Neck Pain Medical Diagnosis and Comprehensive Management

By:

David G. Borenstein

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London W.B. Saunders, 1996 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized 8 Aug 2008Edition: illustratedDescription: 526 pagesISBN:

0721654126
9780721654126

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DDC classification:

617.53 BOR

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. 'Capsule Summaries' make review quick and easy. Excellent illustrations clarify various disease entities. Every disorder discussion is formatted in a similar fashion: Prevalence and Pathogenesis, Clinical History, Physical Examination, Laboratory Data, Radiographic Evaluation, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis. Includes extensive coverage of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAID's) providing many treatment options. Neck Pain algorithms (in Chapter 9) guide cost-effective management. Detailed explanations detail the biomechanics of the neck. Unsurpassed guidance helps readers understand the cause of neck pain, and the neurochemistry associated with pain pathways. New MR images, including those with contrast agents, update readers knowledge of radiographic evaluation. Discussions of patient selection for surgery and expected outcomes help guide decision making.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
BOOKS	MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO	NFIC	617.53 BOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	A. 3864

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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.
'Capsule Summaries' make review quick and easy.
Excellent illustrations clarify various disease entities.
Every disorder discussion is formatted in a similar fashion: Prevalence and Pathogenesis, Clinical History, Physical Examination, Laboratory Data, Radiographic Evaluation, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis.
Includes extensive coverage of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAID's) providing many treatment options.
Neck Pain algorithms (in Chapter 9) guide cost-effective management.
Detailed explanations detail the biomechanics of the neck.
Unsurpassed guidance helps readers understand the cause of neck pain, and the neurochemistry associated with pain pathways.
New MR images, including those with contrast agents, update readers knowledge of radiographic evaluation.
Discussions of patient selection for surgery and expected outcomes help guide decision making.

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