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This second edition of the Cervical & Thoracic Spine; Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy is thoroughly updated and considerably expanded.

It is another evidence-based and clinically relevant text which explores, in-depth, the literature relating to mechanical syndromes and neck and trunk pain in general.

An up-to-date review of the latest research in the field of mechanical back pain. Covers ground not previously covered in books (just published in journal articles and so inaccessible to many practitioners). Written at a level appropriate for clinicians and undergraduates. Fully illustrated with high-quality colour photographs of the relevant pathology as well as line diagrams to illustrate the biomechanics. The book provides the 'missing link' in the wealth of literature available on back pain.

En este libro, usted encontrará las revelaciones más sorprendentes sobre el poder y la influencia que la columna vertebral tiene en casi todo el organismo.
Las enfermedades, los síndromes, los dolores y otros síntomas son explicados por el autor con un lenguaje simple y ameno, para que cualquier lector comprenda el comportamiento de su propio cuerpo.
El doctor Rubén Alberto Pistacchia lo llevará de la mano para mostrarle los secretos de la praxis vertebral y su repercusión directa tanto en el plano físico como en el psíquico y hasta en el espiritual.

You are about to go on placement or have recently qualified and are about to treat patients complaining of low back pain. Questions such as 'What do I do?'; 'What do I look for'; 'How do I do it?' may suddenly become overwhelming. This pocketbook covers the examination, initial management and discharge options for patients with low back pain. It will fit easily into your pocket with information that is close to hand. A simple, effective pocketbook for students and junior staff treating patients with low back pain.
Key Features

A systems approach to understanding and minimizing the causes of low back pain in the workplace

The definitive guide to intervertebral disk diseases

• Textbook and practical clinical handbook for all students and practitioners concerned with evaluation, diagnosis, assessment and management of neck pain and cervical headache particularly in relation to whiplash.
• Written by a group of researchers and clinicians who are leaders in the field of whiplash and related neck and head pain.
• Demonstrates the clinical relevance of the research to the student and busy practitioner.
• Suggests future directions for clinical management and future research.
• Extensively illustrated with line diagrams and photographs.

Back Stability: Integrating Science and Therapy, Second Edition, is designed to help practitioners recognize and manage back conditions using proven clinical approaches to stabilize the spine. More than just another sequence of back exercises, this text provides a theoretical foundation that will guide you in selecting the most effective exercises for each client and integrating them into a complete program to offer the best possible care in back health.

About this book

La columna cervical puede generar muy diversos y complejos cuadros clínicos. En los últimos años, se han llevado a cabo numerosos estudios e investigaciones cuyo objetivo ha sido esclarecer los mecanismos subyacentes al dolor cervical. Este libro, fruto de un largo e intenso trabajo de revisión crítica y exhaustiva de publicaciones científicas, proporciona los datos más recientes y actualizados sobre la anatomía clínica y la biomecánica de la columna cervical. Todos ellos, aspectos imprescindibles para comprender la complejidad clínica de la columna cervical.