Denervation Atul L. Bhat INTRODUCTION Low back pain is ubiquitous to mankind by virtue of our upright posture. Traditionally, it has been believed that most episodes of…
Treatment of Low Back Pain in Pregnancy – Special Considerations
CHAPTER 124 Treatment of Low Back Pain in Pregnancy – Special Considerations Adriana S. Prawak, Brinda S. Kantha, Larry H. Chou INTRODUCTION The occurrence of back pain in pregnancy ranges…
Patient Education and Support
CHAPTER 19 Patient Education and Support Andrea Tarquinio, Colleen McLaughlin, Faisel M. Zaman, Curtis W. Slipman This chapter was designed with the purpose of providing insight into the role of…
Soft Tissue Injuries Following Whiplash
CHAPTER 55 Soft Tissue Injuries Following Whiplash Paul H. Lento, William Sullivan INTRODUCTION Cervical soft tissue injuries resulting from whiplash are often considered controversial. These injuries are presumed to be…
Hip Spine Syndrome
CHAPTER 118 Hip Spine Syndrome Vijay B. Vad, Jennifer L. Solomon, David R. Adin INTRODUCTION Hip and spine syndrome is a condition in which patients experience hip, buttock, and groin…
Therapeutic Injections for the Treatment of Axial Neck Pain and Cervicogenic Headaches
CHAPTER 64 Therapeutic Injections for the Treatment of Axial Neck Pain and Cervicogenic Headaches Steven P. Cohen, Milan P. Stojanovic INTRODUCTION The treatment of chronic neck pain remains one of…
Deconditioning
CHAPTER 111 Deconditioning Terry C. Sawchuk, Eric K. Mayer INTRODUCTION Most patients with an episode of low back pain will improve significantly in a relatively short period of time, while…
Sociocultural Evidence and Whiplash
CHAPTER 54 Sociocultural Evidence and Whiplash Robert Ferrari, Anthony S. Russell INTRODUCTION Approximately one million diagnoses of whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) are made each year in the United States alone. The…
Bone Biology
CHAPTER 38 Bone Biology Robert J. Pignolo, Frederick S. Kaplan GENERAL PRINCIPLES Organization of bone Macroscopically, the skeleton is composed of flat bones (e.g. bones of the skull) and long…
Spondyloarthropathies
CHAPTER 35 Spondyloarthropathies Joanne Borg-Stein, Bonnie Bermas INTRODUCTION Spondyloarthropathy (SpA) refers to the clinical family of disorders that are characterized as inflammatory rheumatic disorders with manifestations in the vertebral column,…
