Low Back Disorders : A Medical Enigma.

Low Back Disorders -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- FOREWORD -- 1. THE CURRENT CONCERN WITH THE LOW BACK -- DIAGNOSIS -- SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE LOW BACK -- SPECIFIC TISSUE OF THE LOW BACK: SITES OF NOCICEPTION -- The Intervertebral Disc -- FACTORS OF EXAMINATION TO DETERMINE THE PATHOANATOMIC BASIS OF SYMPTOMS -- TISSUE SITES OF PAIN AND IMPAIRMENT -- THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC -- SPINAL INSTABILITY -- RADICULAR SYMPTOMS AND FINDINGS -- CONFIRMATORY TESTS -- MYOGENIC LOW BACK PAIN -- TENSION MYOSITIS SYNDROME -- FACET ETIOLOGY OF LOW BACK PAIN -- SPINAL STENOSIS -- NEUROLOGIC DETERMINATION OF NERVE ROOT INVOLVEMENT -- CLINICAL MEASUREMENT OF MUSCLE FUNCTION -- TEST OF AN INCREASE IN INTRATHECAL PRESSURE -- The Milgram Test -- The Naffziger Test -- The Valsalva Maneuver -- The Kernig Test -- ELECTROMYOGRAPHY -- DISCOGRAPHY -- SUMMARY -- 2. THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN -- THE LUMBOSACRAL SPINE -- COMPONENTS OF THE LIGAMENTOUS SPINE -- THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC -- COLLAGEN FIBERS -- POSTERIOR SPINAL ELEMENTS -- THE ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINTS: THE FACETS -- LIGAMENTS IN SPINAL FUNCTION -- MUSCULAR SYSTEM OF THE LOW BACK -- THE STATIC SPINE -- STABILITY OF THE STATIC SPINE -- THE KINETIC LUMBAR SPINE AND THE LUMBAR-PELVIC RHYTHM -- PREPARATORY TRUNK MOTIONS -- Radiculopathy -- 3. THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC -- COLLAGENOUS PLATES -- NUCLEAR MATERIAL CAUSING NOCICEPTION -- CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF DISC DISEASE -- SUMMARY -- 4. THE ROLE OF THE FACETS IN LOW BACK PAIN -- FACET JOINT INNERVATION -- DEGENERATIVE FACET DISEASE -- CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF FACET DISEASE -- 5. MUSCULAR CONTROL OF THE LOW BACK -- SPASM -- MYOGENIC PAIN -- FATIGUE -- MYALGIA -- CONCLUSION -- 6. MISCELLANEOUS ABNORMAL CONDITIONS OF THE LOW BACK -- SPONDYLOLYSIS AND SPONDYLOLISTHESIS -- TYPES OF MECHANICAL LISTHESIS -- SYMPTOMS OF SPONDYLOLISTHESIS -- Treatment -- SPINAL STENOSIS -- SCOLIOSIS.

PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME -- SACROILIAC DISEASE -- Treatment -- SACRO-ILIAC PATHOLOGY SECONDARY TO A PELVIC FRACTURE -- SACRALIZATION OF A TRANSVERSE PROCESS -- 7. TREATMENT PROTOCOLS FOR LOW BACK DISORDERS -- MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE SYMPTOMS OF LOW BACK DISORDERS -- Addressing Acute Pain -- STEROIDS AND NONSTEROIDAL MEDICATIONS -- Epidural Steroids -- PHYSICAL MODALITIES FOR TREATMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN -- Bed Rest -- Cryotherapy -- Therapeutic Heat -- Manipulation -- Traction -- EXERCISE IN THE TREATMENT OF LOW BACK DISORDERS TO REGAIN SPINAL STABILITY -- Recruitment of Muscles in Spinal Stability -- Specific Exercise Protocols -- Flexibility -- Strengthening Exercises -- Back School -- Intermittent Rest Periods -- PSYCHOLOGIC ASPECTS OF LOW BACK DISORDERS -- CONCLUSION -- BIOLOGIC TREATMENT OF SCIATICA -- SUBJECT INDEX.

Written by an expert renowned for his lucid, well-illustrated explanations of complex pain syndromes, Low Back Disorders: A Medical Enigma provides a clear understanding of the mechanisms underlying functional impairment of the spine. Using 100 new original drawings, Dr. Cailliet demonstrates the functional anatomy and biomechanics of the spine and explains how impaired biomechanics cause symptoms. The book describes in detail the discogenic pathology that is the predominant factor in impairment and clarifies current concepts on the causes of spinal instability. Dr. Cailliet thoroughly reviews treatment options and their physiological basis and offers recommendations on nonsurgical treatment of low back symptoms.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.