The biomechanics of back pain - Adams, Michael A. (Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2013)
The vertebral column and adjacent structures -- Muscles and fascia of the lumbar spine -- Nerves and blood supply to the lumbar spine -- Back pain -- Epidemiology of back trouble -- Biology of spinal tissues -- Growth and ageing of the spine -- Forces acting on the thoracolumbar spine -- Mechanical function of the thoracolumbar spine -- Mechanical damage to the thoracolumbar spine -- Cervical spine biomechanics -- Posture, creep and "functional pathology" -- Sensorimotor control -- Spinal degeneration -- Preventing back pain -- Conservative management of back pain -- Biomechanics rationale for spinal surgery -- Surgery for disc prolapse, spinal stenosis and back pain -- Medico-legal considerations.
Reprinted 2013.
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Keywords: Back Pain -- etiology; Biomechanical Phenomena; Spine -- anatomy & histology; Spine -- physiopathology; Back Pain -- epidemiology; Back Pain -- physiopathology; Spine -- physiology; selkä; selkäranka; anatomia; selkäsairaudet; hoito