A Pocketbook of Managing Lower Back Pain

You are about to go on placement or have recently qualified and are about to treat patients complaining of low back pain. Questions such as 'What do I do?'; 'What do I look for'; 'How do I do it?' may suddenly become overwhelming. This pocketbook covers the examination, initial management and discharge options for patients with low back pain. It will fit easily into your pocket with information that is close to hand. A simple, effective pocketbook for students and junior staff treating patients with low back pain.

ISBN	0443068461	Pages	288
ISBN13	9780443068461 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Elsevier Health Sciences	Weight (grammes)	272
Imprint	Churchill Livingstone	Published in	London
Format	Paperback	Series title	Physiotherapy Pocketbooks
Publication date	07 Jan 2009	Height (mm)	235
Library of Congress	2009002790	Width (mm)	187
DEWEY	617.564062	Spine width (mm)	13
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly

1	Review of low back pain, physiotherapy and physiotherapists	5
2	Identification and significance of red flags	21
3	Identification and physiotherapy of cauda equina syndrome	39
4	Identification and management of yellow flags	51
5	The subjective examination	75
6	Objective examination	101
7	An introduction to differential diagnosis in LBP patients	121
8	Pain and pharmacology	143
9	Physiotherapy treatments for LBP	161
10	Examples of how specialist services can change the management of LBP	199
App	Possible answers to clinical challenges and case studies	213
	Index	223

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