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The Clinical Anatomy and Management of Thoracic Spine Pain

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The text has been organized into four sections so that the information required by the reader can be easily accessed: * Section 1: the reasoning behind the text * Section 2: the clinical anatomy, pathology and biomechanics of the thoracic spine * Section 3: spinal clinical neuroanatomy of the thoracic spine * Section 4: diagnosis and management Essential reading for all students of mechanical therapy, Clinical Anatomy and Management of Thoracic Spine Pain will also prove invaluable to clinicians who seek a comprehensive review of thoracic spine pain.

Author(s): Lynton Giles, Kevin P. Singer
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Year: 2000

Language: English
Pages: 307

Front Cover
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Back Cover
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Front Matter
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Contents
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Contributors
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Forward
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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Section I- Introduction
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1- Introduction- the enigma of the thoracic spine
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Section II- Anatomy, Pathology and Biomechanics
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2- Anatomy of the thoracic spine
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3- Ligaments of the human vertebral column
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4- Biomechanics of the thoracic spine and ribcage
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5- Pathology of the thoracic spine
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6- Developmental anomalies of the thoracic region
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7- Pathoanatomical characteristics of the thoracolumbar junctional region
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8- Thoracic neural anatomy
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Section III- Diagnosis of Thoracic Spine Pain
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9- Diagnosis of thoracic pain syndromes
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10- Cervicothoracic and thoracolumbar spinal pain syndromes
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11- The thoracic spine and the 'tired neck syndrome'
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12- Radiology of the thoracic spine
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Section IV- Management of Thoracic Spine Pain
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13- Medical and invasive management of thoracic spinal pain
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14- Surgical treatment of diseases and trauma of the thoracic spine
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15- Chiropractic management of thoracic spine pain of mechanical origin
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16- Osteopathic management of thoracic spine pain
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17- Physiotherapy management of thoracic spine pain
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18- Diagnosis of thoracic spine pain and contraindications to spinal mobilization and manipulation
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Index
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