The Lumbar Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy (2-Volume Set) 2nd Edition

Diagnose Low Back Pain and Design Patient Lumbar Spine Therapy Protocols Using the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and TherapyThis 2nd edition has been expanded into two volumes, incorporating over 700 pages of updated content including an up-to-date review of disc pathology; new patho-biomechanics data; and updated and expanded descriptions of derangement, dysfunction and postural syndromes.Volume 1 chapters include:The Problem of Back PainRisk and Prognostic Factors in Low Back PainPain and Connective Tissue PropertiesThe Intervertebral DiscDisc Pathology – Clinical FeaturesBiomechanicsDiagnosis and ClassificationMechanical DiagnosisDerangement Syndrome – The Conceptual ModelCentralisationLiterature ReviewSerious Spinal PathologyOther Diagnostic and Management ConsiderationsVolume 2 chapters include:The HistoryPhysical ExaminationEvaluation of Clinical PresentationsProcedures of Mechanical Therapy for the Lumbar SpinePatient ManagementFollow-Up EvaluationsClinical ReasoningRecurrences and Prophylaxis Derangement Syndrome – CharacteristicsDerangement Syndrome – Presentation and ClassificationDerangement Syndrome – Management PrinciplesManagement of Derangements – Central SymmetricalManagement of Derangements – Unilateral Asymmetrical Symptoms to KneeManagement of Derangements – Unilateral Asymmetrical Symptoms to Below KneeDysfunction SyndromeDysfunction of Adherent Nerve Root (ANR)Postural SyndromeThis two-volume orthopedic textbook also includes the full compendium of study that has been published since 1981 pertaining to the lumbar intervertebral disc and the McKenzie system. Written by Robin McKenzie and Dr. Stephen May. Illustrated. Softcover, 728 pages. Published On: 2024-02-23 Read more