[Book Description]

This third edition has been totally rewritten to reflect the latest thinking in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of painful and disabling conditions Because the first two editions were so well received it became apparent that the practitioner, chiropractor, physical therapist, occupational therapist, athletic trainer, occupational physician, attorney, and worker's compensation adviser have recognized that soft tissue injuries play a major role in daily practice.


[Contents]

Illustrations

Chapter 1. Concepts of Pain and Impairment
Chapter 2. Pain: Mechanisms, Assessment, and Management
Chapter 3. The Muscle Component of Soft Tissue Function and Pain
Chapter 4. Treatment Modalities
Chapter 5. Low Back Pain
Chapter 6. Neck and Upper Back Pain
Chapter 7. Neurovascular Compression Syndromes
Chapter 8. Shoulder Pain and Impairment
Chapter 9. Elbow Pain
Chapter 10. Wrist and Hand Pain
Chapter 11. Hip Pain and Impairment
Chapter 12. Knee Pain
Chapter 13. Foot and ankle Pain
Chapter 14. Causalgia and Other Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophies
Chapter 15. Psychologic Concepts of Soft Tissue Pain
Chapter 16. Workers' Compensation
Chapter 17. Neuromusculoskeletal Basis of Soft Tissue Pain and Impairment

Index