Neck Pain : Medical Diagnosis and Comprehensive Management

by Borenstein, David G.; Wiesel, Sam W.; Boden, Scott D.

• ISBN13: 9780721654126
• ISBN10: 0721654126
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-09-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This comprehensive companion book for LOW BACK PAIN provides definitive coverage of all significant causes of neck pain. Discusses anatomy, physiology, clinical evaluation, diseases associated with neck pain, medical therapy, and surgical treatment.

Author Biography

Scott D. Boden, M.D., is Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Director, The Emory Spine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine	p. 3
Epidemiology of Neck Pain	p. 26
Sources of Neck Pain	p. 33
History	p. 69
Physical Examination	p. 80
Laboratory Tests	p. 99
Radiographic Evaluation	p. 108
Miscellaneous Tests	p. 127
A Standardized Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neck Pain	p. 140
Mechanical Disorders of the Cervical Spine	p. 163
Rheumatologic Disorders of the Cervical Spine	p. 188
Infections of the Cervical Spine	p. 260
Tumors and Infiltrative Lesions of the Cervical Spine	p. 302
Endocrinologic and Heritable Disorders of the Cervical Spine	p. 379
Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders of the Cervical Spine	p. 393
Referred Pain	p. 416
Miscellaneous Diseases	p. 425
Medical Therapy	p. 443
Surgical Therapy	p. 486
Occupational Neck Pain	p. 493
Appendix	p. 500
Index	p. 511
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