Musculoskeletal Medicine in Clinical Practice
Title:
Musculoskeletal Medicine in Clinical Practice
Author:
Paterson, John K. author.
ISBN:
9781846280146
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Physical Description:
XIII, 113 p. online resource.
Contents:
What Is Musculoskeletal Medicine? -- The Scientific Bases of Musculoskeletal Medicine -- The Patient’s View of Musculoskeletal Medicine -- The Doctor’s View of Musculoskeletal Medicine -- The Economics of Musculoskeletal Medicine -- Teaching Musculoskeletal Medicine -- Headache and Migraine -- Neck Pain -- Shoulder and Arm Pain -- Chest Pain -- Lower Trunk Pain -- Pelvic Pain -- Leg Pain -- Will Musculoskeletal Medicine Work? -- The Future of Musculoskeletal Medicine.
Abstract:
With a foreword by a pioneer of Pain Clinics, Dr Keith Budd, this pocket-sized book is a handy reference for family practitioners, medical educators in musculoskeletal medicine. In addition to explaining what musculoskeletal medicine is, this book discusses pain in:- head, neck, shoulder and arm, chest, lower trunk, pelvis, leg. It then discusses whether musculoskeletal treatment will work in these cases, and casts a short look at the future of musculoskeletal medicine. In particular it clarifies what is not within the realm of musculoskeletal medicine – neurological complaints, orthopedic problems and the inflammatory diseases in particular.
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Electronic Access:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-014-6