Description
Book SynopsisThis accessible guide helps doctors from various disciplines including orthopaedics, sports medicine, rheumatology radiology and primary care as well as allied health care professionals understand the indications and local anatomy to perform injections for joint or tendon problems safely and with complication avoidance.
Trade Review"This is a powerful book and an important contribution to the literature on musculoskeletal injections. The advice contained in this book should be adopted widely and quickly to improve outcomes for patients and deliver better value for health services."
Professor Mayur Lakhani CBE PRCGP SFFMLM, President of The Royal College of
General Practitioners, UK
"I am sure that this book would benefit a wide range of health professionals including doctors in Primary Care as well as Orthopaedics trainees. I am pleased to endorse 'Musculoskeletal injections and alternative options - A practical guide to what, when and how' and would like to congratulate the team for their innovative efforts and hard work."
Mr Ananda Nanu, President, British Orthopaedic Association, UK
"This well-organized and compact book is a welcome and important addition to the field of pain management of the musculoskeletal system. The author and contributors are to be commended for presenting a balanced and detailed work. The book is highly recommended to all medical professionals caring for these patients."
Mark R Hutchinson, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Table of Contents1. Musculoskeletal injections in general
2. Shoulder and elbow injections
3. Hand and wrist injections
4. Hip and knee injections
5. Foot and ankle injections
6. Image-guided injections in orthopaedics
7. Platelet-rich plasma injections
8. Visco-supplementation injections
9. Practical prolotherapy
10. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy
11. Novel treatments for the management of chronic shoulder,
knee and hip joint pain
