Clinical assessment of the patient with back pain / P.J. Sell and S. Longworth -- Imaging of spinal disorders / M.P. Caplan -- The paediatric spine -- The cervical spine -- Back pain / Simon MacLean, Claire Chambers, and Andrew Clarke -- Sciatica, stenosis, and spondylolisthesis -- Tumors, infection, and inflammation -- Whiplash / Andrew Clarke and Alwyn Jones -- Osteoporosis and osteoporotic spinal fractures / John R. Andrews -- Physiotherapy in spinal conditions -- Osteopathy / Walter Llewellyn McKone -- Chiropractor / Richard Brown -- Pain management / Darryl Hutton -- Psychological approaches to managing chronic back pain / Elenor McLaren and Robert McLaren.
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Spinal problems are one of the most common presentations confronting general practitioners. GPs see over 5 million patients per year in relation to back pain alone. This book addresses the causes and management of the different spinal conditions presenting in general practice.