PHYS THER
Vol. 86, No. 12, December 2006, pp. 1712-1713
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2006.86.12.1712
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Low Back Syndromes: Integrated Clinical Management
Morris CE, ed. New York, NY 10121, McGraw-Hill, 2006, hardcover, 768 pp, illus, ISBN: 0071374728; $90.
| Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the full text and any section headings. |
This textbook presents an interdisciplinary and seemingly exhaustive evidence-based approach toward the understanding of low back pain, pain syndromes, and the clinical intervention for patients who have these syndromes. What appears on the surface to be a chiropractic approach to the patient with low back pain is, in fact, a multidisciplinary approach to understanding this clinical challenge.
This textbook is arranged into 6 parts. The chapters within each part effectively utilize tables, charts, and illustrations to augment the readers understanding of the content. Each chapter begins with a content outline containing learning objectives and ends with a summary highlighting the important content and concepts covered. "Clinical Pearls" located throughout the chapters focus . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Michael Buck, PT, ATC
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Buck is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. In addition to teaching responsibilities in the musculoskeletal track, he maintains an active practice focused on spinal pain and disability.

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