Lower Extremity Regional Musculoskeletal Syndromes: Hip, Knee, Ankle, and Foot The range of regional disorders of the lower extremity, in the eyes of some observers, is as broad as the…
Regional Disorders of the Axial Skeleton The axial syndromes comprise the majority of the regional musculoskeletal illnesses for which medical care is sought. Back pain remains one of the most…
The Concept of Regional Musculoskeletal Illness The experience of musculoskeletal discomfort, even of compromise in musculoskeletal function, is one of life’s recurrent surprises (see Section I). Usually there is no…
Introduction This section explores the traditional doctor-patient interaction in the context of regional musculoskeletal illness and from the perspective of the treating physician. However, as was emphasized in Section I,…
Reason Versus The Therapeutic Menu: Conservative, Empiric, Aggressive, Alternative, And Complementary Therapies “Conservative” is one of the more beleaguered, if not abused, terms in the contemporary clinical lexicon. Terminology, such…
Functional Somatic Syndromes: “Fibromyalgia” and the Like Nothing can pierce the soul as the uttermost sigh of the body. —George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905-1906 By the time I…
Backache: Predicament at Home, Nemesis at Work I am going to direct my comments to those of us of working age who have or have had or will have a…
Introduction The format of the Third Edition echoes that of the prior editions. The book is divided into three sections: The Predicament, The Patient, and The Claimant. My approach to…
Introduction This section is written for all of us. All of us will experience regional musculoskeletal symptoms in the near future. All of us will have to process such predicaments….
