Low Back Pain: Medical Diagnosis and Comprehensive Management

The 2nd Edition provides definitive coverage of the medical causes of low back pain. The specific diagnostic and treatment maneuvers required for effective decision making are discussed. Broad implications of the responsible disease process, mechanisms of mechanical failure, and specific medical therapies are covered in depth. Topics include epidemiology, expanded coverage of MRI, occult trauma, myofascial pain and traumatic neuropathy, and occupational low back pain.Scott D. Boden MD is the author of 'Low Back Pain: Medical Diagnosis and Comprehensive Management', published 1995 under ISBN 9780721654119 and ISBN 0721654118.