The Spine Handbook

Dr. Mehul J. Desai, MD, MPH, is the Founder and Medical Director of the International Spine, Pain & Performance Center, a collaborative, interdisciplinary practice located in Washington DC and Arlington VA. Board Certified in Pain medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Dr. Desai maintains an avid interest in research and clinical trials. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles, multiple book chapters and The Spine Handbook represents his second book. Dr. Desai recently completed a leadership fellowship with the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and a legislative fellowship on Capital Hill with the North American Neuromodulation Society. His clinical interests include neuromodulation, discogenic pain, interventional orthopedics, pelvic pain, complex spine conditions, outcomes-based research and healthcare economics.

Section 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: History and Examination
Andrew Cole, Michael Erickson, and Carolyn Marquardt
Chapter 2: Clinical Imaging of the Spine
Yair Safriel
Chapter 3: Behavioral Assessment of the Spine Patient
Brent Van Dorsten

Section 2: Cervical Spine
Chapter 4: Cervical Disc Disease and Extremity Pain
Jeffrey D. Petersohn
Chapter 5: Cervical Facet Dysfunction
Sandeep Amin
Chapter 6: Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Genaro J. Gutierrez and Divya Chirumamilla
Chapter 7: Cervical Spine Trauma
Jay S. Reidler, Amit Jain, and A. Jay Khanna
Chapter 8: Degenerative Conditions of the Cervical Spine
Samuel C. Overley, Dante Leven, Abhishek Kumar, and Sheeraz A. Qureshi

Section 3: Thoracic Spine
Chapter 9: Thoracic Disc Disease
Ankur P. Dave
Chapter 10: Thoracic Facet Dysfunction/Costo-transverse Joint Pathology
Brian A. Young, Phillip S. Sizer, and Miles Day
Chapter 11: Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
Ameet Nagpal and Brad Wisler
Chapter 12: Intercostal Neuralgia and Thoracic Radiculopathy
Yili Huang and Neel Mehta

Section 4: Lumbar Spine
Chapter 13: Lumbar Disc Disorders
Daniel Kline and Michael DePalma
Chapter 14: Lumbar Facet Arthropathy
Leonardo Kapural, Harish Badhey, and Suneil Jolly
Chapter 15: Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Mehul J. Desai, Puneet Sayal, and Michael S. Leong
Chapter 16: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
David A. Mazin and Mehul J. Desai
Chapter 17: Lumbar Radiculopathy and Radicular Pain
Brandon J. Goff,, Kevin B. Guthmiller, Jamie C. Clapp, William B. Lassiter, Morgan J. Baldridge, Sven M. Hochheimer, and Margaux M. Salas
Chapter 18: Surgical Approaches for Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis Doniel Drazin, Carlito Lagman, Christine Piper, Ari Kappel, and Terrence T. Kim

Section 5: Emerging and Special Issues
Chapter 19: Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Victor Foorsov, Omar Dyara, Robert Bolash, and Bruce Vrooman
Chapter 20: Sacroiliac Fusion, Percutaneous, Open
Daraspreet Singh Kainth, Karanpal Singh Dhaliwal, and David W. Polly, Jr.
Chapter 21: Deformity Thoraco-Lumbar - Scoliosis
Daraspreet Singh Kainth, Karanpal Singh Dhaliwal, and David W. Polly, Jr.
Chapter 22: Approaches and Relative Benefits of Open vs. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Degenerative Conditions
Brett D. Rosenthal, Marco Mendoza, Barett S. Boody, and Wellington K. Hsu
Chapter 23: Spinal Tumors: Surgical Considerations and Approaches
Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, C. Rory Goodwin, Rajiv R. Iyer, and Daniel M. Sciubba
Chapter 24: Pelvic Pain and Floor Dysfunction
Danielle Sarno and Farah Hameed
Chapter 25: Core Strengthening
Priyesh Mehta, David J. Cormier,Julie Ann Aueron, and Jaspal R. Singh
Chapter 26: Ultrasound-guided Spine Interventions
Michael Gofeld and Rami A. Kamel
Chapter 27: Biologic and Regenerative Therapies
Ian Dworkin, Daniel A. Fung, and Timothy T. Davis
Chapter 28: Platelet Rich Plasma Injections
Juewon Khwarg, Daniel A. Fung, Corey Hunter, and Timothy T. Davis
Chapter 29: Opioids in Spinal Pain, Indications, Challenges & Controversies
Puneet Sayal and Jianren Mao
Chapter 30: Sympathetic Blockade of the Spine
John M. DiMuro and Mehul J. Desai

Section 6: Neuromodulation
Chapter 31: Intrathecal Pumps
Richard L. Boortz-Marx, Daniel Moyse, and Yawar J. Qadri
Chapter 32: Spinal Cord Stimulation
Erika A. Petersen
Chapter 33: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Lucas Campos and Jason E. Pope