CHAPTER 115 Sacroiliac Joint Rehabilitation and Manipulation Heidi Prather, Clayton Skaggs INTRODUCTION The path taken to diagnose sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain may not be a straight or clearly marked one….
CHAPTER 36 Spine Infections: An Algorithmic Approach Gregory A. Day, Ian B. McPhee INTRODUCTION Late diagnosed or misdiagnosed spine infections may have serious consequences. The commonest organisms causing spine infection…
CHAPTER 27 Technique for Chemonucleolysis of Lumbar Disc Herniation Mark D. Brown INTRODUCTION Chemonucleolysis is a method for the dissolving of displaced nucleus pulposus of the spinal intervertebral disc (Fig….
CHAPTER 5 Central Influences on Pain Michael H. Moskowitz INTRODUCTION Understanding central influences on pain is crucial if acute pain is to be prevented from becoming chronic and chronic pain…
CHAPTER 75 Surgery: Thoracic Disc Disease Kirkham Wood INTRODUCTION Compared with the cervical and lumbar spine, degenerative thoracic disc pathology is relatively uncommon. When present, however, it can produce symptoms…
CHAPTER 52 The Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine during Whiplash Injury Gerard A. Malanga, Luke Rigilosi INTRODUCTION Understanding the true biomechanics of whiplash injury is important in that it can…
CHAPTER 59 Cervical Radicular Pain: Injection Procedures Jason S. Lipetz INTRODUCTION This chapter will review the literature pertaining to the use of epidural space steroid injection (ESI) in the treatment…
CHAPTER 102 Fusion Surgery Andrew Perry, Choll W. Kim, Steven R. Garfin INTRODUCTION Fusion has been used for decades to manage a variety of spinal disorders. However, the incidence of…
CHAPTER 45 Kyphoplasty Daisuke Togawa, Isador H. Lieberman INTRODUCTION The National Osteoporosis Foundation estimates that over 100 million people worldwide, and nearly 30 million in the United States, are at…
CHAPTER 125 Biomechanics of the Spine in Sport Lisa M. Bartoli, Robert S. Gotlin INTRODUCTION The spine is a complex design of bony and soft tissues, allowing the human form…
