Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner's Manual

Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner's Manual

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The foremost authorities from chiropractics, orthopaedics and physical therapy present a practical overview of spinal rehabilitation. This clinical resource presents the most current and significant spinal rehab information, showing how to apply simple and inexpensive rehabilitation in the office. The updated Second Edition includes clinical/regional protocols and chapters on diagnostic triage, acute care, functional assessment, recovery care, outcomes, and biopsychosocial aspects.

A bonus DVD offers demonstrations of key therapies and procedures.

--Renowned contributors offer their expertise in fields of chiropractic, orthopedics, and physical therapy.
--Various methods of spinal rehabilitation including Janda, stabilization, yoga, McKenzie, neuromobilization and more.
--Strong art program with over 650 illustrations and photographs to illustrate techniques and concepts.

Table of Contents
1 Active care : its place in the management of spinal disorders 3
2 The role of muscles, joints, and the nervous system in painful conditions of the spine 30
3 Quality assurance : the scope of the spine problem and modern attempts to manage it 51
4 Putting the biopsychosocial model into practice 72
5 Lumbar spine stability : mechanism of injury and restabilization 93
6 The sources of back pain 112
7 Diagnostic triage in patients with spinal pain 125
8 Outcome assessment 146
App. 8A Forms 169
9 Assessment of psychosocial risk factors of chronicity - "yellow flags" 183
App. 9A Yellow flag form 201
10 Evaluation of muscular imbalance 203
11 Quantification of physical performance ability 226
12 Physical performance tests : an expanded model of assessment and outcome 260
13 Employment screening and functional capacity evaluation to determine safe return to work 276
14 Active self-care : functional reactivation for spine pain patients 295
15 McKenzie spinal rehabilitation methods 330
16 Brugger methods for postural correction 352
17 Rehabilitation of breathing pattern disorders 369
18 Soft tissue manipulation 388
App. 18A Exteroceptive therapy 403
19 Manual resistance techniques 407
App. 19A The role of active release technique in rehabilitation 460
20 Neuromobilization techniques - evaluation and treatment of adverse neurodynamic tension 464
21 Manipulation techniques for key joints 487
22 Sensory motor stimulation 513
23 Facilitation of agonist-antagonist co-activation by reflex stimulation methods 531
24 Yoga-based training for spinal stability 566
25 Spinal segmental stabilization training 585
26 Functional stability training 612
App. 26A Proprioceptive taping - an adjunct to treating muscle imbalances 663
27 Global muscle stabilization training - isotonic protocols 667
28 Weight training for back stability 688
29 Advanced stabilization training for performance enhancement 712
30 Nutritional considerations for inflammation and pain 728
31 A cognitive behavioral therapy program for spinal pain 741
32 An integrated approach to regional disorders 753
33 Managing common syndromes and finding the key link 776
34 Integrated approach to the lumbar spine 798
35 Integrated approach to the cervical spine 852
36 The patient and the doctor 889
37 The role and safety of activity in the elderly 898
App. 37A Physical activity readiness questionnaire 914
38 Role of non-operative spinal specialist in managing the spine patient 915
39 From guidelines to practice : what is the practitioner's role? 933

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