11 Lumbar syndrome Definition and Prevalence 133 Special Pathological Anatomy and Pathophysiology 153 Special Anatomy of the Lumbar Motion Segments 134 Clinical Features of Lumbar Syndromes 162 Special Biomechanics of…

9 Cervical Syndrome Definition and Prevalence 79 General Differential Diagnosis 93 Special Anatomy and Physiology of the Cervical   Treatment of Cervical Syndromes 110 Motion Segments 80 Special Patient Exercises,…

4 General Anatomy, Physiology, and Biomechanics Development of the Intervertebral Disk 15 Biomechanics 22 Anatomy 18 The Disk and the Intervertebral Joints 29 Fine Structure and Biochemistry 21 Therapeutic Approaches…

17 Medicolegal Assessment Introduction 341 Whiplash: Acceleration Injury of the Cervical   Disk Herniations and Accidents 342 Spine 346 Damage to the Intervertebral Disks After the Loss   Assessment of…

8 Pain: Its Pathogenesis and the Evolution of Chronic Pain Local and Radiating Pain 63 Intervertebral Joint Pain (Facet Syndrome,   Nerve Supply of the Spine 63 Pseudoradicular Syndrome) 68…

6 Discosis Definition 43 Biomechanical Basis of Disk Tissue Displacement 51 Classification 43 Effects on the Osmotic System 53 Pathogenesis 47 Instability of the Motion Segment 53 Biochemical Changes of…