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Title: Clinical Assessment of Low Back Disorders II
Author : Jon Ford
Release Date : January 29, 2013
Genre: Medical,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 146248 KB

Description

For practitioners wishing to develop the skills needed to conduct a comprehensive assessment. Based on ground breaking research from the STOPS trial, the latest evidence-based literature and the principles of Geoff Maitland, Robin McKenzie, Peter O’Sullivan, Shirley Sahrmann, Diana Lee and David Butler. After completing this book practitioners will have sufficient knowledge to complete a comprehensive initial assessment for a patient with complex low back pain in a primary to tertiary care setting.

Content for this ibook includes:

- Advanced clinical reasoning

- Pathoanatomical and impairment based diagnosis

- Advanced physical examination including observation, functional testing, active movement testing, palpation (PAIVMs), passive physiological testing (PPIVMs), sacro-iliac joint testing, local and global muscle function and the McKenzie approach

- Advanced neurological assessment including upper and lower motor neurone testing, provocative neurodynamics, central sensitisation and neuropathic pain

- An extended array of screening and specific tools for the evaluation of psychsocial factors

- Quality video and photo images to enhance the learning of practical skills

- Interactive exercises to test your understanding

iBook format includes text, 20 tests of your understanding, 35 photos, 18 videos and numerous tables/figures.