Description
Book SynopsisThis book addresses an extremely prevalent medical problem: low back pain. It is not a general anatomy book, but it relates specifically to the lumbosacral spine, encompassing anatomy, histology, histopathology, and imaging all in one volume. For students, the text incrementally introduces them to lumbosacral anatomy terms and scientific knowledge by using photographs of gross and histological sections of the spine, as well as schematic drawings and images, in preparation for clinical practice. It answers many questions about the pathogenesis of low back pain, helpful for clinicians, both for treatment decisions and for counselling patients.
Key features:
- Provides a clear explanation for many of the pain generators in low back pain and illuminates this perplexing and ubiquitous problem
- Addresses a gap in the existing literature, as ''non-specific'' or mechanical lumbosacral spine pain accounts for by far most chronic spinal pain sufferers' complaints for cli
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: General introduction to the lumbosacral spine
Chapter 2: Neuroanatomy summary of the lumbosacral spine
Chapter 3: Gross anatomy and histology of the lumbosacral spine
Chapter 4: Anatomical Atlas: Gross anatomical and histological examples of possible causes of non-specific, and specific, spinal pain syndromes due to lumbosacral spine mechanical dysfunction or failure
Chapter 5: Three clinical examples associated with lumbosacral spine pain of mechanical origin
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