Musculoskeletal Key

CHAPTER 56 Epidemiology of Disc, Joint, and Root Pain in Whiplash Yung Chen, Richard Derby, Byung-Jo Kim INTRODUCTION Nearly 5% of the working population is significantly disabled by neck pain….

CHAPTER 113 Tertiary Rehabilitation Program Outcomes Robert J. Gatchel, Tom G. Mayer Pain is usually broadly defined as either acute, chronic, or recurrent, depending on its time course.1 Acute pain…

CHAPTER 29 Laser Johannes Hellinger, Stefan Hellinger INTRODUCTION Although many patients benefit from surgical discectomy with or without a fusion, these open procedures are associated with known risks, including early…

CHAPTER 4 Transduction, Transmission and Perception of Pain Sarah M. Rothman, Raymond D. Hubbard, Kathryn E. Lee, Beth A. Winkelstein Painful spinal disorders are common problems in society, affecting an…

CHAPTER 15 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Chronic Spinal Pain Carlos F. Tirado, Rollin M. Gallagher INTRODUCTION Patients with chronic painful spine conditions are anxious, and for…

CHAPTER 11 Adjuvant Analgesics for Radicular Pain Sang-Ho Ahn PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC BACKGROUND OF RADICULAR PAIN The pathophysiology of radicular pain remains incompletely understood. It is known that radicular pain is caused…

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…

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…

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…