ABC of Spinal Disorders (eBook)

Andrew Clarke, Specialist Registrar in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital - Peninsula Deanery. Alwyn Jones, MB ChB, MSc (Orthopaedic Engineering), FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics), Consultant Spinal Surgeon, University of Wales Hospital, Cardiff, UK. Michael O'Malley, MB ChB, MSc (Orthopaedic engineering), FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics). Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Warrington Hospital. Has a specialist interest spinal surgery and was the British Orthopaedic Association Spinal Fellow at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. Robert McLaren, General Practitioner with specialist interest in Musculo-skeletal Medicine.

Contributors vii

Preface ix

1 Clinical Assessment of the Patient with Back Pain 1
Philip Sell Steve Longworth

2 Imaging of Spinal Disorders 7
M.P. Caplan

3 The Paediatric Spine 11
Alwyn Jones

4 The Cervical Spine 14
Tim Germon

5 Back Pain 19
Simon MacLean Claire Chambers Andrew Clarke

6 Sciatica Stenosis and Spondylolisthesis 22
Anthony T. Helm R. O. Sundaram Michael O'Malley

7 Tumours Infection and Inflammation 26
Rathan Yarlagadda Daniel Chan

8 Whiplash 31
Kate Prince Andrew Clarke Alwyn Jones

9 Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures 34
John R. Andrews

10 Physiotherapy in Spinal Conditions 39
Adrian Brown

11 Osteopathy 43
Walter Llewellyn McKone

12 Chiropractic 46
Richard Brown

13 Pain Management 49
Darryl Johnston

14 Psychological Approaches to Managing Chronic Back Pain 52
Elenor McLaren Robert McLaren

Index 57